Northside Speedway or the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship prurposes is a motorcycle speedway venue on the west side of the A596, north of Workington.[1][2] The venue is used by the Workington Comets who compete in the British speedway leagues.[3]

Northside Speedway
LocationNorthside Road, Workington, Cumbria, England CA14 1NQ
Coordinates54°39′23″N 3°33′30″W / 54.65639°N 3.55833°W / 54.65639; -3.55833
OperatorMotorcycle speedway
Opened2022

History

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The site was originally a speedway training track but was developed during 2021 to enable league racing. A speedway team, under the control of local businessman Andrew Bain, was set to enter the 2022 National Development League speedway season but a series of vandalism incidents at the circuit pushed back the intended opening date.[4]

In 2023, the team finally began racing during the 2023 National Development League speedway season, it was also agreed that the team could take the name of a former speedway club called the Workington Comets, who had previously raced at Derwent Park.[5]

In 2024, a two-year naming rights deal was agreed with GT Tyres to name the arena the GT Tyres Arena.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Workington Comets". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "A TALK WITH ANDREW BAIN". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Workington Comets fans wowed by first look at new Northside race track". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Speedway set for surprise return to Workington in plans led by Comets legend". Times and Star. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Workington Comets will ride again next year". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "New name for Northside". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.