Northside Speedway

Stadium in Workington, England

54°39′23″N 3°33′30″W / 54.65639°N 3.55833°W / 54.65639; -3.55833OperatorMotorcycle speedwayOpened2022

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]

History

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]

References

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