Belle Vue Aces
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British Speedway story begins alphabetically with a B for Belle Vue.
The legend began on the 28th July 1928 when the late Johnnie Hoskins brought a sport known as Dirt Racing to these shores from West Maitland Australia. From this date onwards BELLE VUE has been the Mecca for Speedway throughout the World.
Belle Vue Speedway also has the distinction, which cannot be boasted by most other sports, in having never closed even through the dark years of World War 2 and the Damage inflicted by the Luftwaffe in their bombing.
Belle Vue Speedway throughout its history has produced more Champions than any other Club in speedway, including Speedways own equivalent of the Busby Babes. That team won four consecutive League Championship Titles, five National Trophies and four ACU Cups between 1933 and 1937. The team included Langton, Varey, Abbott, Charles, Kitchen, Grosskreutz, Harrison, Gregory and Dixon, every one of them an international.
Manchester’s very first Speedway meeting was held at Kirkmanshulme Lane on Saturday the 28th July 1928. This was an event involving the top five Australians against five of Britain's leading riders. This first meeting provided an initial track record of 87.0 seconds. The present track record stands at 57.9 seconds.
Such was the fame name that The Belle Vue Aces had in World Speedway, that an invitation was given to compete in Europe behind the infamous Iron Curtain, a first for a British Speedway Club. This invitation, from the Polish and Russian Authorities culminated in a return visit of Auto Club Leningrad for the festival of Sport in 1972.
Wherever Speedway is talked, Speedway Racers ride, the name of Belle Vue Aces is the one team they most want to watch, win against or ride for. Such is the legend and tradition set by the Belle Vue Aces that no club in the world of team sport has produced such an assembly line of talent and World Champions.
In 1987 John Perrin and Peter Collins formed the promotion, which matched the determination of the Sporting Public to maintain the name of Belle Vue Aces. This prevented the Belle Vue Aces from becoming another memory of an older generation. The Belle Vue Aces returned to their present home at Kirkmanshulme Lane.
This move has preserved the name of the Belle Vue Aces, Speedway in the world of arena motor sports going from strength to strength gaining more team and individual honours. The owners have since changed, but the legend continues...
STADIUM FACILITIES:
Parking: At the stadium and surrounding roads.
Facilities: Home straight bar with track view, grass banking accessible through pits on turn two and terracing on
third and fourth bends.
Refreshments: Fast food bar, snack bars, large bar, and private rooms if needed.
DIRECTIONS:
From Manchester City Centre, take the A57 and follow signs to
Belle Vue and then Greyhound Stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane.