Constancy
Speedway, as we all know is a transitory sport. The number of tracks that have closed, even over the 50 or so years that I have followed the sport defies belief. Yet certain tracks have remained constant with unbroken activity, such as Coventry, Sheffield and Kings Lynn. Why is this?. It can't be the promoters as clubs change hands over such a long period. It can't be the fans as the fan base will change over time. It can't be the proximity of a large population base, not in Kings Lynn's case at least. In any event, consider London's population yet all London's tracks have closed.
So...how can some clubs/teams/tracks continue staging speedway for 50/60 years when dozens, if not hundreds have disappeared?.
Number one - no surprise - but I think 2 & 3 were less obvious.
3 Sheffield 69 seasons (1929-2015)
only two blank years since 1960
2 Eastbourne 73 seasons (1929-2015)
have included 1940 which is not in the records, but a programme recently appeared on e-bay. There may have been meetings in 1953 but there are no verified details. Seasons where the track was used for training only are not included
1 Coventry 76 seasons (1928-2015)
includes unlicensed meetings in 1936; has staged league speedway for 68 seasons in a row
