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Workington will also have a team in the six team Northern Junior League: Northern Junior League 2023 - Youth Speedway and Development Leagues - British Speedway Forum (speedway-forum.co.uk)

I think that Speedway Star does an annual calendar. Have a look at their web site. I also think that some clubs do their own annual calendars

The Comets new web site is up and running: Workington Comets Speedway – Workington Comets speedway team based in Cumbria.

According to the Edinburgh speedway archive, it was rained off on 28/10/1990 Speedway Archive: 1990 (edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com)

Yes, it's on at the Cardiff Blues Rugby Club on Westgate Street, open 10-4 on Saturday and 9am-noon on Sunday

A 1930s World Final Programme from Wembley recently sold on eBay for over £300. Also, someone recently bought a late 1920s Middlesbrough programme for over £400.

in 1987 they started off racing at Derwent Park as the Glasgow Tigers, then changed mid-season to the Workington Tigers in the hope of increasing the crowds before being kicked out of the league. Workington Tigers Race Jacket below.

At Workington's first ever away league meeting in April 1970 at Rochdale, in heat 8 both home riders fell and were excluded. In the re-run, Mal McKay and Chris Blythe of Workington were then excluded at the end of the heat by the referee for not racing each other, leading to a 0-0 heat result.

*** Copy now received *** If anyone no longer requires their latest issue of BackTrack Magazine, I would be happy to buy it from them. Please send me a message if you have Issue 109 available for sale. Many thanks.

Interesting that there was no mention of any riders from the all conquering 2018 treble winning team. I would have thought Rene Bach and/or Mason Campton would have been worth a shout, as they both rode for the Comets for a number of years.

Update from Steve Lawson this morning on Twitter about the progress at Northside: https://twitter.com/stevelaws1uk/status/1485526485565939712?t=Ax8EnAjexbvb54prTRFhRg&s=09

According to an article in this weeks Speedway Star, Andrew Bain has confirmed that they will be able to take on the Workington Comets name when they do get up and running.

I am still looking to buy this issue of Speedway Star if anyone has it for sale.

Both issues now received

The local media in Workington report that Taffy died at the age of 85, so that would make his birth year 1935 Ex-Workington Comets star Taffy Owen dies | Times and Star

Taffy was born on 22 November 1935

Updated with the latest issues of Speedway Star that I am looking for (see above)

Hi, I am still looking for Issues 81 & 85 of BackTrack magazine. Please message me if you have either for sale. Thanks.

Badge now received.

Hi, I am looking to buy a 2002 Workington Comets badge like the one below. Please message me if you have one for sale. Many thanks.

Hi, I am still looking for Issues 81 & 85 of BackTrack magazine. Please message me if you have either for sale. Thanks.

Updated with the latest issues of Speedway Star that I am looking for (see above)

I am now looking to buy the following two issues of BackTrack magazine if you have them for sale: Issue 81 (July-August 2017) Issue 85 (March - April 2018) Please message me if you have either for sale. Many thanks.

To get to individual riders points and heat details for 1998, I suspect that the only current source would be copies of Speedway Star magazines for that year. You can buy them on eBay but individual magazines can be expensive to buy. Your best bet is to see if someone wants to sell a collection of Speedway Star magazines that includes the 1998 season.

I am looking to buy the 14th October 2006 issue of Speedway Star Magazine: Please send me a message if you have this issue for sale. Thanks.