Sunderland Stars
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| Sunderland Stars | |||
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| Club Information | |||
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| Track Address | Sunderland Greyhound Stadium Newcastle Road East Boldon Durham |
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| Country | England | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Closed | 1974 | ||
| Club Facts | |||
| Colours | Red, white and gold | ||
| Track size | 310 yards | ||
| Major Team Honours | |||
| None | |||
The Sunderland Stars were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Sunderland Greyhound Stadium from 1971 until 1974 in the National League when Len Silver acted as promoter on behalf of Allied Presentations Ltd.[1]
In 1974 the club came under new ownership and were nicknamed the "Gladiators".
Speedway was also in operation at the venue for part of one season when 8 meetings were staged in 1964 under the "Saints" nickname. The Saints introduced Aussies Jim Airey and Gordon Gausco to British Speedway.
[edit] References
- ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
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