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== References ==
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[[Category:Defunct British speedway teams]]
[[Category:Defunct British speedway teams]]
[[Category:Sport in Norwich]]
[[Category:Sport in Norwich]]

== Extrenal Links ==
*[http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/norwich.html 1946 - 1964 statistics]





Revision as of 22:54, 12 March 2012

Norwich Stars
Club information
Track addressThe Firs Stadium
Aylsham Road
Norwich
CountryEngland
Founded1930
Closed1964
Team managerMax Grosskreutz
Dick Wise
Fred Evans
Gordon Parkins
Team captainDick Wise
Bert Spencer
Phil Clarke
Aub Lawson
Reg Trott
Club facts
ColoursGreen with Yellow Star
Track size425 yards
Track record holderPeter Craven &
Ove Fundin

Norwich Stars were a motorcycle speedway team based in Norwich, England which operated from 1930 until their closure in 1964.[1]

History

Speedway racing was staged in Norwich both before and after World War II at The Firs Stadium in Aylsham Road, Hellesdon. Pre-War Norwich were members of the National Provincial League in 1937, National League Division Two in 1938 & 1939. After the war, the Norwich Stars raced in the Northern League in 1946 and the National League Division Two from 1947 to 1951. They won the League Championship in both 1950 and 1951.

They were invited into the National League Division One in 1952 and finished runners up in the League in 1958 and 1963. Another honour was the winning of Speedway's premier Knockout Competition, the National Trophy. This was achieved in both 1955 and 1963.[2]

The Stars raced in the top flight until the stadium was closed at the end of the 1964 season when the track and stadium were sold for re-development.[1]

Notable riders

Italic text== References ==

  1. ^ a b Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
  2. ^ Jacobs, Norman (2000). Speedway in East Anglia. ISBN 0-7524-1882-3