- Romford Bombers
Infobox Speedway team
clubname = Romford Bombers
track =Brooklands Stadium
Brooklands Road
MawneysRomford Essex
country =England
founded = 1969
closed = 1971
manager =
captain =
league =
website =
colours = Red, White and Blue
tracksize = 375 yards
track record time=
track record date=
track record holder=
teamhonour = None
teamyear =The Romford Bombers were a speedway team which operated from 1969 until their closure in 1971. [Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). "Homes of British Speedway". ISBN 0-7524-2210-3] They had originally started the season at Rochester in
Kent and entered the league as the Rochester Bombers. However the local council suddenly ruled against planning permission and the clubs promoters Wally Mawdsley and Pete Lansdale were able to use theBrooklands Stadium inRomford , England.The promotion was quite successful but one vociferous local resident obtained a court order closing the track due to noise pollution. [Jacobs, N. "Speedway in the South East". ISBN 0-7524-2725-3] The promotion transferred to the
West Ham Stadium and renamed the team the West Ham Bombers for the 1972 season but finished the season after moving again, this time toBarrow-in-Furness inCumbria and were re-named theBarrow Bombers .References
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