- Barrow Bombers
Infobox Speedway team
clubname = Barrow Bombers
track =Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness
country =England
founded = 1972
closed = 1974
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colours = Yellow
tracksize = 415 yards
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teamhonour = None
teamyear =The Barrow Bombers were a Speedway team promoted in
Barrow-in-Furness . Speedway had been promoted at a number of venues. In 1930 a number of meetings were held atHolker Street , the home ofBarrow A.F.C. the towns football club [Pavey,A. (2004) "Speedway in the North-West", Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3192-7] . Racing moved to Little Park, Roose in 1931 but crowd levels were insufficient. Speedway returned to Barrow in 1972 back atHolker Street when the formerRomford Bombers promotion who started the season at theWest Ham Stadium inLondon moved the team north.The team were initially called the 'Happy Faces' as their sponsor at the time was Duckhams oil - its happy face logo was prominently displayed on the teams race jackets. The team were renamed 'Barrow Bombers' for the 1973 and 1974 seasons. Despite good crowds, a new home had to be found for the team after the end of the 1974 season, when problems with ground sharing became insurmountable. [Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). "Homes of British Speedway". ISBN 0-7524-2210-3]
Local businessman Cliff Hindle built a new stadium at Park Road, which opened half-way through the 1977 season for a short series of open meetings. In
1978 a team was entered under the nameFurness Flyers , but finished bottom of the National League. Crowds were poor and the track closed after only one season.Speedway in Barrow was revived under ex-Barrow rider Chris Roynon in
1984 . A series of challenge matches were held to gauge public support. Interest was such that a team was entered for the1985 season under the name of theBarrow Blackhawks . After a disastrous start to the season with an understrength team, the Blackhawks were thrown out of the league. A number of challenge matches were held for the remainder of the season in front of low crowds before the track once again closed.References
External links
*http://home.clara.net/barrowfan/BarrowSpeedway.htm
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