Crewe Stadium
Crewe Stadium, also known as Earle Street, was a stadium in Crewe, Cheshire, England. Located north of Crewe railway station, it was used for speedway and stock car racing. The track was redeveloped in 1993 and is now the site of a retail park.
Track
The track was a 434-metre-long (475 yd) banked shale surfaced oval. During the closed season of 1970–71 the track was shortened to 397 metres (434 yards).
Stock car racing
The track was used for BriSCA F1 Stock Cars from 1982, promoted by a local businessman, Jim Barrie, BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars also raced from 1981. The F2 World Final was held in 1993, the biggest Oval Track the F2's raced on. It also hosted V8 Hotstox, and various other forms of oval motor sport including National Hot Rods, Banger racing, Ministox and Rebels. The very last meeting held was on 11 December 1993.[1]
Speedway
The Crewe Kings ran at Earle Street from 1969 until 1975 when it closed down due to financial difficulties.[2]
References
External links
- The Official BriSCA F1 website
- The Official BriSCA F2 website
- Crewe - Defunct Speedway
- Crewe Stadium Nostalgia
53°5′45″N 2°26′4″W / 53.09583°N 2.43444°W / 53.09583; -2.43444
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