The Workington Comets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track (known as the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship purposes). The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium.[1] They re-opened in 2022 and competed in the 2023 National Development League speedway season.[2][3]
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The WorkingtonComets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track (known as the GT Tyres...
Designs. "Workington Speedway". WorkingtonComets. "British Speedway's Premier League". British Speedway. Gibson, V. (16 March 2007). "Comets Roaring to...
Direct. Nine clubs will compete in the Championship during 2024, with WorkingtonComets replacing Birmingham Brummies following their respective league changes...
He currently rides in the British Speedway Championship, for the WorkingtonComets. Zischke a protégé of Darcy Ward, came to prominence when he won the...
McNish (di Resta also taking the CKRC title subsequently). WorkingtonComets were a Workington-based professional speedway team, which competed in the British...
speedway venue on the west side of the A596, north of Workington. The venue is used by the WorkingtonComets who compete in the British speedway leagues. The...
to sign for a British speedway team, when agreeing a deal with the WorkingtonComets for the SGB Championship 2024 season. "Dream big women in motorcycling...
Retrieved 5 October 2023. "Vuolas makes it four". WorkingtonComets Speedway. Retrieved 22 December 2023. "Comets sign up Vuolas". British Speedway. Retrieved...
speedway team. Nieminen started his United Kingdom career with the WorkingtonComets in 2002 and was with them every season until 2008 except for 2006...
between March and October 2018 and consisted of 11 teams participating. WorkingtonComets completed the treble winning the playoffs, Championship Shield and...
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National Development League Championship after the addition of the WorkingtonComets to the league, who raced on the new Northside track. Armadale Devils...
required moving 25 yards sideways to accommodate the speedway track. WorkingtonComets raced at the stadium from 1970 until 1982. Speedway returned to Derwent...
for King's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and WorkingtonComets in the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013. He finished...
throughout his career hitting a 8+ average for WorkingtonComets from 1974 to 1976. "Ex-WorkingtonComets star Taffy Owen dies". News and Star with the...
David John McAllan (born 20 June 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. He has represented Scotland...
former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Branney rode with the WorkingtonComets in the Premier League in 2007. In July 2009, Craig joined the Stoke...
Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by WorkingtonComets for the third successive season. Group A Reading (Gjedde & Castagna)...
and Birmingham Brummies in 2009, and rode for WorkingtonComets between 2010 and 2012. He quit the Comets in June 2012 due to family and work commitments...
various clubs. In 1973, he topped the league averages while riding for WorkingtonComets with a 10.56 average. He helped run the training schools at the Aspatria...
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during the 1999 Premier League speedway season, where he rode for WorkingtonComets. The following season he improved his average to 8.69. In 2001, he...
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