Harringay Racers (speedway)
| Harringay Racers | |||||||||
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 Harringay Racers Car Badge | |||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
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Harringay Stadium Green Lanes Harringay London | ||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||
| Founded | 1929 | ||||||||
| Closed | 1954 | ||||||||
| League | National League | ||||||||
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| Colours | Blue and Yellow | ||||||||
| Track size | 333 yards (304 m) | ||||||||
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The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One.[1]
Australian Vic Duggan was the top man in the league for a few years. His brother Ray raced with him until his death in a track accident in Australia. Split Waterman, signed from Wembley, took on the mantle of top scorer. Jack Biggs had a couple of spells with Racers sandwiching a time at Bradford.
The track was used for one-off meetings in 1958, 1960 and 1961.
Speedway was also in operation before the war, with the teams referred to firstly as the Canaries (1929–1931) and as the Tigers (1934–1939).[2]
Notable Harringay riders
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Frank Arthur - Vic Huxley
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Jack Ormston - Jack Parker
- Norman Parker
- Vic Duggan
- Split Waterman
- Bill Pitcher
- Ray Duggan
- Joe Abbott
- Nobby Stock
- Lloyd Goffe
- Jeff Lloyd
- Jack Biggs
- Danny Dunton
- Alec Statham
- Ron How
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Olle Nygren
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