[Long Eaton Stadium - Stock Cars and Speedway]

On 11/29/2012 at 1:17 AM, david kipling said:

Thanks for people's welcome messages, and for fixing my link. I am no good at computers.

A couple of Long Eaton based stock-car racers were 180 Laurie Hooton and 355 Brian Carter. Red-top racer Nottingham's Nev Hughes #69 was promoter there, too.

As for speedway-versus-stock cars, it has unfortunately always been an insoluble problem, but both sports needed shale tracks (even though stock cars are also happy on concrete).

I remember from many many years ago an ARCHERS radio episode in which a young lad was spending time at a stock car track to the dismay of his parents ---- happily the story went on to prove it was "a good way for a lad to get his hands dirty and learn something".

Brian Carter(white top No.355) was the manager of Kennings Motors - Car sales and repairs ... on Nottingham Road (near the race track).

A Long Eaton lad.

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On 3/16/2006 at 8:11 AM, mick2me said:

I went to Long Eaton Stadium to see 'Banger Car Racing' around 1970.

The stadium is now long gone, though the land has not been redeveloped.

I had a job there, I should say I paid a call there, mid 90's in the Ramshackle stadium. Lacking maintenance for many years. There may still be buildings there but I have not been on the site for many years. The Pub (name?) was knocked down a few years back, and that land also stands vacant?

You still get the programs for the Stock car meetings offered on Ebay

The pub was The Pavilion, on Station Road. (backed directly onto the track and served refreshments ... near to the pits) .... now demolished also.

[Long Eaton Stadium - Stock Cars and Speedway]

On 12/22/2019 at 3:15 AM, IAN FINN said:

Hi swe62 if i remember right Ian Barkers girl friend of the day drove a bomber car can you remember this at Long Eaton i think her name was Cheryl.

You were thinking if Cheryl Hyde, of Breaston, Derbyshire. She was the first female Bomber Driver to be registered.Daughter of Ken Hyde (a teacher at Wilsthorpe Secondary School, Long Eaton).