The promoter and team manager for that season was former Hackney rider Colin Pratt. Fellow promoters were Ivan Henry and Terry Russell who moved their Arena Essex Hammers promotion into Hackney.[4]
They finished the season in ninth place (out of nineteen)[5][6] but because the stadium had been newly modernised and the track was not as good as when it was held there previously, crowds were not as high as was hoped for. Speedway had barely returned in 1995 (for the British Grand Prix) when it was announced that the Stadium had passed into the ownership of the receivers. Come the end of the 1996 season there was still no new owner. Racing was never seen at the stadium again. The greyhound racing also vacated the stadium at the end of 1996.[7]
london, lions, speedway, london, lions, were, motorcycle, speedway, team, that, operated, season, during, 1996, premier, league, speedway, season, from, hackney, wick, stadium, former, home, hackney, hawks, hackney, kestrels, london, lionsclub, informationtrac. The London Lions were a motorcycle speedway team that operated for one season during the 1996 Premier League speedway season from the Hackney Wick Stadium the former home of the Hackney Hawks and the Hackney Kestrels 2 3 London LionsClub informationTrack addressHackney Wick StadiumWaterden RoadHackneyLondonCountryEnglandFounded1996Closed1996Team managerColin PrattTeam captainLeigh AdamsLeagueBritish LeagueClub factsColoursBlue and YellowTrack size345 yards 315 m 1 Contents 1 Management 2 1996 Squad 3 League Record 4 See also 5 ReferencesManagement EditThe promoter and team manager for that season was former Hackney rider Colin Pratt Fellow promoters were Ivan Henry and Terry Russell who moved their Arena Essex Hammers promotion into Hackney 4 1996 Squad Edit Leigh Adams c Josh Larsen Paul Hurry Alan Mogridge Kelvin Tatum John Wainwright David Mason Neville Tatum Jan PedersenLeague Record EditThey finished the season in ninth place out of nineteen 5 6 but because the stadium had been newly modernised and the track was not as good as when it was held there previously crowds were not as high as was hoped for Speedway had barely returned in 1995 for the British Grand Prix when it was announced that the Stadium had passed into the ownership of the receivers Come the end of the 1996 season there was still no new owner Racing was never seen at the stadium again The greyhound racing also vacated the stadium at the end of 1996 7 See also EditHackney Wick Wolves Hackney Hawks Hackney KestrelsReferences Edit Bamford R amp Shailes G 2002 A History of the World Speedway Championship Stroud Tempus Publishing ISBN 0 7524 2402 5 Fenn C 2003 Hackney Speedway Friday at Eight ISBN 0 7524 2737 7 Hackney Speedway Defunct Speedway Retrieved 2 September 2021 Jacobs N Speedway in London ISBN 0 7524 2221 9 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES MODERN ERA 1991 PRESENT Official British Speedway website Retrieved 2 September 2021 Year by Year Speedway Researcher Retrieved 2 September 2021 Bankrupt on the first night the desperate story of the new Hackney Wick Betfair This article related to sport in London is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an English sports club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This motorcycle speedway team related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title London Lions speedway amp oldid 1159261870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
