Belle Vue Aces
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| Founded | 1928 |
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| Track Address | Greyhound Stadium Kirkmanshulme Lane Gorton Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Track Size | 285 metres |
| Club Colours | Red, White and Black |
| League | Elite League |
| 2006 | 5th - Elite League |
| Website | Official site |
The Belle Vue Aces are a highly successful British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England. The team was based at Hyde road from 1928 to 1987, before returning to their 1928 birthplace at Kirkmanshulme Lane stadium where they continue to race now.[1] Throughout its history the team has produced five world Speedway World Champions.[2]. The most recent world champion,Jason Crump, also holds the track record of 57.8 seconds set in August, 2006.
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[edit] 2007 team
The following riders make up the 2007 team.[3]
Simon Stead- Joe Screen
Kaj Laukkanen
Adam Skórnicki
Ryan Fisher
Kevin Doolan- James Wright
- Joel Parsons (No.8)
- Ben Wilson
[edit] The 2006 team
The following riders made up the 2006 team, which finished 5th in the British Elite League, one point outside the 4th placed Playoff position.[4]
- Simon Stead
Phil Morris
Kenneth Bjerre- Joe Screen
- Jason Crump
- Tom P. Madsen
- James Wright
- Aidan Collins
[edit] Famous riders
- Peter Collins World Champion 1976
- Peter Craven World Champion 1955, 1962
- Jason Crump World Champion 2004, 2006
Ove Fundin World Champion 1967
Ivan Mauger World Champion 1969, 1970, 1972- Chris Morton
- Frank Varey
- Soren Sjosten
- Jason Lyons
[edit] Club honours
- Premiership Trophy - 1983
- Inter-League Cup Winners - 1975
- National League - 1933 1934 1935 1936 1963
- National Trophy - 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1946 1947 1949 1958
- Daily Mail National Trophy Winners - 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1946 1947 1949 1958
- English Cup Winners (Reserves) - 1938
- ACU Cup - 1934 1935 1936 1937 1946
- British Speedway Cup - 1939 1947
- British League Division Two Winners-Colts - 1968 1969
- Britannia Shield - 1957 1958 1960
- Northern League Champions - 1930 1931
- British League Division Two KO Cup Winners-Colts - 1969
- Northern KO Cup - 1931
- Four Team Championship Winners - 1992
- Youth Development League Winners - 2001
[edit] References
- ^ Stadium history from Official Belle Vue website (accessed July 12, 2006)
- ^ Aces Honours from Official Belle Vue website (accessed July 12, 2006)
- ^ Current riders for the Belle Vue Aces at the unofficial Belle Vue Speedway website (accessed January 24, 2007).
- ^ 2006 riders for the Belle Vue Aces at the official Belle Vue Speedway website (accessed July 12, 2006).
[edit] External links
| Speedway Elite League | |
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| Teams: Belle Vue Aces | Coventry Bees | Eastbourne Eagles | Ipswich Witches | Lakeside Hammers | Oxford Cheetahs | Peterborough Panthers | Poole Pirates | Reading Bulldogs | Swindon Robins | Wolverhampton Wolves | |
| Leagues: Elite League | Premier League | Conference League | |
| Related articles: Speedway | Speedway Grand Prix | Speedway World Cup | Speedway in the United Kingdom | |
