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Paul Rickett says: There was a long-lost speedway
track which ran in Rotherham from 1928-29, opened by White City star
Skid Skinner, who lived a stone's throw from where it was at Hellaby,
next to the current M18 Junction 1. Crowds hit the 15-20,000 mark and it
was individual racing. Tommy Bateman had his first rides there.
The outline of the track is still visible. I
remember going there in the 70s and the cinders were still there but
it's now overgrown, although only the third bend has been chopped off by
development.
I've included a pic from Google Earth, which shows
the shape.
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