Norwich Stars

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Norwich Stars
Club Information
Track Address	The Firs Stadium Aylsham Road Norwich
Country	England
Founded	1930
Closed	1964
Club Facts
Colours	Green with Yellow Star
Track size	425 yards
Track record holder	Peter Craven & Ove Fundin
Major Team Honours
National League Divi 2 Champions National Trophy	1950, 1951 1955, 1963

Norwich Stars were a motorcycle speedway team based in Norwich, England which operated from 1930 until their closure in 1964.

[edit] History

Speedway racing was staged in Norwich both before and after World War II at The Firs Stadium in Aylsham Road, Hellesdon. After the war, the Norwich Stars raced in the Northern League in 1946 and the National League Division Two from 1947 to 1951. They won the League Championship in both 1950 and 1951.

They were invited into the National League Division One in 1952 and finished runners up in that League in 1958 and 1963. Another honour was the winning of Speedway's premier Knockout Competition, the National Trophy. This was achieved in both the 1955 and 1963 seasons.

The Stars raced in the top flight until the stadium was closed at the end of the 1964 season when the track and stadium were sold for re-development.^[1]

[edit] Notable Riders

• Billy Bales
• Ted Bravery
• Phil Clarke
• Harry Edwards
• Jack Freeman
• Ove Fundin
• Wilf Jay
• Aub Lawson
• Bob Leverenz
• Paddy Mills
• Fred Rogers
• Bert Spencer
• Reg Trott

All these rider appeared over 100 times and totalled over 1,000 points

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