| Ipswich "Sackers" Witches | ||
| Club information | ||
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| Track address | Foxhall Stadium Ipswich |
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| Country | England | |
| Founded | 1950 | |
| Team manager | Pete Simmons | |
| Team captain | Kevin Doolan | |
| League | Premier League | |
| Website | Official Website | |
| Club facts | ||
| Colours | Blue, White and Black | |
| Track size | 285 metres | |
| Track record time | 57.7 seconds | |
| Track record date | 9 September 2010 | |
| Track record holder | Hans Andersen | |
| Current Team | ||
| Rider | CMA | |
| Kevin Doolan | 8.98 | |
| Chris Schramm | 6.21 | |
| Taylor Poole | 6.11 | |
| Morten Risager | 6.10 | |
| Lasse Bjerre | 5.80 | |
| Chris Mills | 4.99 | |
| Jerran Hart | 4.28 | |
| Total | 42.47 | |
| Major team honours | ||
| British League Champions Elite League Champions British League Pairs Champions Craven Shield Winners British League KO Cup Elite League KO Cup British League Div 2 KO Cup Inter-League KO Cup |
1975, 1976, 1984 1998 1976, 1977 1998 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984 1998 1970, 1971 1977 |
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The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm.
The 1998 Witches team won the Elite League, the Elite League Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield and they are currently promoted by former Ipswich rider John Louis, who is the father of former rider and Sky Sports presenter Chris Louis.[1]
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Foxhall Stadium was purpose-built for speedway in 1950, and meetings were held there from 1951 to 1965 when the track was concreted over for stock car racing. Attendances approached 20,000 people and made stars of riders such as Syd Clarke, Junior Bainbridge, Tich Read and Peter Moore.
In 1969 John Berry built a new smaller track inside the stock car circuit and re-opened the club with a team which would soon include the current promoter John Louis. Speedway has been staged at Foxhall continuously since then up to the present day.
In 1998 Ipswich won the Elite League, the Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield. In addition Ipswich riders won the World Championship (Tony Rickardsson), the British Speedway Championship (Chris Louis) and the British Under 21 Championship (Scott Nicholls). The team also included the Polish star Tomasz Gollob who finished third in the World Championship.[2]
In November 2010, The Witches decided to swap memberships with the Birmingham Brummies therefore moving to the Premier League.[3] (With the Brummies moving to the Elite League)
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(DU) Riders doubling-up between Premier and Elite League
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