Eastbourne Eagles

Eastbourne Eagles
Club information
Track address Arlington Stadium
Arlington
Hailsham
Sussex
BN27 1RN
Nr. Eastbourne
Country England England
Founded 1929
Team manager Trevor Geer
League National League
Website www.eastbourneeagles.co
Club facts
Colours Blue and Yellow
Track size 275 metres (301 yd)
Track record time 54.9 seconds
Track record date 18 April 2008
Track record holder Jason Crump
Chris Holder
Current team
Rider CMA
England David Mason 7.38
England Danny Warwick 7.01
England Marc Owen 6.11
New Zealand Bradley Wilson-Dean 5.00
England Richard Andrews 4.41
England Georgie Wood 3.00
England Kelsey Dugard 3.00
Total 35.91
Major team honours
Premier League champions1995
Elite League Champions2000
British League Div 2 Champions1971
National League Champions1977, 1986, 1987
Elite League KO Cup Winner1997, 2002, 2008
British League KO Cup Winner1994
Second Division KO Cup1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987

The Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British National League, having competed in the Elite League until 2014. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002[1] and again in 2008.[2] Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929.[3]

2012 Team

2013 Team

Notable former riders

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bamford, Robert (January 2004). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2004. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-2915-9.
  2. ↑ "Eagles seal KO Cup shock". Skysports. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. ↑ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3

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