Stoke Spitfires
Encyclopedia
The Stoke Spitfires were a British Speedway
team competing in the Conference League
. The Spitfires were the junior team of the Stoke Potters
. The Spifires won the Conference League Four-Team Championship
in 2006.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
team competing in the Conference League
Speedway Conference League
The Conference League was the third and lowest division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The other leagues being the Elite League and Premier League. The League consisted of...
. The Spitfires were the junior team of the Stoke Potters
Stoke Potters
The Stoke Potters are a British Speedway team currently competing in the National League. The team races at Loomer Road Stadium.In the late 1940s, early 1950s and the early 1960s, the club was based in Sun Street in Hanley, and were originally known as the Hanley Potters when crowds of over 12,000...
. The Spifires won the Conference League Four-Team Championship
Speedway Conference League Four-Team Championship
The Conference League Four-Team Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between teams competing in the Conference League in the United Kingdom. Eight teams consisting of four riders from each team are placed in two qualifying groups, and one rider from each team competes in each race...
in 2006.
External links
- Stoke Potters - BBC Where I Live - Stoke and Staffordshire