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Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages

Norfolk: Earlham Arrows

About the team

1st track was built at the Colman Road end of North Park Avenue.

A much larger track was built adjacent to this, so large that races consisted of just three laps.

Both these tracks were adjacent to Eaton Park, Norwich.

Raced on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons.

Racing in the Norwich League 1963(finished 9th).

Interesting Fact.

'Stormin' Norman Guest was the Club General Manager, Norwich & District League Secretary, plus County Chairman. He also sat on the NACSA Committee as National Press Officer and Chaired the rules Committee. He also drew up the first ever National Cycle Speedway Rule Book. He was a Lancaster Bomber Pilot during World War Two, leaving the service in the late 1940s.

Riders

  • Douggie Ager
  • Basil Cannell
  • Chris Cross
  • Malcolm Flood
  • Maurie Flood
  • Peter Harrison
  • Ken Humphries
  • Henry Long
  • Peter Smith
  • Peter Turner
  • Roger Vickers
  • Ron Woodcock