Location Holker Street Track Length
379 Meters (1972)
338 Meters (1973-74)
1st Meeting 19th June 1930 Years of Operation 1930,1972-74
The Holker Street ground was, and still is, the home of Barrow AFC. Meetings were ran under an open licence in 1930. The ground has since seen many alterations and it is now difficult to imagine that Speedway was ever run there.
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Location Little Park, Roose Track Length 0.2 miles
1st Meeting 1st June 1931 Years of Operation 1931-32
The track was on the site of the old Barrow Rugby League ground. Houses now stand on this site.
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Location Park Road Track Length 274 Meters
1st Meeting 16th August 1977 Years of Operation 1977,78,81,83-85
Situated in an industrial area of the town. The small circuit was used on and off for a number of years but crowds stayed away. A candle factory has since been built on the site.

 

I would like to acknowledge information printed in Vol. 2 No.2 of the Speedway Researcher magazine.

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