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Swindon Robins
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Club information
Track addressAbbey Stadium
Blunsdon
Swindon
CountryEngland
Founded1949
Team managerJan Steachmann
Team captainSimon Stead
LeagueElite League
WebsiteOfficial site
Club facts
ColoursRed, White and Black.
Track size363 metres
Track record time63.86 seconds
Track record date31st August 2009
Track record holderLeigh Adams
Current team
Rider CMA
England Scott Nicholls 8.58
England Simon Stead 7.46
Poland Maciej Janowski 6.13
Australia Cory Gathercole 3.90
Australia Justin Sedgmen 3.01
Denmark Jesper B Monberg 4.51
Denmark Nicolai Klindt 6.62
Total -

The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English Motorcycle Speedway team established in 1949 that competes in the Elite League.

The club have raced on their home track at the Abbey Stadium, Lady Lane, Blunsdon since their inception. The formation of the club followed the sport's prehistory in the town at the now demolished Gorse Hill Aerodrome, where dirt track racing had taken place since 1928.[1]

History

The Abbey Stadium, the home of Swindon Robins

The birth of the Robins was a product of the partnership of Bristol speedway manager Reg Witcomb and businessman Bert Hearse. Under their direction, a 410-yard (370 m) cinder track was built.[2]

The first meeting, a non-league home challenge match, took place on the 23 July 1949 against future rivals Oxford, and an official attendance figure of 8,000 was given, although employees of the club believe that 10,000 would be closer to the truth. The Robins lost their debut meeting 39-45 in a meeting that saw Ginger Nicholls top score for the home side with 11 points on his wedding day. In the process he won the first ever race, was beaten by an opponent only once, and set the first ever track record at 82.8 seconds.[3]

2010 Team

2009 Team

Also Rode:

(DU) Riders doubling-up between Premier and Elite League

2008 Team

Also Rode:

2007 Team

Also Rode:

2006 Team

Club honours

British League

Champions: 1967

National League

Champions: 1957

National League Division Two

Champions: 1956

Elite League Pairs Championship

Premier League KO Cup

Winners : 2000

Premier League Four-Team Championship

Winners : 2003

British League Division Two Best Pairs

Winners : 1994 (Tony Olsson and Tony Langdon)

Young Shield

Winners : 2000

Midland Cup

Winners : 1967, 1968, 1994

Elite Shield

Winners : 2008

Individual Honours

World Champion

World Under-21 Champion

World Ice Speedway Champion

British Speedway Championship

British League Riders' Championship

BL Division 2 Riders' Championship

Swindon Robins All Time Points Scorers

Rider Total Points Average
Leigh Adams 6442.5 9.72
Martin Ashby 5476.5 8.61
Phil Crump 4254 9.52
Mike Broadbank 4239 7.84
Bob Kilby 4192 7.95
Jimmy Nilsen 3815 8.41
Barry Briggs 3681 10.71
Ian Williams 3452.5 7.54
Brian Karger 2754 7.60
Neil Street 1802.5 7.45

Notable Swindon riders

References

  1. ^ Bamford, Robert (1999). 50 Years of Swindon Speedway. Bamford and Shailes. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Bamford, Robert (2002). Speedway In The Thames Valley. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0752424084. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Bamford, Robert (2005). Swindon Speedway: The Definitive History of the Robins. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0752427482.
  4. ^ Bamford, Robert (2003). 50 Greats: Swindon Speedway. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0752427482. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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