Northside Speedway
Stadium in Workington, England
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Northside Speedway or the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship prurposes is a motorcycle speedway venue on the west side of the A596, north of Workington.[1][2] The venue is used by the Workington Comets who compete in the British speedway leagues.[3]
| Location | Northside Road, Workington, Cumbria, England CA14 1NQ |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°39′23″N 3°33′30″W |
| Operator | Motorcycle speedway |
| Opened | 2022 |
History
The site was originally a speedway training track but was developed during 2021 to enable league racing. A speedway team, under the control of local businessman Andrew Bain, was set to enter the 2022 National Development League speedway season but a series of vandalism incidents at the circuit pushed back the intended opening date.[4]
In 2023, the team finally began racing during the 2023 National Development League speedway season, it was also agreed that the team could take the name of a former speedway club called the Workington Comets, who had previously raced at Derwent Park.[5]
In 2024, a two-year naming rights deal was agreed with GT Tyres to name the arena the GT Tyres Arena.[6]
