Romford Bombers

The Romford Bombers were a speedway team which operated from 1969 until their closure in 1971.[1] They had originally started the season at Rochester in Kent and entered the league as the Rochester Bombers. However the local council suddenly ruled against planning permission and the clubs promoters Wally Mawdsley and Pete Lansdale were able to use the Brooklands Stadium in Romford, England.

Romford Bombers
Club information
Track addressBrooklands Stadium
Brooklands Road
Mawneys
Romford
Essex
CountryEngland
Founded1969
Closed1971
Club facts
ColoursRed, White and Blue
Track size375 yards (343 m)

The promotion was quite successful but one vociferous local resident obtained a court order closing the track due to noise pollution.[2] The promotion transferred to the West Ham Stadium and renamed the team the West Ham Bombers for the 1972 season but finished the season after moving again, this time to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and were renamed the Barrow Bombers.

References
  1. Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
  2. Jacobs, N. Speedway in the South East. ISBN 0-7524-2725-3


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