High Beech Speedway, also known as Kings Oak Speedway (because of its location by the Kings Oaks Hotel), is a defunct British motorcycle speedway team that operated between 1928 and 1931 and was based at High Beach, Loughton, Epping Forest District, Essex, England.[1]

High Beech
Club information
Track addressHigh Beach
Loughton
Epping Forest District
Essex
CountryEngland
Founded1928
Closed1931
LeagueSouthern League

History

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High Beech competed in the 1930 Speedway Southern League, finishing 11th.[1][2] The club returned the following season and finished sixth in the 1931 Speedway Southern League.[3][4]

It was inevitable that without a stadium as such, the club would not be able to compete with the bigger teams, and they duly folded after the 1930 season.[1] The venue is famous within the speedway world due to the fact that it held the first known speedway meeting (an oval cinder circuit) in Britain on February 19, 1928.[5]

Notable riders

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Season summary

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Year and league Position Notes
1930 Speedway Southern League 11th
1931 Speedway Southern League 6th

References

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  1. ^ a b c "High Beech Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "On the speedway". Daily Mirror. 24 May 1930. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "King's Oak speedway". Retro Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2021.