Workington Comets
| Workington Comets | |||||||||||||||||
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| Track address | GT Tyres Arena Northside Speedway Workington Cumbria | ||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1970, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Promoter | Andrew Bain/Steve Lawson | ||||||||||||||||
| Team manager | James Denham | ||||||||||||||||
| Team captain | Troy Batchelor | ||||||||||||||||
| League | SGB Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official Website | ||||||||||||||||
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| Colours | Blue and White | ||||||||||||||||
| Track size | 302 metres | ||||||||||||||||
| Track record time | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Track record date | 20 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Craig Cook | ||||||||||||||||
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The Workington Comets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track (known as the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship purposes). The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium. They re-opened in 2022, competing during the 2023 National Development League speedway season.