Reading Racers | |||||||||||||||
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Club information | |||||||||||||||
Track address | Reading Stadium (1968–1973) Smallmead Stadium (1975–2008) | ||||||||||||||
Founded | 1968 (reformed 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Closed | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Club facts | |||||||||||||||
Colours | Blue and White | ||||||||||||||
Track size | 307 metres (336 yd) | ||||||||||||||
Track record time | 58.1 seconds | ||||||||||||||
Track record date | 12 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||
Track record holder | Per Jonsson | ||||||||||||||
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Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished.