Leicester Lions

Leicester Lions
Club information
Track addressPidcock Motorcycles Arena
Beaumont Park
1 The Lions
Leicester
LE4 1DZ
CountryEngland
Founded1968, 2011
Closed1983
PromoterPaul Cairns & Stewart Dickson
Team managerStewart Dickson
LeagueSGB Premiership
National Development League
Websitewww.leicesterspeedway.com
Club facts
ColoursRed and Yellow
Track size300 metres (330 yd)
Track record time58.06s
Track record date17th July 2023
Track record holderMax Fricke
Current senior team
Rider CMA
Australia Max Fricke (capt)
Australia Sam Masters
England Richard Lawson
United States Luke Becker
Australia Ryan Douglas
England Craig Cook
England Sam Hagon
Current junior team
Rider CMA
England Joe Thompson
England Arran Butcher
England Tom Spencer
England Vinnie Foord
England Max James
England Luke Crang
England Sonny Springer
Major team honours
Championship Shield2019
SGB Championship2019
Midland Cup1972, 1974
NDL Champions2019, 2022
NDL Knockout Cup winners2019, 2022
NDL Pairs2022

Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983[1] and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Pidcock Motorcycles Arena for sponsorship purposes). Since 2019, the club have also ran a junior side known as the Lion Cubs.

  1. ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3