| West Ham Hammers | |||||||||||||
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 West Ham Speedway Badge circa 1938 | |||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
| Track address | West Ham Stadium Prince Regent Lane London | ||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||
| Founded | 1929 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Website | West Ham website | ||||||||||||
| Club facts | |||||||||||||
| Colours | Claret and blue with white crossed hammers | ||||||||||||
| Track size | 440 yards (400 m) (1929-1964) 415 yards (379 m) (1964-1971) | ||||||||||||
| Track record time | 0:17.6 (one lap), 1:10.2 (four laps) | ||||||||||||
| Track record date | 1967 (one lap), Easter Monday 1969 (four laps) | ||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Ken McKinlay / Sverre Harrfeldt (one lap), Ray Wilson (four laps) | ||||||||||||
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The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.[1]
- ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3