| Buxton Hitmen | |||||||
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 Buxton against Oxford in 2007 | |||||||
| Club information | |||||||
| Track address | Dale Head Lane Axe Edge Buxton Derbyshire | ||||||
| Country | England | ||||||
| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
| Closed | 2018 | ||||||
| Team manager | Joshua Moss | ||||||
| Team captain | Tom Woolley | ||||||
| League | National League | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Colours | Gold, Red and Black | ||||||
| Track size | 240 metres | ||||||
| Track record time | 52.9 | ||||||
| Track record date | 27 June 2004 | ||||||
| Track record holder | James Wright | ||||||
| Major team honours | |||||||
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The Buxton Hitmen were a speedway team in the British National League (formerly the Conference League) from 1994 to 2018. The club stopped racing in the National League after the 2018 speedway season.[1][2][3][4]
History
The team's inaugural season was in the 1994 British League Division Three in which they finished in 6th place.[5] They following year they finished 3rd in the 1995 Academy League before joining the Conference League (division 3).
During the 2002 Speedway Conference League season the team won their first silverware when winning the Conference League Knockout Cup.[6]
In the 25 years that the team raced they always competed in the third division and their best season was 2010 when they achieved the treble. After finishing 2nd in the regular season table behind Dudley Heathens during the 2010 National League speedway season they won the playoffs, defeating Newport in the final. They also won the Knockout Cup and National Trophy.[7]
Honours
- Conference Knockout Cup 2002
- National League Champions 2010
- National League Knockout Cup 2010
- National Trophy 2010
Season summary
Riders previous seasons
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2007 team
2008 team
Also rode: 2009 team
Also Rode:
2010 team
2018 team
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See also
- Category:Buxton Hitmen riders
References
- ↑ "HITMEN WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE RACING - British Speedway Official Website". speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Buxton Hitmen Speedway Official Website: HITMEN WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE RACING". buxton-speedway.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Spiralling costs force Buxton Hitmen to withdraw from league racing". www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "Buxton Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 September 2021.