Motor sports Wolverhampton
sunbeam 1000hp @ national motor museum in beaulieu, uk
sunbeam built many grand prix cars , british make win grand prix in first half of 20th century. sunbeam built several holders of land speed record, including first vehicle travel @ on 200 miles per hour (322 km/h), sunbeam 1000 hp.
ajs heavily involved in motorcycle racing either side of world war ii, included winning 1949 world championship in 500cc category.
kieft cars built formula 3 cars in 1950s. best known driver stirling moss.
wolverhampton wolves, 1 of leading speedway clubs in uk represents city, participating in elite league @ monmore green stadium. wolverhampton speedway 1 of oldest speedway tracks in world still in operation being first used, albeit briefly in 1928. track re-opened in 1950 single meeting , in 1952 wasps competed in third division on national league. track closed in 1954 , did not re-open until 1961 when wolves introduced provincial league. track has been ever-present ever since , operates in british elite league. ole olsen (in 1971 , 1975), sam ermolenko (in 1993) , tai woffinden (in 2013) riders club when became world speedway champions. wolves defending elite league champions, having defeated belle vue aces in 2016 play off final.
le mans 24 hours winner richard attwood city.
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