Arlington Stadium, Hailsham
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| Location | Arlington Road West, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3RD |
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| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N 0°13′40″E / 50.85806°N 0.22778°E 50°51′29″N 0°13′40″E / 50.85805°N 0.22777°E |
| Major events | Stock car racing formerly Speedway |
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Arlington Stadium is a sports stadium on Arlington Road West, Hailsham, East Sussex. The stadium was mainly used for Stock car racing and was also formerly used for motorcycle speedway as the home track for the Eastbourne Eagles.[1][2]
History
Opened in 1929, the land was purchased for £100 and stadium built by volunteers from the Eastbourne Motorcycle Club.[3]
In 1938, several midget car race meetings (nicknamed doodle bugs) took place around the track.[4]
Stock Car events have been regularly occurring since 1955.[5]
On the 23rd of July 2011, the infamous 'All Westy Night took place at Arlington Stadium, which drew criticism from car enthusiasts as over 100 Austin Westminsters were written off. The owners of the stadium at that time responded by saying that most, if not all the cars were not roadworthy.
In 2023, it was announced that the venue would not be available for speedway in the future.[6]
On the 6 of August 2026, Spedeworth Motorsport, the organisers of the racing at the stadium, announced that the owners of the stadium had asked them to cease all events with immediate effect. This has subsequently left the future of the stadium unclear.[7]
Stadium has been closed as of 6/8/2026
See also
References
- ↑ "Eastbourne". Spedeworth Motorsports. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Things to Do, Arlington Stadium". Visit Eastbourne. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Hesketh, C. G. "Eastbourne". Stoxnet. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Scratched Programme". Eastbourne Gazette. 19 October 1938. Retrieved 14 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Hesketh, C. G. "Eastbourne 10th April 1955". Stoxnet. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Eastbourne Search". Speedway Star. 10 June 2023. p. 4.
- ↑ Spedeworth Motorsport (6 August 2026). "Facebook Page". Facebook.
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