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Blue, White and Red. Track size. 345 yards (315 m) Major team honours. National League Champions. 1988. National League KO Cup. 1984, 1988. The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984, when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney, until their closure in 1990.
Simmons signed for former club Hackey, now renamed Hackney Kestrels, in 1986 for two years before he suffered a bad shoulder injury. He then made a couple of short come-backs at Arena Essex and King's Lynn. Malcolm captained England and Great Britain at full international level.
However, in 1984 Crayford were forced to close and the promotion moved the team to Hackney to compete in the National League as the Hackney Kestrels and Thommo returned full-time to Hackney again as captain. In 1989, he was awarded a record-breaking second testimonial, being the only rider to ever spend 20 consecutive years at one speedway club.
The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984, when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney, until their closure in 1990. (en) dbo:wikiPageID: 13128477 (xsd:integer) dbo:wikiPageLength: 3781 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) dbo:wikiPageRevisionID: 1084211988 (xsd:integer) dbo:wikiPageWikiLink
The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984, when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney, until their closure in 1990. Keith White is a former international speedway rider from England.
A speedway National League meeting raced at Shawfield Stadium, Glasgow between Glasgow Tigers and Hackney Kestrels during 1988. Commentary by Ken Malcolm. Many thanks…
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Post-war Hackney Hawks badges. Hackney Kestrels. 1991 the team reverted back to the Hawks until they closed in June. 1996 saw speedway return for one season to the renamed London Stadium, this time racing as the London Lions.. And finally..... Unsure of the years, but certainly the Hawks era. Badges from pre-war to 1996.
