South Tees Motorsports Park Explained

ECCO Arena
Location:South Tees Motorsports Park
Dormor Way
South Bank
Middlesbrough
TS6 6XH
England
Coordinates:54.5753°N -1.1933°W
Opened:2006
Events:Speedway
Layout1:Oval

The South Tees Motorsports Park is a purpose-built complex for different motosport disapline's [1[motorcycle speedway]] located at South Bank, Middlesbrough, England. The Arena is the home track for the Redcar Bears[1] and is currently known as the ECCO Arena because of the clubs primary sponsor ECCO Finishing Supplies.[2]

History

The speedway stadium opened on 13 April 2006. It was the first time since 1996 that Middlesbrough had hosted speedway following the closure of the Cleveland Park Stadium.[3] [4]

The stadium was formerly known as the Media Prime Arena until the beginning of the SGB Championship 2022 season, named after one of the clubs primary sponsors at the time Media Prima.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Redcar Speedway. 10 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Welcome to The ECCO Arena! . Redcar Speedway . 16 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Speedway fans flock to the region as new track opens. The Northern Echo. 10 December 2021.
  4. Web site: The History of Speedway on Teesside. Teesside Archives. 10 December 2021.