Sheffield Tigers Speedway team race at Owlerton Stadium which was built in 1929 and is the fastest track in British speedway. It also hosts greyhound racing as well as stock car racing. The team race in the British Premier League and traditionally hold their race nights on Thursdays during the racing season.

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You can get close up and personal to the teams preparing their bikes and speak with the riders who are more than willing to share their knowledge and insights. There is a great atmosphere where you can see, hear, and smell the bikes in action and even feel bits of the track gravel as the riders powerslide around the bends. Owlerton Stadium also hosts greyhound racing and stockcar racing as well – check them out.

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Sheffield Tigers

Name: Sheffield Tigers

Current League: British Premier League

Last Position: British Premier League (5th)

Founded: 1929

Nicknames: The Tigers

Current Stadium: Owlerton Stadium

Former Grounds: N/A

Brief History:

Contact Information

Address: Owlerton Stadium
Penistone Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 2DE

Email: Various

Phone: Various

For Email and Phone, please visit http://www.sheffieldspeedway.co/contactus

 

(Source: http://www.sheffieldspeedway.co/contactus)

Honours

British League Knockout Cup Winners 1974

Premier League Four-team Championship Winners 1999 (Wilson, Smith, Compton, Stead), 2000 (Wilson, Stead, Kessler, Lee)

Premier League Playoff Winners 1999, 2002

Premier League Winners 1999, 2002

Conference League Champions 2000, 2001

Premier Trophy Winners 2001

Premier League Riders Championship Winners 1996 (Sam Ermolenko), 1999, 2003, 2005 (Sean Wilson), 2004 (Andre Compton), 2009 (Ricky Ashworth), 2014 (Simon Stead)

Premier League Pairs Winners 2012 (Ricky Wilson & Josh Auty)