| Newport Wasps | |||||||||||
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| Club information | |||||||||||
| Track address | Somerton Park / Hayley Stadium Newport | ||||||||||
| Country | Wales | ||||||||||
| Founded | 1964 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Club facts | |||||||||||
| Colours | Black and amber | ||||||||||
| Track size | 285 metres (312 yd) | ||||||||||
| Track record time | 57.37 seconds | ||||||||||
| Track record date | 19 September 2010 | ||||||||||
| Track record holder | Kim Nilsson | ||||||||||
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Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based at Somerton Park and then the Hayley Stadium in Newport, South Wales, from 1964 to 2012.[1] The Wasps logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport.
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.