Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium, Manchester Racing Track, BriSCA England, Location, Gorton Building
Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium Building
Gorton Architecture on Kirkmanshulme Lane in southeast Manchester, northwest England, UK racing track
Belle Vue Stadium
Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium Manchester
Address: Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Gorton, Manchester, Northwest England
Location: southeast of the city centre
This is a greyhound racing track where the very first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926.
Address: Kirkmanshulme Ln, Manchester M18 7BA, UK
Opened: 1926
Phone: 0870 840 7557
This track is also used for speedway as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces since 1988 and since 1999 has British Stock Car Association (BriSCA), the British governing body for stock car racing and banger racing. The stadium holds a number of BriSCA events and has become one of the most popular venues in the North-West of England.
The track has always been the property of Greyhound Racing Association Ltd. (GRA), which has invested heavily in it over the years. The stadium offers luxury glass-fronted grandstands, restaurant, hospitality boxes, and several bars. Greyhound racing takes place on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Location: Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Gorton, Manchester, Northwest England, UK
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