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Just to correct you slightly on Odsal, Bradford Northern played there from the start, speedway came next and was very successful for quite a long time. Next came stock cars on the shale and the speedway died with complaints that the cars ruined the surface. At that time the corners of the rugby pitch were relaid with turf over the speedway track between meetings!
Next came tarmac for the stock cars and the F1 cars ran with good crowds for some years but despite heavy timbers being used to try and keep the cars off the pitch the two were uneasy bed fellows and as Super League replaced the old league the danger of metal from the F1 cars being on the playing surface and the fact that the "Bulls" were a major force in Super league ended the dual purpose. The F2 cars were never major parts of meetings at Odsal I don't think
There has been much talk of the redevelopment of Odsal in many ways but it remains solely a rugby ground now. Locals have written off the chances of a return of short oval racing as it is in a very built up housing area. The Bulls of course are now out of the SL but trying hard to gain promotion
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