Buxton Raceway is a motorsport venue in Buxton, Derbyshire. It is located in a remote area, three miles south of Buxton, on Dale Head Lane, off the A53 Buxton to Leek Road.[1] The venue is primarily used for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars on the 380 metre tarmac circuit[2] but has also hosted motorcycle speedway on the adjacent Buxton Speedway track.[3]
History
The adjacent speedway track
The site was originally known as High Edge when it was built in circa.1974 and opened shortly afterwards. It had previously been used as a site for rock festivals.[4] It was used for banger racing and stock cars.
The team competed for two seasons on the circuit before agreeing with the stock car promotion that a separate speedway track could be built adjacent to the main circuit. The team was then renamed the Buxton Hitmen.[7] The first season on the new track was the 1996 Speedway Conference League.[8] The main Raceway circuit was then converted into a figure eight track.[9]
In 1998, under the promotion of Dave Pierce, the venue changed its name from High Edge to Buxton Raceway.[4]
After the 2018 season, the speedway club chairman Jayne Moss withdrew the club at the National League AGM, following financial struggles. The speedway team have not raced at the adjacent track since.[10]
