Coventry Bees
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Brandon Stadium Rugby Road Brandon Warwickshire |
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Colours | Yellow and Black | ||||||||||||||||
| Track size | 301 metres (329 yd) | ||||||||||||||||
| Track record time | 57.6 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
| Track record holder | Chris Harris | ||||||||||||||||
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Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane. After the war, the club became The Bees and were involved in every season from 1948 until the club's closure shortly before the start of the 2017 season.
They won the Elite League Championship in 2010, defeating the Poole Pirates in both legs of the play-off grand finals. It was the ninth time that the club have been crowned League Champions, following on from successes achieved in 1953, 1968, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 2005 and 2007.
On 28 October 2007, the Bees lifted the Elite League Knockout Cup for the second year running, defeating the Swindon Robins in the final, completing a clean sweep of all three major trophies, having already annexed the Craven Shield by beating Swindon Robins and the Poole Pirates over the three leg final.
On 24 November 2010 following changes to the rules for rider averages made at the Annual General Meeting of the BSPA, the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers walked out of the meeting. As a result, on 27 November 2010 the BSPA omitted both teams from the 2011 Elite League for failing to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 league at the AGM. The decision is set to be the subject of a legal challenge by both clubs.
On 17 February 2011, it was announced by the BSPA that both Coventry and Peterborough would not be competing in the Elite League. Both clubs rejected an offer from the BSPA issued on 31 January 2011, which would have permitted both clubs to continue with their proposed legal action (including claims for compensation from any losses) whilst resuming their league membership with immediate effect.
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