| Location | Northside Road,Workington,Cumbria, England CA14 1NQ |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°39′23″N3°33′30″W / 54.65639°N 3.55833°W /54.65639; -3.55833 |
| Operator | Motorcycle speedway |
| Opened | 2022 |
Northside Speedway or theGT Tyres Arena for sponsorship prurposes is amotorcycle speedway venue on the west side of theA596, north of Workington.[1][2] The venue is used by theWorkington Comets who compete in the British speedway leagues.[3]
The site was originally a speedway training track but was developed during 2021 to enable league racing. A speedway team, under the control of local businessman Andrew Bain, was set to enter the2022 National Development League speedway season but a series of vandalism incidents at the circuit pushed back the intended opening date.[4]
In 2023, the team finally began racing during the2023 National Development League speedway season, it was also agreed that the team could take the name of a former speedway club called theWorkington Comets, who had previously raced atDerwent Park.[5]
In 2024, a two-year naming rights deal was agreed with GT Tyres to name the arena the GT Tyres Arena.[6]
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