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Coventry

TRACK PROFILE

Shale Surface - 380 Yards
Under Charles Ochiltree, this stadium went from strength to strength and was proven to be "The" stadia.
Coventry ran the first Saturday in every month since 1958, and 40 years on the stadium was completely revamped.
Armco Fence, Tarmac Centre Green and a relaid track by Hans Kirimaa. Martin Ochiltree sold Coventry in 2003 to Avtar Sandhu, with the Jeremy Heaver running the show.
Unbroken history since 1954 and on 7th Nov 2015 Coventry celebrated its 500th Meeting (Website has 3 1954 meetings missing).
Sadly Coventry closed its doors after the 2016 season.

YEARS HOSTED AN F1 MEETING

1954 to 2016
511 meetings - 63 different years

CHAMPIONSHIPS RACED HERE


World : 1960, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016
World Semi Final : 1962, 1962, 1963, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 2002, 2009
British : 1961, 1965, 1969, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2012
Grand National : 1973, 1998, 2006, 2011
Trust Fund : 1981, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BriSCA Supreme : 1987, 1991, 1994, 2010
Under 25's : 2009
Novice of Year : 1998, 1999
World of Shale : 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Coventry Track Champions
1962 - Ken Freeman 61
1963 - Trevor Frost 68
1964 - Alan Wardropper 245
1965 - Ellis Ford 3
1966 - Alan Wardropper 245
1967 - Tony Neal 100
1968 - Ron Rogers 152
1969 - Jim Esau 244
1970 - Doug Cronshaw 396
1971 - Jim Esau 244
1972 - Stuart Smith 391
1973 - Stuart Smith 391
1974 - Stuart Smith 391
1975 - Mick Noden 306
1977 - Stuart Smith 391
2014 - Dan Johnson 4

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