Leicester Lions

Leicester Lions
Club information
Track addressHydroscand Arena
Beaumont Park
1 The Lions
Leicester
LE4 1DZ
CountryEngland
Founded1968, 2011
Closed1983
PromoterPaul Cairns, Stewart Dickson & Jennifer Crossland
Team managerStewart Dickson
Team captainMax Fricke
LeagueSGB Premiership
National Development League
Websitewww.leicesterspeedway.com
Club facts
ColoursRed and Yellow
Track size300 metres (330 yd)
Track record time58.06s
Track record date17th July 2023
Track record holderMax Fricke
Current senior team
Rider CMA
Max Fricke
Sam Masters
Kyle Howarth
Luke Becker
Ryan Douglas
Craig Cook
Dan Gilkes
Current junior team
Rider CMA
Max James (capt)
Ben Trigger
Sonny Springer
Max Perry
Cooper Rushen
Eli Meadows
Ryan Ingram
Major team honours
Championship Shield2019
SGB Championship2019
Midland Cup1972, 1974
NDL Champions2019, 2022
NDL Knockout Cup winners2019, 2022
NDL Pairs2022

Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983 and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium (or Hydroscand Arena for sponsorship purposes). Since 2019, the club have also ran a junior side known as the Lion Cubs.