![Dave_Berresford_260](https://www.stockcargold.co.uk/segami/2021/01/Odsal-260_Bezz.jpg)
Odsal
A Track’s coming back
All systems are go for an Easter blast off. This is fantastic news for the sport as a whole. It’s handy for my old stomping ground of the north east. The region has been starved of Formula 1 stockcar racing for so long. So to have a track an hour and a bit down the A1 and turn right may tempt some old timers back as well as a new generation. And it’s not just the north east but across the country this is an important venture.
There will be a lot of work needed. As a past venue for world finals it has the size and facilities to be a premier venue once more. Hopefully the regeneration will invigorate and maintain interest for the drivers, fans and sponsors.
Odsal Bradford a brief BriSCA History
I’ve little experience of Bradford in the early days. A handful of meetings took place in 1954 and 1955 then the stadium remained a rugby league ground until 1975. This is when Barry Gomersall, driver 443 took the reins and organised a number of midweek meetings. Wednesday and Thursday nights didn’t fit in with work and as a teenager I didn’t have a vehicle with the ability to get me there in time. That was a shame as I believe it was a rather rough/ bumpy shale surface that suited my favourite Doug Cronshaw 396. It was a rare event that the trophy for the night’s final didn’t head west along the M62 to Rochdale. Admittedly Stu Smith usually had the upper hand – but during the 70s where didn’t he have the upper hand?
1st Impressions of BriSCA Stockcars at Bradford.
![Harry Smith](https://stockcargold.co.uk/segami/2021/01/Odsal-219_Harry_Smith.jpg)
The Smith Dominance
Startrax
![Doug Cronshaw 396](https://www.stockcargold.co.uk/segami/2021/02/scan0019.jpg)
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