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After a bit more time with Swedish Google, I found a few things of interest..... There were 5,000 spectators at this meeting at Junexvallen on 1st May 1955. The winner was Ingvar Alfredsson from Nol.

Graham Brown kindly sent this programme from Kumla. It's from February 1956, and has no British drivers listed. This is the only one he has. And thanks to the Swedish version of Google for this info :- Kumla Speedway (approx 200km west of Stockholm) introduced stock car racing (which is also 'stock car racing' in Swedish!) in 1955 in an attempt to boost flagging audiences. So there was racing in Sweden in 1955 and 1956.

Spotted in a June 1955 programme from Harringay. There was definitely stock car racing in Dublin in 1954 and 1955, although information is scarce (if anyone's got any results or programmes, please share them ). Sweden was a new one, so I started doing some digging.

Photos of Stu Bate, Ian Beasley , Alan England, Pat Willis, Dave Shipman, Dennis Knight, Stu Bamforth, Tony Wicks, Glyn Pursey, Keith Davids, Scott Davids, and the trophy presentation from the 2006 Internet Fans Challenge Trophy. Photos from 2007 of Jos Op't Roodt, Bas Stolk, Guy Fernihough. Photos of Harry Smith, Pete Knowles, Alan Higgins, Earl Testo, Dennis Driscoll, Ted Pankhurst, Johnny Marquand, Ernie Dent,and Gerry Weir. Newly discovered meetings at Hednesford 14th August 1955 and 21st August 1955. Photos of Doug Thornton, Vince Jones, Peter de Klerk and Pete Farmer.

Info and some mug shots of Wal Morton, Cyril Burton, Leon Levey, Eddie Lack, Charlie Oates, and Phil Hart. Programme cover and photos from Northampton 31st December 1978. Photos from Northampton 10th August 1980. Photos from Northampton 26th August 1979. Photos from Leicester 21st July 1979.

Results from Bristol 25th October 1954. Photos of Joe Thompson, James Lyell, Steve Shirley. Murray Jones, Michael Steward, Wilf Warnes, and Martin Spiers. Some 1980s photos - Andy Nicholls, Paul Rowley, Tim Smith, Alan Wilson, Shaun Drakeford, Derek Taylor, Joe Jagger, and Pete Billows. Photos from the World Semi-Final, Blackburn 28th August 1982. Photos of Denys Todd's cars.

Meeting report from St Austell 6th August 1955. Photos and words of Ellis Ford's last car. Incredible photo of Gilbert Scott-Wells arriving in the Long Eaton pits in 1954. Check out the transporter. Photos of the parade before the 1992 World Semi-Final at Hartlepool. Photos from 1992 of Garry Tressler, Dave Hardy, Graham France, Dave Johnson, John Bowser, Ray Hughson, Wilf Warnes, Helen Dunning, Mal Brown, Peter Hayes, Dave King, Len Wolfenden, Terry Forster, Caroline Mills, Charlie Pickering, and Glyn Daft. Photos of Ralph Burrell.

Rare photo of Jack Straver at Stoke in 1973. Local newspaper coverage of Hednesford 29th August 1954 and Perry Barr 22nd September 1954 Photos from 1954 - George Foulger and Doug Wardropper at Ipswich, and Jerzy Wójtowicz at Sheffield. Photos and details of all of Dan Clarke's cars. Photo of Jumbo Tustin upside down at Ipswich in 1958. Biography of Richy Ahern.

Race report and photos of the 1988 World Final. Superb photo of John Hill at Nelson in 1975. Photos from Preston 19th September 1954.

Photos from 1954 - Phyllis Mount, Rikki Sørensen, DW Isaacs, Ron Steward, Bill Whitton, Harry Kayley, Ginger Davies, Frank Moon. Phil Hartland, Tony Hudson, Ron Cliffe, Bob Schofield, Mike Garner. Photos and words of Allan March. More photos of Blondie Melbourne. Photos of Jack Riley and Austin Todd at Yarmouth in 1954, and Graham Warner in 1956. Photo of Bill Greatrex in 1954.

Photos from 1954 Brian Lennard, Stan Jones, Val Morton, Photos from 1954 of Oliver Hart, Gordon Bridgewater, Bill Blackledge, Wrecker Meadway, Arthur Smith, Harold Howarth, Ken O'Neill, Johnny Lockley, and Phil 'Tiger' Hart.

Photos from Hednesford 12th September 1954. Photos from Hednesford 29th August 1954. History plus some stills from the British Film Institute's footage from Neath Abbey. Photos of Curly Kendrick and Vic Ferriday at Neath Abbey in 1955. Photo of Roger Spencer at Nelson in 1972.

Photos of Stan Jones and Vic Ferriday at Belle Vue in 1954, and Tony Mancelli at Harringay in 1954. New meeting discovered, including results - St Austell 8th July 1958. Photos of Roy Colman, M Costello, James Barker, Lofty West, and a mug shot of Ken O'Neill. Photos of 1971 World Final overseas entrants Boet Eckout, Harry van de Spuij, and Henk Straver. Meeting report and photos from Belle Vue 12th October 2014.

Programmes from Eastbourne 8th May 1955 and Staines 30th May 1956. Date corrected - Aldershot 2nd April 1956. (was in as 5th April) Photo of Ron Cayzer. Race report of the 2002 World Final. Photo of Gillian Gill at Neath Abbey in 1955.

New photos of Ray Tyldesley, Ian Higgins, Dave Cusack, James Lund, Dave Berresford, John Lund, Bill Bullock, Barrie Holmes, Mark Brightmore, Nick Smith, Graeme Barr, Dean Whitwell, Des Chandler, Rob Freeman, Roger Warnes, and Hennie Cuppens. Meeting report from Belle Vue 25th September 2011. Photos of Dave Russo and Peter Falding. Photo of Bernard Rogers at White City in 1975.

Results and programme from Southampton 21st September 1954. History of White City. Some early 1990s photos of Scunthorpe, Long Eaton, Northampton, Phill Hall, Derek Fairhurst, Peter Falding, Phil Wheelton, Kev Smith, Tony Smith, Derek Fairhurst, and Peter Falding.

Photos from 1993 of Howard Davis, Eddie Roberts, Warren Hunter, Guy Parker, Stu Bate, Craig Smith, Roger Bromiley, Andy Smith. Photos of Ron Grantham, Les Fottit, and Dave Anderson at Long Eaton in 1958. Photo of George Wright at Belle Vue in 1974. Photos Russ Humphrey through the years. Results and programme from Long Eaton 10th May 1958.

Results and programme from Norwich 25th October 1958. Results and programme front cover from Perry Barr 9th April 1955. Rare photo of Yarmouth from 1954. Real name of the driver mainly listed as Dan Dare. Photos of previous international entries for the World Final - Gosse Hoekstra, Johan Catsburg, Roydon Collingwood, Geert-Jan Keijzer. If anyone can claim the credit for taking these then please drop me a line and I'll add your name. Meeting report from Sheffield 27th August 2001.

Newly discovered meeting at Yeovil 9th July 1955. Programme from Northampton 28th February 1959. Some of Paul Tully's photos from the European Championship at Northampton, 21st July 1991.

Some photos from the 1991 World Final. Photos of Tony Allen, Kevin Shackleton, and Les Taylor. Photos and info of Brian Butterfield. Programme from Wombwell 16th July 1954. Photo of Frank Bourne and Len Wolfenden at Stoke, April 1973. A few photos from Hednesford in 1954. Photos of Norman Close and Mike Close at Nelson, 1971. Photos of Kevin Latham, John Russell, Bob Smith, David Grantham and John Gray. Programme and results from Wombwell 2nd August 1954.

A couple of photos from Harringay 27th May 1972. Programme and results from Skegness 30th July 1955. Photo of Johnny Lockley at Hednesford in 1954. Photo of Frank Bourne and Len Wolfenden at Stoke, April 1973. A few photos from Hednesford in 1954. Photos of Norman Close and Mike Close at Nelson, 1971. Photos of Kevin Latham, John Russell, Bob Smith, David Grantham and John Gray. Programme and results from Wombwell 2nd August 1954.

Programme and updated results from Long Eaton 26th August 1961. Programme and updated results from Northampton 23rd October 1960. Programme and results from Aldershot 21st October 1954. Results from Bristol 29th July 1955. Results from Aldershot 11th August 1955. Results from Bristol 16th September 1955. Results from Aldershot - 18th August 1960, 25th August 1960, 1st September 1960, 6th October 1960, 13th October 1960, 27th October 1960.

Season summary pages now include the number of drivers racing that year. Click the number for a list of them. Results from Long Eaton 11th October 1958. Programme and results from Northampton 18th August 1957. Photos of Mark Richardson, Alan Jefferson, Geoff Coales, Geoff Jago. Results from Northampton 29th April 1956. Results from Yeovil 17th September 1955. Programme and updated results from Bristol 29th July 1955.

Programme and results from Aldershot 11th August 1955. Programme and results from Bristol 16th September 1955. Programme and results from Aldershot 4th August 1955. Results and reports from Skegness 30th July 1955. Programme and updated results from Staines 27th May 1955. Programmes from Aldershot 2nd June 1955 and 16th June 1955. Programme and results from Bristol 13th June 1955.

Programme and results from Sheffield 19th May 1955. Photos of Eric Bullen and RA Morton at Sheffield, 1955. Meeting report from Sheffield 28th May 2001. Meeting report and photos from Swindon 8th April 2001. Programme from Hednesford 12th September 1954 Paul Tully photos from Skegness 6th May 1990. Programme and drivers from Hednesford 29th August 1954. Programme cover and results from Bristol 16th August 1954. Updated information on Skegness Airfield.