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A STOCK car expert claims hosting the World Championship Final of the BriSCA F1 at Odsal Stadium later this year will bring in "a few hundred thousands of pounds" to Bradford. Startrax - the promotion company bringing stock car racing back to the city - announced over the weekend that the World Final would take place at the famous bowl on September 11. The annual competition began in the 1950s, and can feature drivers from across the world - with a large number of competitors coming from the Netherlands. Last year's event was earmarked for King's Lynn Stadium, in Norfolk, before the p...

THE promotion company bringing stock car racing back to Bradford has raised more than £13,000 to help transform Odsal Stadium into the "Wembley of the North". Startrax has been working since the start of this year to prepare the famous bowl for the return of the much-loved sport. When the official reopening rolls around on May 22 - pandemic depending - it will be the first time stock cars have taken to the track since 1997. Steve Rees, who runs Startrax and is passionate about the sport, has pumped in a lot of his own money to make the vision a reality. But some of the budget has a...

THE eagerly anticipated return of stock car racing to one of its fabled homes has been pushed back, but a promoter for the sport is still feeling optimistic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Monday to tell the public how the Government would ease Covid-19 restrictions in the coming months, The roadmap out of the country's third lockdown has provoked a variety of reactions from education officials, businesses and the world of sports. One particular firm that has been impacted adversely is stock car racing promoters, Startrax. The team has been working hard since t...

ONE of the final pieces of the puzzle bringing stock car racing back to Odsal got underway this week.

WORK is progressing rapidly towards the “finishing line” of returning Bradford’s most famous venue to its former glory. Odsal Stadium has been out of action since main occupiers, Bradford Bulls, said goodbye to their fabled home on Sunday, September 1, 2019. More than 7,000 fans turned up for that game against Sheffield Eagles, before the rugby league side made the move to Dewsbury. The famous bowl has been silent ever since. But the murmurs of rumour, and then the concrete evidence of a certain much-loved sport returning to the stadium after decades away, have now turned to t...