| Clubname: | Hastings Saxons |
| Track: | The Pilot Field Elphinstone Road Hastings East Sussex |
| Country: | England |
| Founded: | 1948 |
| Closed: | 1949 |
| Manager: | Charles Dugard |
| Colours: | Red and White |
| Track Record Time: | 71.0 seconds |
| Track Record Date: | 1948 |
| Track Record Holder: | Wally Green |
Hastings Saxons were a British motorcycle speedway team which operated for two years between 1948 and 1949 at the Pilot Field in Hastings.[1] [2]
At the end of 1947, the Eastbourne Eagles were forced to close down due to a petrol ban enforced at their Arlington Stadium. They decided to transfer their team to Hastings and at the beginning of 1948 the Speedway Control Board granted a licence to Hastings to stage speedway. They entered the National League Division Three under the management of ex-Wimbledon rider Charles Dugard. In their first meeting at their track at Pilot Field, approximately 5,000 people saw Hastings beat Stoke 44–39.[3]
Hastings finished the 1948 league season in a mid table position in sixth place.[4] They completed the 1949 season in a similar mid table position (8th).[5] [6] At the end of 1949, Hastings were forced to close after a group residents living near to the track took legal action to prevent further racing. The residents claimed that the noise from the speedway motorcycles was a public nuisance.[7] An appeal by Hastings Speedways Ltd in January 1950 was unsuccessful.[8]
The Pilot Field is still in use by football team Hastings United.
| width=350 | Year and league | width=50 | Position | width=350 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | |||||
| 8th |