Stock Car Racing
Stock car racing was first held at Harringay stadium in 1954-55. After a break of five years, racing resumed in 1960 and continued until 1979.
The first world final for stock cars took place at Harringay on 24 June 1955. The cars returned to Harringay for the World Championship finals in 1963, 1967, 1970 and 1973.
In 1979 the stadium enjoyed a brief spell of fame of a different kind when a stock car event at the stadium was used as one of the locations for the film The Long Good Friday.
Banger racing (in which team tactics and more deliberate interception of opposing cars was permitted) also flourished at the stadium, featuring teams such as the North London Teddy Bears and the "Ahern Rats". The last Banger world final at Harringay took place in 1979.
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