Second Lions Era (2011 Onwards)
In the late 2000s, a group of fans from the Leicester Speedway Supporters Club began discussions with various local bodies about the return of Speedway to the Leicester area.
At the meeting of the Leicester City Council Planning and Development Control Committee held on 4 August 2009 the application for a speedway track at Beaumont Park was approved. The new track was constructed at Beaumont Park with the Lions returning in March 2011 as a Premier League team, with three-time cycle speedway world champion David Hemsley as promoter.
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