The abandoned Shakespeare county race strip

[@firemon2217]

That struck a chord with me. I worked as a medic at Rockingham Raceway for a few years. It's (very short lived) heyday was already done and it was only really being used for the odd low key events, thrills days or testing. Very sad to see the stands all empty and already condemned and the whole place was like a ghost town but from very recent times Thanks for this Steve, as usual a great video, well executed

[@LeiceExplore]

Lord Isthorpe! You are most welcome m’lad!

[@shovelhead.6266]

Forgot to say i really like the intro music to your channel.

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers mate, I like to keep it different every other vid.

[@carolescutt2257]

20 years of the bulldog bash incl 5 years as a HA old lady till it stopped after the shooting 😢 great memories and good times xxc

[@LeiceExplore]

So many great memories from a lot of people with this place, I thought there would be.

[@clairharwood]

Wow, awesome! Days gone by.

[@LeiceExplore]

Thank you Clair

[@FireballXL55]

It also had a large car boot/ market on the week ends. One of my mates who is in a high position in the Derby motorcycle club, would have been called hells angels in the past used to go to the Bulldog bash every year.

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers mate. I’ve actually learnt a lot more about this place since I uploaded it, I’m supposed to do that before a video is finished lol

[@VanessaBeresford]

Great explore and thanks for a great video.

[@LeiceExplore]

Thank you very much Vanessa

[@shovelhead.6266]

Hi from sunny Jersey Steve. Good one that, those beds were actually York 4 stretchers from an ambulance, I know that from my early days in the service 1980's or there abouts.

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers mate, I wouldn’t have had a scoops doo lol

[@markspittle9360]

My aunty lived in Pebworth, which is nearby, for years. She used to get free tickets for all the events there. Bulldog bash, (i was there when Eddie Kidd had his accident) Phoenix festival, Global gathering etc. The old Birmingham - Cheltenham Railway line runs behind it (locally called the Greenway) and is accessible from those houses, where you parked. Also, there was a Skip hire company on that site and Allegedly, they buried Blue Asbestos on there.

[@LeiceExplore]

Thank you. Yes we walked the railway path to get there.

[@carolescutt2257]

@@markspittle9360 it was terrible when Eddie had his accident on 😔 was there too x

[@markspittle9360]

@@carolescutt2257 we were there for that and when the chip van exploded.

[@PendaMercia655]

Another easy 18 mins on the x-trainer. Another great video, looking like a Coalville Roddy Piper with the shades on, almost a Rare Rob cameo, he needs to be reading a poem at the end or something! Not quite the same but similar was "The American adventure" next to Shipley Park standing their desolate, and now all made into housing estates.

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers Lord Beers! I oughta do a LeiceExplore fitness DVD LOL

[@daveb.814]

There was a parachute club on that site in the 1980s - I jumped there on a couple of weekends 😃

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers Dave. Your braver than me lol

[@James-Power82]

LeiceExplore turns into Auto Shenanigans for the day lol 😂😉

[@LeiceExplore]

lol, yes, it was his video that Dave seen to prompt us to visit this place. He’s made some really good videos actually

[@ianlainchbury]

I remember the huge market there... well, the other side of the bank anyway. You could hear it clearly. A great place in the late 80's early 90's

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers, I saw some pics of the market. A lot of people have so many memories of this place which is now so barron

[@richardthomasmillican3980]

Very good explore. More disused 2nd WW airfields please. There must be a good few in Leicestershire.

[@LeiceExplore]

Thank you. Yes I actually know a few. They ain’t my favourite places, but this channel isn’t about me as such, I’ve always got the viewer in mind

[@almaxx9680]

Nice one fellas, Yes did a few bulldog bashes there ,81 ers 👍🤣

[@LeiceExplore]

I reckon everyone has been here bar me haha

[@almaxx9680]

@@LeiceExplore yeh and you missed some good bands aswell 😭

[@bramelsheretan]

I guy I worked with used to race there in the late 80s

[@Dusty101uk]

Bit of a car nut myself but never new about Santapod’s name learn something new everyday 😜

[@LeiceExplore]

Cheers. The Pissed up Priest (P.U.P) is LeicExplore’s very own car correspondent lol!

[@h.bsfaithfulservant4136]

Urbex 👍...who knows what you could have found in that khazi 😉😊

[@LeiceExplore]

Haha! Yes, who knows! Could’ve seen summat that never got flushed…crikey lol

[@Pooky-Cat]

Everyone's a self portrait artist when it comes to graffiti 🙄

[@LeiceExplore]

Haha, yes, you’re absolutely right!