[2][3] Speedway began in Workington after a successful application was made by the promotion team for a licence to race at Derwent Park for the 1970 season.

[4] The promoters were Ian Thomas and Jeff Brownhut and the rugby pitch required moving 25 yards sideways to accommodate the speedway track.

The Comets returned in 1999, when Ian Thomas, together with Tony Mole brought back the team to race in the Premier League (division 2).

They also made a star signing by recruiting Carl Stonehewer,[13] who with Brent Werner won the Premier League Pairs Championship.

[23][24] In 2021, the return of speedway to Workington was announced, with the previous Northside training track in the town being redeveloped for league racing.

The team, under the control of local businessman Andrew Bain, were set to enter the 2022 National League but a series of vandalism incidents at the circuit pushed this back a year.