Foxhall Stadium just outside of Ipswich has played host to a range of motorsports over the years - have you ever been to a stock car race?

Ipswich Star: The stadium has often attracted large crowdsThe stadium has often attracted large crowds (Image: Stephen Waller)

The stadium, which is used by the Ipswich Witches speedway team, has attracted fans from across East Anglia ever since it opened in the mid 1950s.

Ipswich Star: Younger race fans watch the actionYounger race fans watch the action (Image: Stephen Waller)

Spedeworth Motorsports manages the venue, which is well-known for hosting the National Hot Rod Championship of the World on the first weekend of every July.

Ipswich Star: Foxhall Stadium has hosted stock car racing over the yearsFoxhall Stadium has hosted stock car racing over the years (Image: Stephen Waller)

As the cars in the races were no longer used on the road, drivers usually took the chance to decorate their vehicles in eye-catching livery or advertise the name of a company.

Ipswich Star: One of the race winners takes some young passengers on a trip around the trackOne of the race winners takes some young passengers on a trip around the track (Image: Stephen Waller)

Pictures from our archive show participants racing around the 382-metre tarmac track on one of the many events the stadium has hosted.

Ipswich Star: Workers prepare the caravans for the Reliant Robin stuntWorkers prepare the caravans for the Reliant Robin stunt (Image: Stephen Waller)

Our images also show an elaborate stunt that saw a Reliant Robin drive through a line of caravans - causing a huge inferno.

Ipswich Star: The vans explode as the Robin starts to enter the row at speedThe vans explode as the Robin starts to enter the row at speed (Image: Stephen Waller)

Ipswich Star: Caravans set alight in an elaborate stuntCaravans set alight in an elaborate stunt (Image: Stephen Waller)