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1997-2007

Members

Speedway Detectives

Classic Lineup:

• Camden Tiura: Vocals, Guitar
• (Speed) Jay Ritchie: Guitar
• Richard LeBlanc: Bass
• Jarek Brown: Drums

Other members:

• Jordan Lester on Guitar
• Rob Fedderson
• Meegus
• Tyler Chappell
• Brendan Mrowiec on Guitar
• Dr Destructo
• Julia - Bass

Biography

Classic Lineup of Speedway

Well we've been around for years and have had dozens of line up changes.

• "Speedway doesnt just play rock n roll, they live it."
• "They are the hardest party you can be around"
• "The gritty, dirty fowl sound and fuck you attitude."
• "Live is where they really shine."
• "Speedway is the fucking definition of rock and roll."
• "Speedway is the essence of punk rock."
• "One of the most original bands around."
• "Leave your shit ass attitude at the door."

-various posts on tbshows

Classic Lineup of Speedway Live at the "old" Apollo

Other Info

• Had a track on An Anthology of Underground Music in Canada (Uncle Sam) in 1997. This was their first song, and the band formed for the sole reason of creating track for compilation. They started playing live after this song was created.
• Played 100's of shows.
• Released 2 cd's Demo's (2003) and "A Cause for Concern" (2005)
• Also released a CD-R called "Live and Rare" (2004)
• Won Achilles Last Stand and used winning proceeds to record "A Cause for Concern"
• Last Show was on Wednesday, December 19th 2007 @ Kilroys
• Also performed at last show were Faceless Hulk, Red Devil, Rock Truck and Bottom Rockers

Discography

• Demos (2003) Recorded at Revolution Music Studio
• Live and Rare (2004) Released Independently
• A Cause for Concern (2005) Produced by Shaun Kelly and Chris Darota, Released by Speedlife Music and Revolution Music

Links

1. http://www.speedwaydetectives.com/
2. Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/thespeedwaydetectives.htm
3. Purevolume: http://www.purevolume.com/thespeedwaydetectives
4. [Speedway is my Life (documentary)]
5. [A Cause for Concern at #7 on CILU charts December 20, 2005]

- Competed in Achilles Last Stand 2003