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?

East Anglian Daily Times: 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.

East Anglian Daily Times: 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.

East Anglian Daily Times: 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.

East Anglian Daily Times: 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.

East Anglian Daily Times: 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.

East Anglian Daily Times: 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)

East Anglian Daily Times: Caravans set alight in an elaborate stuntCaravans set alight in an elaborate stunt (Image: Stephen Waller)