Origins and 1990s In 1994, a team called
Hi-Edge Hitmen began racing on the
Buxton Raceway. Promoted by Barry Watson and former England rider
Chris Morton, the team's inaugural season was in the
1994 British League Division Three in which they finished in sixth place. The following year they finished third in the
1995 Academy League before joining the
Conference League (division 3). The speedway promotion agreed with the stock car promotion that a separate speedway track could be built adjacent to the main circuit. The team was then renamed the Buxton Hitmen from the
1996 Speedway Conference League season. The first season on the new track in 1996 ended with an eighth-place finish. Two Buxton riders,
Mike Hampson and
Jon Armstrong won consecutive
Riders' Championships in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
2000s During the
2002 Speedway Conference League season the team won their first silverware when winning the Conference League
Knockout Cup. They comfortably defeated the
Rye House Raiders 99–81 on aggregate in the final, with William Beveridge scoring a 15-point home leg maximum and Aidan Collins scoring 17 in the away leg. The remainder of the decade was spent in mid-table positions, with the highlight being the Riders' Championship successes by
James Wright in 2004
Adam Roynon in 2006 and
Craig Cook in 2009.
2010s Their best season was 2010, when they achieved the treble. After finishing second in the regular season table behind
Dudley Heathens during the
2010 National League speedway season they won the playoffs, defeating
Newport Wasps in the final. They also won the Knockout Cup and National Trophy. The treble winning team included riders such as
Craig Cook,
Nick Morris,
Robert Branford and
Jason Garrity. The Hitmen struggled to compete in the league in the following years, finishing last in 2016 and enduring a disastrous campaign during 2018. After the 2018 season, the speedway club chairman Jayne Moss withdrew the club at the National League AGM, following financial struggles. The speedway team has not raced since. In the 25 years that the team raced they always competed in the third division. The team under the name Buxton Bulls, returned to compete in the
2026 National Development League. == Honours ==