The team were nicknamed the Hammers after the West Ham Hammers, a speedway team that closed twelve years earlier. The team's home track, the Arena Essex Raceway, closed shortly before the end of the 2018 season and the team did not compete in a league in 2019.
The team was dubbed "Hammers" because of their connection to the West Ham Hammers speedway team that had folded 12 years earlier. The Arena Essex Raceway, their home track, closed at the end of 2018, leading to a non-participation in any league for the 2019 season.