Granly Speedway Arena is a speedway track in

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

, Denmark. The track is located on the Tinghedevej 9 road, about 16 kilometres east of the town and is adjacent to the Vestjysk Motocross Club. The stadium hosts the speedway team known as the

Esbjerg Speedway Klub Esbjerg Speedway Klub or Esbjerg Vikings (part of Esbjerg Motosport) is a Motorcycle speedway, speedway club from Esbjerg in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title on 11 occasions ...

, who race in the

Danish Speedway League The Danish Speedway League () or Danish Super League or Metal League as it is called today is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. In 1955, the idea of a Danish Tournament for teams surfaced. The Danish Speedway League began in ...

and have been champions of Denmark 11 times, as of 2023.

History

Founded in 1929, Esbjerg Motor Sport bought a piece of moorland at the Korskro Inn, during the spring of 1946. After construction the stadium opened with an attendance of 6,000 spectators on 7 July 1946. The year of 1955 proved significant because speedway was moved to the Esbjerg Athletic Stadium due to financial problems. The track remained open however and was extended in size during 1955. Speedway returned in 1970 and the venue hosted the 1972

Danish Individual Speedway Championship Individual Speedway Danish Championship is the National competition for Danish speedway riders to determine the champion of Denmark. The winner of the final is awarded a gold medal and declared Danish Individual Champion. The riders finishing se ...

. In 1975, the site was entirely rebuilt into the Esbjerg Motor Center or Korskro Motor Center, which included two standard speedway tracks in addition to one longtrack and one smaller 80cc track. The venue opened on 1 May 1977. The venue held the 1978 Danish final and soon hosted a major international event; the

1982 Individual Long Track World Championship The 1982 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 12th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 19 September 1982 at the Korskro Motor Center in Esbjerg in Denmark. The world title was ...

(which attracted over 20,000 people). In 1984, further developments took place with the speedway track rotating 90 degrees and the mapping of a motocross circuit. The following year it hosted the 1985 Individual Long Track World Championship. The longtrack was later demolished but further Danish Championship finals were held on the speedway track in 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2018. In-between in 2014, the stadium was renamed the Granly Speedway Arena.

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