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Germany National Speedway Team
The Germany national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway. History The West Germany national speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960 and the following year in 1961, the East Germany national speedway team competed in the World Cup for the first time. Traditionally the West German team were much stronger and produced the majority of the leading riders from the German nations. West Germany and East Germany became the Germany national speedway team in 1991, following the events that led to the German reunification between 1989 and 1991. The German team reached the final of the World Team Cup in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998 but failed to make any impact over the next two decades, until they competed in consecutive finals of the Speedway of Nations in 2018 and 2019. Major tournament finals World Team Championships International caps (as of 2022) Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
The German Motor Sport Federation ( or ''DMSB'', formerly known as or ''ONS'') is Germany's motor racing governing body. It represents Germany at Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM. The , founded in 1972 by Herbert Linge as , is considered the first mobile track marshaling crew, equipped with fast cars like Porsche 914 or Porsche 911, carrying fire extinguishers and doctors in order to arrive quickly at a crash site. Member clubs * ADAC, Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), founded 1903 * Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD), founded 1899 * Deutscher Motorsport Verband (DMV), founded 1923 Racing series organized by DMSB * F3 Euroseries * FIA European Formula Three Championship * ''German Formula Three Championship, ATS Formel 3 Cup'' * Deutsche Motorrad-Straßenmeisterschaft ITR e.V. * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (until 2022) Motorsport Team Germany The ''Motorsport Team Germany'' is a squad containin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1996 Speedway World Team Cup was the 37th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place on 15 September, at the Rhein-Main Arena in Germany. The Poland team won their seventh title but their first for 27 years having last won the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup. First round * 2 June 1996 * Mladost Stadum, Prelog New Zealand and Finland withdrew Russia and Croatia to second round Second round * 30 June 1996 * Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana Russia and Ukraine to third round Third round * 25 August * Stadion Polonii Piła, Piła Piła (; ) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population was 71,846, making it the city in the voivodeship after Poznań and Kalisz and the largest city in the north ... *Australia withdrew and were replaced by Poland B Poland and Russia to World final World Final * 15 September 1996 * Rhein-Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Olimpijski (Wrocław)
Stadion (Greek , Latin ''stadium'', nominative plural ''stadia'' in both Greek and Latin) may refer to: People * Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg * Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1763–1824), Austrian statesman * Franz Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1806–1853), Austrian statesman, son of the previous * Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen (1679–1757), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg * Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen (1799–1868), Austrian field marshal Stadiums * Stadion Lohmühle, a multi-use stadium in Lübeck, Germany * Stockholm Olympic Stadium, commonly referred to as "Stadion," a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden * Eleda Stadion, the home ground of Malmö FF since 2010, is commonly referred to as "Stadion". Train stations * Stadion metro station, a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden * Stadion (Vienna U-Bahn), a metro station in Vienna, Austria Other * ''Stadion'' (journal), a multilingual academic journal covering the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Speedway Of Nations
The 2018 Speedway of Nations was the first FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia, who beat Great Britain in the Grand Final. It replaced the Speedway World Cup. Format The 2018 Speedway of Nations was a pairs event, with each nation being represented by two senior riders and one rider under the age of 21. Each meeting was staged over 21 heats with the scores from each rider added together to give a total for each nation. The two race-off events consisted of seven teams, with three qualifying for the final. The final, which included hosts Poland, was staged over two legs with the scores from each added together. The top scoring nation went straight through to the Grand Final, while the second and third placed nations competed in the final qualifier for the chance to reach the Grand Final. The final qualifier and Grand Final were one-off heats. In the event of a tie, the second and third placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Kröger
Matthias Kröger (born 24 May 1969) is a former speedway, long track and grasstrack rider from Germany. He earned 6 international caps for the German national speedway team. Career He rode in 2002 Speedway World Cup and is a five times World Team Champion. In 2008, he made his British league debut riding for the Somerset Rebels in the 2008 Premier League speedway season. Results World Longtrack Championship Grand-Prix Years * 1997 5 app (8th) 62pts * 1998 5 app (6th) 57pts * 1999 5 app (9th) 50pts * 2001 5 app (Third) 90pts * 2001 1 app (18th) 10pts * 2002 5 app (4th) 77pts * 2003 6 app (4th) 82pts * 2004 3 app (10th) 42pts * 2005 4 app (6th) 42pts * 2006 2 app (10th) 23pts * 2007 3 app (13th) 21pts * 2008 4 app (6th) 48pts * 2009 5 app (4th) 79pts * 2010 6 app (8th) 75pts * 2011 6 app (8th) 73pts * 2012 6 app (7th) 86pts * 2013 6 app (17th) 37pts * 2014 2 app (19th) 8pts * 2016 5 app (12th) 29pts Best Grand-Prix Results * Bielefeld Second 2004 * Cloppenburg Second 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojens Speedway Center
The Vojens Speedway Center is a Motorcycle speedway track located in Vojens, Denmark. The track has been part-owned since its opening by Denmark's first three time Speedway World Champion Ole Olsen. Track The Speedway Center is a long track which opened in September 1975 and has a spectator capacity of approximately 15,000. Since its opening it has hosted numerous Danish national and international meetings including hosting the Danish Championship in 1977, 1979 and 1981. World Championship meetings The Speedway Center hosted the Speedway World Final in 1988 and again in 1994, the final time the World Championship was held in the single meeting format before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. It hosted the Final of the World Pairs Championship in 1979 and 1993, the World Team Cup in 1983, 1986 (round 2 of 3), 1991 and 1998, as well as the World Cup in 2003, 2008 and 2010. The Center also hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark from 1995 until 2002 and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1998 Speedway World Team Cup was the 39th edition of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place on 11 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark. The winners were the United States national speedway team, United States team who claimed their fifth title. First round * 7 June 1998 * Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils * Austria and France withdrew * Latvia and Norway to second round Second round * 28 June 1998 * Stroitel Stadium (Tolyatti), Stroitel Stadium, Tolyatti, Togliatti *Norway withdrew and were replaced by Ukraine, England and Australia withdrew * Czech Republic and Hungary to World final World Final * 11 September 1998 * Vojens Speedway Center, Speedway Center, Vojens See also * 1998 Speedway Grand Prix References {{Speedway World Cup seasons Speedway World Team Cup, 1998 1998 in speedway, World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic National Speedway Team
The Czech Republic national speedway team is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway. History As Czechoslovakia The Czechoslovakia speedway team (which consisted predominantly of Czech Republic riders) competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup during the 1960 Speedway World Team Cup and won the bronze medal after finishing third in the final. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were regular World Cup contenders from 1960 until their final World Cup in 1992. They reached the final on fourteen occasions, winning the silver medal in 1963 and two more bronze medals in 1977 and 1979. In addition to the four medals at the World Cup, the team won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Pairs Championship. Following the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the riders then competed for their new speedway nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. As the Czech Republic The Czech Republic national team competed in their first Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Żużlowy Centrum
Stadion (Greek , Latin ''stadium'', nominative plural ''stadia'' in both Greek and Latin) may refer to: People * Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg * Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1763–1824), Austrian statesman * Franz Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1806–1853), Austrian statesman, son of the previous * Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen (1679–1757), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg * Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen (1799–1868), Austrian field marshal Stadiums * Stadion Lohmühle, a multi-use stadium in Lübeck, Germany * Stockholm Olympic Stadium, commonly referred to as "Stadion," a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden * Eleda Stadion, the home ground of Malmö FF since 2010, is commonly referred to as "Stadion". Train stations * Stadion metro station, a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden * Stadion (Vienna U-Bahn), a metro station in Vienna, Austria Other * ''Stadion'' (journal), a multilingual academic journal covering the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1997 Speedway World Team Cup was the 38th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final was held at the Stadion Żużlowy Centrum in Piła, Poland on 13 September. Denmark won their 11th title and Hans Nielsen won his 11th and final gold medal. Remarkably Nielsen had won his gold medals in a near twenty-year span from 1978 until 1997, cementing his place in history as arguably the best speedway rider of all time. First round * 21 June 1997 * Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško *Belarus and the Netherlands withdrew * Slovenia and Italy to second round Second round * 23 August 1997 * Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex, Debrecen * * Czech Republic and Hungary to World final World Final * 13 September 1997 * Stadion Żużlowy Centrum, Piła See also * 1997 Speedway Grand Prix The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix was the 52nd edition of the official World Championship. It was the third season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Kessler
Robert Kessler (born 5 April 1973 in Neuwied, West Germany) is a former motorcycle speedway rider, from Germany. He earned 5 international caps for the German national speedway team. Career Kessler represented Germany at the Speedway World Team Cup. He was the German under-21 champion in 1992 and 1993. He started his British league career with Sheffield Tigers in 1994. He spent five seasons with them from 1994 to 2001, although in between he had a season with King's Lynn Stars. He then moved to Hull Vikings in 2002 before switching to Stoke Potters in 2003. His last season before retirement was in Britain, riding with the Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a motorcycle speedway, speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Origins & 1930s Rye House began life in 1934, host ... in 2010. Personal life A mechanical engineer by trade, Robbie founded ROK Racing a spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary National Speedway Team
The Hungary national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway. History The Hungarian speedway team first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing second in the Continental semi final round. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were ever present from 1966 to 2000. However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach a final for the first thirty years of the competition. The team experienced a better record in the World Pairs Championship, reaching finals in 1972, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993. The team's greatest success came in the 1990 final, when they won a shock bronze medal. It was not until 1996 that they appeared in their first World Team Cup final and then the following years in 1997 and 1998, repeated the achievement. Since 2001, Hungary have struggled and have in the majority of cases failed to qualify for the World Cup or the Speedway of Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |