The Olching Speedwaybahn is a 9,712-capacity

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

stadium in the western part of

Olching Olching (; Central Bavarian: ''Oiching'') is a Town#Germany, town in the Fürstenfeldbruck (district), district of Fürstenfeldbruck, and suburb to Munich in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Muni ...

in Germany. The venue is used by the speedway team

MSC Olching MSC Olching is a German motorcycle speedway team based in Olching, Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, 32 kilometres west of Munich. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it had a popul ...

, who compete in the German Bundesliga. The venue is also used by

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members and has also been used for concerts.

History

The stadium has hosted several of the sport's premier events including the finals of the

1972 Speedway World Team Cup The 1972 Speedway World Team Cup was the 13th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. The title was won by Great Britain for ...

and the

1981 Speedway World Team Cup The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. Denmark won their second title. Ominously ...

. In 1996, it hosted the 1996 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. On 14 September 2014, the 390-metre track record was broken by

Martin Smolinski Martin Smolinski (born 6 December 1984) is a German motorcycle speedway rider. He is three-times world longtrack champion and eight times champion of Germany. Personal life Smolinski was born on 6 December 1984 in Munich, West Germany. He is ...

who recorded 64.5 sec in Olching Speedwaybahn. It is a record which remains unbroken as of 2024. In 2015, a new surface replaced the previous one. In 2017, the stadium was selected as the venue for the semi final of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.

References

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