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2000 Speedway Grand Prix Of Sweden
The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the second race of the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 3 June in the Motorstadium in Linköping, Sweden . Retrieved on 2009-12-03. It was the sixth Swedish SGP and was won by Australian Jason Crump. Starting positions draw The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Nicki Pedersen and Rune Holta as Wild Card.Heat details Standings See also * Speedway Grand Prix *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church of Sweden) and is well known for its cathedral. Linköping is the center of an old cultural region and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 1987. Dominating the city's skyline from afar is the steeple of the cathedral, Domkyrka. Nowadays, Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry. Linköping wants to create a sustainable development of the city and therefore plans to become a carbon-neutral community by 2025. Located on the Östergötland Plain, Linköping is closely linked to Norrköping, roughly to the east, near the sea. History The city is possibly named after the '' Lionga ting'' assembly which according to Medieval Scandinavian laws was the most important thing in Östergötland. Exact location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hamill
William Gordon Hamill (born 23 May 1970, in California, United States) is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway World Champion, winning the title in 1996. Career Early career Hamill began junior speedway in California in 1983, eventually turning professional in 1986. In 1990, he left California to race for Cradley Heathens in the British League, joining fellow Californian and friend Greg Hancock. In his debut season of racing in Europe, Hamill won his first FIM Gold Medal as the USA won the World Team Cup. 1991–95 In 1991, Hamill again rode for the Heathens and he also made his World Final debut at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg scoring six points. The 1992 World Championship campaign was cut short for Hamill after breaking his wrist at the Overseas final at Coventry's Brandon stadium, however he was still a major part of the Heathens season, again averaging over eight points. He was also part of the USA team which won the world team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Brhel
Bohumil "Bo" Brhel is a Czech speedway rider and he won the 2001 Individual European Champion title. He won the Czechoslovakian title on six occasions Career World Final Appearances * 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 1pt *1994 - Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 10th - 6pts Speedway Grand Prix World (European) Under-21 Championship * 1986 Rivne - 4th - 10pts Speedway World Team Cup * 1990 - Pardubice - 4th - 19pts (6) * 1999 - Pardubice - 2nd - 35pts (9) Speedway World Cup * 2002 - Peterborough, East of England Showground - 5th - 36pts (5) Speedway World Pairs Championship * 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Zdeněk Tesař) - 7th - 25pts (14) * 1991 - Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium (with Roman Matoušek) - 5th 18pts (12) Individual European Championship * 2001 - Heusden-Zolder, Heusden-Zolder Speedway - Winner - 14pts * 2002 - Rybnik, Rybnik Municipal Stadium - 5th - 10pts European Pairs Championship * 2004 - Winner - 28pts (16) * 2005 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Makovský
Michal Makovský (born 6 April 1976) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. Career He started in the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic and 2001 Speedway World Cup. In the British leagues he rode for Berwick Bandits for ten years between 2000 and 2010. In 2002, he was part of the Berwick four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at Brandon Stadium. Results World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 2000 - 32nd place (1 pt in one event) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ** 1999 - Pardubice - Runner-up (8 pts) ** 2001 - - 7th place * Individual U-21 World Championship ** 1996 - Olching - 7th place (8 pts) ** 1997 - Mšeno - 8th place (8 pts) European Championships * European Club Champions' Cup ** 2000 - Piła - 4th place (4 pts) for Pardubice Domestic competitions * Team Polish Championship (League) ** 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup. Career Domestic teams Pedersen began speedway racing aged 11 at Danish club Fjelsted. He started his Polish speedway career in 1999 with Polish second division club Start Gniezno and has since ridden for GTŻ Grudziądz, Wybrzeże Gdańsk, ZKŻ Zielona Góra and ŻKS ROW Rybnik. Between 2006 and 2007 he rode for Stal Rzeszów and since 2008 he has ridden for Włókniarz Częstochowa. Pedersen rides for Dackarna in the Swedish Elitserien, and Holsted in the Danish Super League. Pedersen's speedway career in the United Kingdom began with the Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds, before Elite League side Wolverhampton Wolves bought him for the 1999 season. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Smith (speedway Rider)
Andrew Smith (born 25 May 1966 in York, England) is a retired British motorcycle speedway rider. Career Andy Smith won the British Speedway Championship three times in a row in 1993, 1994 and 1995, giving him the distinction of being one of only three riders ever to achieve this feat.Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. Smith also rode in Australia during his career, including the 1990/91 Australian season when he based himself at the Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia. Despite Claremont being almost twice the length of most British tracks, on 18 January 1991 Smith defeated home town hero, and twice Australian Champion Glenn Doyle in the King of Claremont Classic. Smith also finished 2nd to Sweden's Dennis Löfqvist at the Boxing Day (26 December 1990) International at the Melbourne Showgrounds. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 7th - 10pts * 1993 - Pocking, Rottalstadion - 5th - 10pts Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Andersen
Brian Andersen (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Andersen reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship in 1990 and then won the event the following year to become the 1991 Junior World Champion The success brought him to the attention of British leagues and Coventry Bees signed him for the 1992 British League season. He drove up his average over the following seasons for Coventry and established himself as one of their leading riders. In 1995, he won the Individual Speedway Danish Championship. In 1996, he finished second in the 1996 Intercontinental Final, which qualified him for his first Speedway Grand Prix series. He rode in the Grand Prix between 1997 and 2001, and won two bronze medals in the Speedway World Team Cup. He won the Danish Championship for the second time in 1999, which was also his last season for Coventry before he moved to join Oxford Cheetahs for the 2000 Elite League speedway season. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Karlsson (speedway Rider)
Peter Gunnar Karlsson (born 18 December 1969) is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. His two younger brothers, Mikael Max and Magnus Karlsson are both motorcycle speedway riders. All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve. He won the Swedish Pairs Championship twice with brother Mikael, in 1992 and 1996 and was the Swedish Individual Champion in 1989 and 1991. He is a legend at parent club Wolverhampton where he helped them win the 2009 Elite League title despite suffering with a broken collarbone two weeks prior to the play off final. Due to the average points limit, PK had to move on in 2010 and joined Belle Vue Aces on loan. In 2016 PK wasn't originally in Wolverhampton's plans but after Mikel Beck pulled out of the team leaving the door open for PK to join back. He accepted and joined for the remainder of the season. He would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafał Dobrucki
Rafał Dobrucki (born 27 December 1976 Poland) is a Polish former speedway rider. Career On 25 July 1999 he won the Continental Final, which formed part of the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification. He went on to qualify as a permanent rider for the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix. Speedway Grand Prix results Career Individual World Championship *1997 - 23rd place (1 points) *1999 - 25th place (8 points) *2000 - 21st place (16 points) *2004 - 29th place (5 points) Individual U-21 World Championship *1995 - 11th place (6 points) *1996 - 6th place (10 points) *1997 - 2ns place (11 points +3) Team World Championship *1995 - 6th place (0 points) *''1996 - 2 points in Group A'' *''1999 - 6 points in Semi-Final B'' *''2000 - 4 points in Semi-Final A'' European Club Champions' Cup *2000 - European Champion (13 points) * 2009 - Toruń - European Champion (8 pts) Rivne Individual Polish Championship *1995 - 3rd place Individual U-21 Polish Championship *1994 - 3rd place *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Karger
Brian Karger (born 9 February 1967, in Horsens, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 and 1995 World Team Cup Finals. He also qualified for the 1992 World Final in Wrocław, Poland where he finished 16th (last) with 4pts scored, including a win in his final race. He rode in the United Kingdom for the Swindon Robins, Arena Essex Hammers and also for the Belle Vue Aces. He rode in Sweden and won the Swedish Elitserien in 1988 with Bysarna. After retiring he became a notable engine tuner. World Final Appearances Individual World Championship * 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 16th - 4pts World Team Cup * 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - (with Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Gert Handberg / John Jørgensen John Jørgensen (born 18 July 1962 in Middelfart, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He is not to be confused with Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Gustafsson
Henrik Anders (Henka) Gustafsson (born 14 August 1970 in Sköllersta, Sweden) is an international Motorcycle speedway rider who won the 1993 World Pairs Championship with Tony Rickardsson and the Speedway World Team Cup with Sweden in 1994 and 2000. Early in his career Gustafsson was known as much for his long, curly blonde hair as he was his riding, though his riding soon outshone his locks. Career Sweden Henrik Gustafsson, who has ridden for Indianerna in the Swedish Elite League since 1986, is a two time Swedish Speedway Champion, winning the title in 1995 and 2000. He also won the Swedish Pairs Championship in 1994 and is a four time (1986-1989) Swedish Under-21 Champion. United Kingdom Gustafsson first rode in the British Elite League in 1990 for the King's Lynn Stars, staying with the team until 1993 before moving on to the Belle Vue Aces for 1994. He then took a seven-year break from riding in the British leagues until he returned for a season with Belle Vue. He moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Dannö
Stefan Dannö (born 10 February 1969) is an international former Speedway rider who rode in the Speedway World Championship. He also rode for the Eastbourne Eagles in the British Speedway League and Indianerna in the Swedish Elite League when they were champions in 1990 and 1991. He was Swedish Champion in 2003. His brother Roland Dannö was also a speedway rider. Speedway Grand Prix results World Longtrack Championship One Day Finals * 1991 Marianske Lazne (6th) 12pts * 1992 Pfarrkirchen (10th) 9pts * 1993 Muhldorf (10th) 9pts * 1995 Scheessel (16th) 3pts World Team Cup World final * 1996 - Hofheim, Hesse (with Daniel Andersson / Niklas Klingberg) - 5th - 14pts See also * Sweden national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders * List of Speedway Long Track World Championship riders This is a complete list of riders who have competed in the a World Longtrack Championship final (1957–1996) and Grand-Prix Series (1997–2019). Index A * Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
