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2008 Speedway Ekstraliga
The 2008 Speedway Ekstraliga season is the 9th since its establishment. The first fixtures of the season are scheduled for April 6, 2008, and the season will end on October 19, 2008. Unia Leszno are the defending Polish champions. The Speedway Ekstraliga (pl. ''Ekstraliga żużlowa'') is the top division of Motorcycle speedway, speedway in the Poland. The 2008 Juniors League (pl. ''Liga Juniorów'') season is the first its establishment. Every Ekstraliga team must send a Team U-21 to youth league. Eight events will be on July and August. 03-Dec-2007. Teams ...
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Speedway Ekstraliga
The Speedway Ekstraliga ( en, Polish Extraleague, pl, Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world", and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004)History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules.Retrieved 25 October 2014. With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's Hans Nielsen. In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced. Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga. 2022 PGE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Gapiński
Tomasz Gapiński (born 8 July 1982 in Piła, Poland''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 20-21, ) is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was riding in 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe. He was won Team Polish Champion titles in 1999 and 2006. Speedway Grand Prix results Career details World Championships * Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** '' 2006 - notclassify (0 heats in European SGP)'' ** 2007 - 32nd place (1 point in European SGP) * Individual U-21 World Championship European Championships * Individual European Championship ** 2005 - Lonigo - 11th place (5 points) ** ''2008 - injury in before Semi-Final 3'' * European Pairs Championship ** 2004 - Debrecen - Bronze medal (5 points) * European Club Champions' Cup ** 2007 - Miskolc - Runner-up (10 points) Polish competitions * Individual Polish Championship ** ''2008 - injur before Semi-Final 2'' ** '' 2009 - 17th place in Quarter-Final 3'' * Team Polish Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Courtney (speedway Rider)
James Anthony Courtney (born 29 June 1980) is an Australian racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 7 Ford Mustang GT for Blanchard Racing Team. Courtney won the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series driving for the Dick Johnson Racing team. Early career Courtney has raced and was successful in several other categories, most of which are regarded as the stepping stones to Formula One. He was World Junior Karting Champion in 1995 and world Formula A Champion in 1997. He was British Formula Ford champion in 2000 and broke the record for winning the most Formula Ford races in one season. He drove for the Jaguar Junior Formula Three team in 2001, impressively winning his first F3 race on his F3 debut. He was also a test driver for Jaguar's Formula One team. Injuries from a high-speed test crash at Monza in 2002, due to failure of the rear wing on the Jaguar F1 car, led to him missing some races in that year's British Formula 3 Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Dądela
Przemysław () is a Polish Slavic given name, meaning someone who is clever or ingenious. It is derived from another Polish name Przemysł. Its diminutive forms include Przemek (the most popular one), Przemuś (hypocorism), Przemo, Przemko, Przem and Przemcio. Its feminine form is ''Przemysława''. Name days Individuals named Przemysław may choose their name day from the following dates: April 13, September 4, October 10, or October 30. People and characters with the name Przemysław * Przemysław Domański - a Polish ice skater * Przemysław Frankowski - a Polish footballer * Przemysław Karnowski (born 1993), Polish basketball player * Przemysław Kaźmierczak - a Polish footballer * Przemysław Matyjaszek - a Polish judoka * Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz - a Polish computer scientist * Przemysław Saleta - a Polish boxer * Przemysław Skwirczyński - a Polish cinematographer * Przemysław Słowikowski - a Polish sprinter * Przemysław Tytoń - a Polish goalkeeper * Przemy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Kowalczyk (speedway Rider)
Mateusz Kowalczyk (; born 3 May 1987) is a Polish tennis player who specialises in doubles. Career He reached his highest doubles ranking of world no. 77 on September 9, 2013. He has played with Tomasz Bednarek, Błażej Koniusz, Marcin Gawron Marcin Gawron (; born 25 May 1988) is a Polish tennis player. He made the final of the 2006 Wimbledon Junior Championship, but lost to Thiemo de Bakker Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch professional tenn ..., and Artem Sitak. ATP career finals Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Challengers and futures titles (18) External links * * Official site of Mateusz Kowalczyk 1987 births Living people Polish male tennis players People from Chrzanów Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Piekarski (speedway Rider)
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Marcin Piekarski may refer to: * Marcin Piekarski (luger) (born 1983), Polish luger * Marcin Piekarski (speedway rider) (born 1989), Polish motorcycle speedway rider in 2007 Speedway Ekstraliga The 2007 Polish Speedway season was the 2007 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. Individual Polish Individual Speedway Championship The 2007 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 15 August at Wrocław. Golden Helm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Bridger
Lewis Alan Bridger (born 4 November 1989, in Hastings, Sussex) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career Bridger stepped straight into Elite League racing from the Conference League after one season with the Weymouth Wildcats. His career includes spells with Eastbourne Eagles and Lakeside Hammers, who he re-signed for in February 2016. On 21 September 2007, Bridger was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. In 2006, he became British Under 18 Champion and in 2009 he won the British Under 21 Championship. On 20 November 2009, Bridger signed for Peterborough Panthers from his home town club Eastbourne Eagles. He returned to the Eagles for the 2011 and 2012 seasons before moving on to Lakeside Hammers in 2013. After two seasons with the Hammers he announced that would not ride in 2015, stating "I have lost my love for the sport, have no desire to race and am quite simply not enjoying it any more." He changed his mind and signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borys Miturski
Borys Miturski (born 20 June 1989 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 national team. He was fourth in 2007 Individual U-19 European Championship. His father Krzysztof and uncle Michał was speedway rider also in 1980s. Career details World Championships * Individual U-21 World Championship ** '' 2009 - Lost in Domestic Qualifications'' European Championships * Individual European Championship ** ''2008 - 13th place in Semi-Final 2'' * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2007 - Częstochowa - 4th place (10 pts +2) ** 2008 - Stralsund - 14th place (3 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship ** 2008 - Rawicz - 4th place (2 pts) Domestic competitions * Individual Polish Championship ** '' 2009 - 16th place in Quarter-Final 4'' * Individual U-21 Polish Championship ** 2008 - Rybnik - 15th place (1 pt) ** Silver Helmet (U-21) ** 2009 - Częstochowa - 11th place (5 pts) * Bronze Helmet (U-19) ** 2008 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kennett
Edward David Kennett (born 28 August 1986 in Hastings, England) is a motorcycle speedway rider. He was the British Under-21 Champion in 2005 and has appeared in two Speedway Grand Prix as a wild card. Kennett's father Dave, was a motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Eastbourne Eagles, Hackney Hawks, Newport Wasps and the White City Rebels. His uncle Gordon Kennett represented Great Britain, and rode for many clubs. Another uncle, Brian (Barney) Kennett, rode mainly in the British League Division Two/National League for the Canterbury Crusaders during the 1970s and 1980s. Career Kennett started his racing career in the Conference League with the Rye House Raiders in 2001. He had his first permanent team place with the Raiders in 2002. The same season he made his Premier League debut for the Rye House Rockets. In 2004, he joined his local club the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League. Kennett joined Valsarna speedway, his first team in Sweden 2004. He struggled in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Lindbäck
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who competed in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway World Cup in 2004 and 2015. Career highlights Lindbäck made his international debut in 2004 with firstly a wild card ride in the Speedway Grand Prix series but he made a bigger impression in the Speedway World Cup riding for the Swedish team. He became the European Under-19 Champion in 2004 and Scandinavian Under-21 Champion in 2005. He made his full SGP debut in 2005 finishing 10th both in that season and the subsequent 2006 championship. Prior to the final 2007 Speedway Grand Prix round in Gelsenkirchen, it was announced that Lindbäck had decided to retire from speedway. But in 2008, Lindbäck was deciding to return to speedway, starting in the second league in Sweden. He continued his professional career in 2009. Lindbäck w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sławomir Drabik
Sławomir Drabik (born 6 February 1966 in Jawor, Poland) is a Polish speedway rider who has won 1996 Team World Champion title. Drabik was second in the 2003 Individual European Championship and 2007 European Pairs Championship. He was permanent rider of 1997 Speedway Grand Prix. He gained his Speedway licence in 1984. World Final Appearances * 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 9th - 6pts Speedway Grand Prix results Speedway World Team Cup * 1996 - Winner - 27pts (12) European Championships Individual European Championship: * 2003 - 2nd - 12pts + 2pts * 2005 - 16th - 1pt European Pairs Championship: * 2007 - 2nd - 22pts (9) Polish Domestic competitions Individual Polish Championship: * 1991 - Winner * 1996 - Winner * 1997 - 2nd * Polish U-21 Championship: ** 1986 - 3rd * Poland Golden Helmet: ** 1991 - Winner Family His son Maksym Drabik is a Polish international speedway rider and double Junior World champion. See also * Poland speedway team * List of Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Szczepaniak (speedway Rider)
Mateusz Szczepaniak (born 10 February 1987 in Poland) is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He won the Team Under 21 World Championship with the Poland speedway team. Career In 2022, he helped Wilki Krosno win the 2022 1.Liga. The following season he signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season. Family His elder brother Michał is also a speedway rider. Honours * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2008 - 10th place in Semi-Final 1 (7 points)'' * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2007 - World Champion (9 points) * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2006 - 11th place (6 points) * European Club Champions' Cup ** 2004 - European Champion (track reserve) * Individual U-21 Polish Championship ** 2008 - Rybnik - 9th place (7 points) * Team Polish Championship ** 2004 - 3rd place ** 2005 - 3rd place ** 2006 - 2nd place ** 2007 - 5th place - CMA 5.57 (details) * Team U-21 Polish Championship ** 2008 - Leszno - Bronze medal (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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