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2009 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The 2009 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification Meetings are a series of speedway meetings used to determine the three riders and one reserve who qualify for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix. The top eight riders finishing the 2008 Grand Prix series automatically qualify for 2009. Calendar Allocation Qualifying Rules: * Riders placed 1st to 7th + 1 reserve from each Qualifying Round will qualify for the semi-final. * Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 reserve from each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Prix Challenge. However, if no Polish rider qualifies to the Grand Prix Challenge, then only 7 riders + 1 reserve will qualify from Semi-Final 2. * Riders will be balloted for the semi-finals and the Grand Prix Challenge. Domestic Qualifications Poland Domestic Qualifications for the 2009 Grand Prix and the 2008 Individual European Championship ''Krajowe eliminacje do Grand Prix 2009 i IME'' Qualifying Rules: * Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first winner was Hans Nielsen of Denmark. Event format The format for a Grand Prix changed for the 2007 season onwards. Sixteen riders take part in each Grand Prix and over the course of twenty heats each rider will race against every other rider once. The top eight scorers advance to a semi-final and from each semi-final the 1st and 2nd placed riders will advance to the GP final. In this format all rides counted towards Grand Prix points totals, including the semi-final and final, the maximum points for a single GP is 21 (5x heat wins, semi final win and final win). This scoring revision was introduced as a result of comments made during 2006 that the 4 finalists received too many points compared to the losing semi-finalists who in turn receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motala
Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. Motala is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern and is regarded as the main centre of both the Göta Canal and the surrounding lake region. History Motala Church dates from the 13th century. For several centuries, Motala remained a small village, mainly regarded as a stopping post on the road to the nearby town of Vadstena, one of the cultural centres of medieval Sweden. However, King Gustav Vasa had a manor house built at Motala and later Queen Kristina had a summer residence built at the spa resort of Medevi, 20 km north of the town. When the Göta Canal was built in the early 19th century, Motala became an important town for the trade on the canal. The builder of the canal, Baltzar von Platen, has his grave beside it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine National Speedway Team ...
The Ukraine national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Ukraine. They were started in the European Pairs Speedway Championship Finals three times. World championships Speedway World Cup European Championships Pairs Team U-19 Honours World Championships European Championships See also * motorcycle speedway {{DEFAULTSORT:Ukraine National Speedway Team National speedway teams Speedway Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Speedway Team
The Italy national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Italy. The best achievement of team is 7th place in Speedway World Cup in 2004. 2013 Team * Michele Paco Castagna * Nicolas Vicentin * Guglielmo Franchetti * Nicolas Covatti Speedway World Cup Riders European Pairs Speedway Championship References * Świat Żużla, No 3 (75) /2008, pages 25, . See also * motorcycle speedway {{Italian national teams National speedway teams Speedway Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ... National speedway team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Speedway Team
The France national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of France and is controlled by the French Motorcycling Federation. World championships Speedway World Cup Speedway of Nations European Championships Pairs See also * France national under-21 speedway team (France national under-19 speedway team, U-19) * France national long track team * motorcycle speedway National speedway teams National sports teams of France, Speedway Motorsport in France, Speedway {{motorcycle-speedway-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark National Speedway Team
Denmark is one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by Denmark's most successful speedway rider, four time Individual World Champion Hans Nielsen and the current captain is Niels-Kristian Iversen. They have won the Speedway World Cup / Speedway World Team Cup a record 15 occasions with team manager Nielsen being a rider on 11 of those teams. Speedway World Cup The Denmark national speedway were a major force throughout the 1980s, winning a record 6 world titles in a row, between 1983 and 1988. They are currently one of the best teams in the world. Key riding members of the title wins include Hans Nielsen, who holds the record for most world cup wins by an individual rider with 11 wins (Nielsen won a total of 22 Individual, Pairs and Team World Championships), Tommy Knudsen (8 wins), Erik Gundersen (7 wins), Jan O. Pedersen (4 wins), Ole Olsen and Finn Thomsen (both 3 wins). Denmark are the current (2014) Speedway World Cup Champions having won their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany National Speedway Team
The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany. 2009 Team A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. * Seniors: ** Martin Smolinski ** Kevin Wölbert ** Tobias Kroner ** Christian Hefenbrock ** Richard Speiser ** Thomas Stange * U-21 Juniors: ** Kevin Wölbert ** Max Dilger ** Tobias Busch ** Frank Facher ** Erik Pudel ** Sonke Petersen * U-19 Juniors: ** Erik Pudel ** Kai Huckenbeck ** René Deddens ** Marcel Helfer ** Franz Winklhofer Speedway World Cup Riders Świat Żużla, No 3 (75) /2008, pages 24-25, Team U-21 World Championship European Pairs Championship Team U-19 European Championship Honours World Championships European Championships References See also * 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 anti-cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada National Speedway Team
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia National Speedway Team ...
The Slovenia national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Slovenia. They were 2nd in 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship. Speedway World Cup Riders European Pairs Championship Team U-21 World Championship Honours World Championships European Championships References * Świat Żużla, No 1 (75) /2008, page 24, . See also * Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship * Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia {{National sports teams of Slovenia National speedway teams Speedway Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States National Speedway Team
The United States national speedway team are an international speedway team from the United States who compete in the annual major international speedway competitions including the Speedway World Cup and Speedway of Nations and the former events the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Pairs Championship. They are managed by Lance King, who finished third in the 1984 World Final and the current captain is triple and four times world champion Greg Hancock. The team is governed by the American Motorcyclist Association. After Jack Milne and his brother Cordy had finished first and third at the 1937 World Final (with another American Wilbur Lamoreaux finishing second), the USA went into the speedway wilderness until the early 1970s when international riders such as World Champions Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger from New Zealand began visiting the Costa Mesa Speedway in Los Angeles. After World War II, Scott Autrey's appearance in the 1976 World Final in Poland was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain National Speedway Team
The Great Britain Speedway Team (also known as GB Speedway Team) is one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former Great Britain riders Oliver Allen and Simon Stead, and captained by the 2018 Speedway World Champion Tai Woffinden. Speedway World Cup The England national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions with the Great Britain side winning four times. They were a major force in the 1970s, winning five consecutive tournaments, two as England and three as Great Britain. Key riding members of the title wins include Peter Collins (five wins), Malcolm Simmons (four wins), New Zealand-born Ivan Mauger, Dave Jessup and Ray Wilson (all three wins). The cup has eluded them since 1989, although they came close in 2000, missing out when Mark Loram fell in a race-off, and 2004 where a team of Mark Loram, Lee Richardson, Gary Havelock, David Norris and Scott Nicholls missed out by one point. Both narrow defeats were at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic National Speedway Team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals. Speedway World Team Cup Team U-21 World Championship Team U-19 European Championship Squad for 2009 Championship was nominated in October 2008 by Team manager Milan Špinka: * Michael Hádek (date of birth 1990-05-08) * Jan Holub III (1991-08-07) * Václav Milík Jr. (1993-05-22) * Roman Čejka (1993-08-27) * Michal Dudek (1990-09-20) Famous Czech riders * Bohumil Brhel * Aleš Dryml Sr. * Aleš Dryml Jr. * Lukáš Dryml * Antonín Kasper Sr. * Antonín Kasper Jr. * Petr Ondrašík * Jiří Štancl * Antonín Šváb Jr. * Luboš Tomíček Sr. * Luboš Tomíček Jr. * Tomáš Topinka * Jan Verner * Václav Verner See also * Motorcycle speedway References {{Speedway national teams National speedway teams Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |