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Continental Speedway Final
The Continental Final was a Motorcycle speedway Final sanctioned by the FIM as the qualifying round for the Speedway World Championship between 1976 and 2000. From 1952-1975 it acted as the final qualifier for the Championship Round or European Final but from 1976-1990 it was upgraded in stature and acted as a final qualifier for the World Championship Final itself. It was not held from 1991-1994 and then from 1995-2000 it acted as a final qualifier for the Speedway Grand Prix or Grand Prix Challenge. Editions See also * Speedway World Championship * Speedway Grand Prix * 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-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ... References {{Reflist Recurring sporting events established in 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Carlsson
Kjell Carlsson (1918–1993) was a Swedish international speedway rider. Speedway career Carlsson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of Swedish Speedway, riding for various clubs, and reached the 1950 Swedish final. World final appearances * 1955 — London, Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ... — 13th-3pts References 1918 births 1993 deaths Swedish speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sune Karlsson
Sune Wiktor Karlsson (1923–2006) was an international speedway rider from Sweden. Speedway career Karlsson won two silver medals (1949 and 1952) and one bronze medal (1951) at the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1952, riding for New Cross Rangers The New Cross Rangers were a Speedway team which operated from 1934 until their closure in 1953. They also rode as the New Cross Lambs from 1934 to 1935 and then the New Cross Tamers in 1936. The team were League Champions in 1938 and 1948. His .... References 1923 births 2006 deaths Swedish speedway riders New Cross Rangers riders Wimbledon Dons riders People from Solna Municipality Sportspeople from Stockholm County {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Hofmeister
Josef Hofmeister (born 17 June 1934) is a former Motorcycle rider who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and Speedway. He competed in six World Longtrack Championship Finals and won a hat-trick of titles between 1958 and 1960. Josef was also a World Speedway finalist on four occasion. Hofmeister started his career in 1949 in the youth class and retired 1963 at just 29 years of age. In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was the first German star of international motorcycle racing. After retiring Josef Hofmeister ran a sports shop in Kempten / Allgäu. Individual World Championship * 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts * 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts * 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts * 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 8th - 6pts World Longtrack Championship European Championship * 1957 Stockholm (Second) 14pts * 1958 Mühldorf (Champion) 21pts * 1959 Helsinki (Champion) 19pts * 1960 Plattling (Champion) 24pts * 1961 Semi-final * 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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1957 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 12th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The event was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and the attendance was 51,000. New Zealander Barry Briggs won the title after a ride off against defending champion Ove Fundin after the pair tied on 14 points after five rides each. In the ride off Fundin took the lead before Briggs forced his way to the front and with a lap to go Fundin lost control and crashed into the safety fence. Briggs duly won the £500 first prize with Fundin bruised but collecting £200. Peter Craven won the bronze and £100 after another ride off for third place. Nordic Final *7 June 1957 * Oslo * First 8 to European final Continental Final *23 June 1957 * Vienna * First 8 to European Final British/Commonwealth Round First qualifying final *24 August 1958 * Hyde Road (Manchester) * First 5 to World final Second qualifying final *24 August 1958 * Brandon Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Krzesiński (speedway Rider)
Andrzej Krzesiński (born 1 October 1927) is a Polish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1927 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Poland Place of birth missing (living people) Skra Warszawa athletes Polish athletics coaches {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Seidl , a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments
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Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan specializing in producing oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhausen
Oberhausen (, ) is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen ( ). The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. History Oberhausen was named for its 1847 railway station which had taken its name from the List of castles in North Rhine-Westphalia, Oberhausen Castle. The new borough was formed in 1862 following inflow of people for the local coal mines and steel mills. Awarded town rights in 1874, Oberhausen absorbed several neighbouring boroughs including Alstaden, parts of Styrum and Dümpten in 1910. Oberhausen became a city in 1901, and they incorporated the towns of Sterkrade and Osterfeld in 1929. The Hoechst AG, Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil plant ("Oberhausen-Holten" or "Sterkrade/Holten") was a bombing target of the oil campaign of World War II, and the US forces reached the plant by 4 April 1945. In 1973, Thyssen AG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. Nordic Final *8 June 1956 * Linköping * First 7 to European final Continental Final Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. *10 June 1956 * Oberhausen * First 7 to European Final Championship Round Venues *7 events in Great Britain *( Peter Craven seeded to World final) Scores First 11 to World final + 1 reserve European Final *8 July 1956 * Oslo * First 4 to World final plus 1 reserve World final *22 September 1956 * London, Wembley StadiumBamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Dunebornn
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Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (other) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Kamper
Josef Kamper (1925–1984) was an international speedway rider from Austria. Speedway career Kamper was a five times champion of Austria after winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship The Austrian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Austrian national champion. Winners See also * Sport in Austria Sports are widely practiced in Austria, both in professio ... in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1959. References 1925 births 1984 deaths Austrian speedway riders People from Bruck an der Leitha District Sportspeople from Lower Austria {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
