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Grindsted Speedway Klub
Grindsted Speedway Klub is a speedway club, based at the Billund Municipality Stadium, north of Grindsted in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have never won the Danish Speedway League but have spent numerous seasons in the highest league tier. Venue The club's track known as the Billund Municipality Stadium is located about 6 kilometres in a north east direction from the centre of Grindsted, on Blåbjergvej 1. History 1985 to 1993 The club was founded in 1985 but initially operated grasstrack speedway only. The following year the professional Danish Speedway League or Superliga was created but Grindsted did not build a full size speedway track until 1990. It took another three years for the club to form a 500cc team, competing in division 2 of the league in 1993. 2007 to present During the 2007 Danish speedway season, the team competed in the top tier of Danish speedway for the first time. The following season in 2008, they signed Rune Holta and Kaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grindsted
Grindsted, with a population of 9,750 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from is the municipal seat and largest town of , and belongs to the |
Danish Speedway League
The Danish Speedway League ( da, Dansk Speedway Liga) or Danish Super League or Metal League as it is called today is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. Roll of Honour List of teams to have finished in medal-winning positions: 2008 season The 2008 season was won by Slangerup; they beat Esbjerg and Holsted. 2009 season 2015 season In the Superfinal Munkebo won with 36 points. Fjelsted finished second with 33 points, Esbjerg third with 32 points and Region Varde forth with 31 points. 2016 season In the Superfinal Region Varde won with 40 points. Holsted finished second with 37 points, Esbjerg third with 35 points and Slangerup forth with 20 points. References See also * Sports in Denmark {{Danish speedway teams Speedway in Denmark Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Denmark ... [...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] |
2007 Danish Speedway Season
The 2007 Danish speedway season was the 2007 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. Individual Individual Championship The 2007 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2007 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was staged over two rounds, at Holsted on 1 June and at Fjelsted on 3 August. The title was won by Hans Andersen. Final U21 Championship Patrick Hougaard won the U21 Championship, held at Munkebo on 12 August. Team Danish Speedway League The 2007 season was won by Holsted Tigers for the 12th time. Fjelsted returned to the league after a seven-year absence. Teams Brovst *Ryan Sullivan * Robert Mikołajczak *Robert Kościecha * Tom P. Madsen *Lars Hansen *Patrick Norgaard *Lars Vedsted *Mike Ebaek *Grzegorz Klopot *Karol Ząbik *Claes Nedermark * Stephan Katt Esbjerg *Kenneth Bjerre *Brian Lyngso *Mads Korneliussen * Jesper B Jensen *Krister Jacobsen *Bjarne Nilsson *Johannes Kikkenborg *Robert Miśkowiak *Tommy Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Danish Speedway Season
Individual Individual Championship The 2008 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2008 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was staged over two rounds, at Holsted and Outrup, and was won by Nicki Pedersen. It was Pedersen's fifth national title, taking him level with Erik Gundersen in third place on the all-time list. Semi-final Final series Final classification U21 Championship Nicolai Klindt won the U21 Championship at Fjelsted on 17 August. Team Danish Speedway League The 2008 season was won by Slangerup; they beat Esbjerg and Holsted. Teams Slangerup *Jesper B. Monberg * Peter Ljung *Grzegorz Walasek *Kenneth Kruse Hansen *Morten Risager *Ricky Kling *Jernej Kolenko * Dannie Søderholm *Carsten Hansen * Matej Kus *Mariusz Franków *Dennis S. Thostesen *Jesper Søgaard-Kristiansen *Mikkel Michelsen *Nicki Barrett * Lars Munkedal Esbjerg *Kenneth Bjerre *Adam Skornicki *Norbert Kosciuch *Tobias Busch *Mads Korneliusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Holta
Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. He grew up in Randaberg Norway, but has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedway World Cup winning teams in 2005, 2007 & 2010. He has also won the Polish Championship in 2003 and 2007. In 2020, he rode for Dackarna Malilla in the Swedish Elit League and for Włókniarz Częstochowa in the Polish Ekstraliga. In 2022, he helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. Awards For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2007. Speedway Grand Prix Plane crash In 2007 Holta survived a plane crash with fellow rider Tomasz Gollob. The plane, flown by Władysław Gollob, crashed on the way to a meeting at Tarnów. Holta escaped with cuts and bruises. On his official website, Holta stated ''"In spite of the circumstance I'm doing OK but I'm very shaken. We have been very lucky, and I'm just g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaj Laukkanen
Kai Pekka Laukkanen (born 8 April 1975) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. Career Laukkanen won the final running of the Intercontinental Final in 2001. He rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in 2005 Individual Speedway European Championship. He is an eight times national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. Major results World Championships * Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix ** 2002 - 28th place (6 pts in one event) ** 2004 - 20th place (25 pts) ** 2007 - 23rd place (5 pts in three events) * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ** ''1995 - 7th place in Group B'' ** ''2000 - 2nd place in Quarter-Final A'' ** 2001 - 9th place ** 2002 - 8th place ** 2003 - 7th place ** 2006 - 7th place ** 2007 - 8th place ** ''2009 - 3rd place in Qualifying round 2'' * Individual U-21 World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Danish Speedway Season
Individual Individual Championship The 2009 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2009 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was staged over two rounds, at Vojens Speedway Center and Fjelsted, and was won by Nicki Pedersen. It was Pedersen's sixth national title, taking him level with Hans Nielsen in second place on the all-time list. The competition started with two quarter finals, with four progressing to the semi-final from each. The top six then officially qualified from the semi-final, joining nine seeded riders and a wild card in the final series. The final series was held over two rounds, with the top four scorers from the two rounds then competing in a Grand Final. The points from the Grand Final were then added to the total score and the overall winner was the rider with the most total points. Quarter finals Semi-finals Final series Final classification U21 Championship Patrick Hougaard won the U21 Championship for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Danish Speedway Season
Individual Individual Championship The 2011 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2011 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was staged over two rounds, at Esbjerg and Slangerup, and was won by Nicki Pedersen. It was Pedersen's seventh national title, taking him clear of Hans Nielsen in second place on the all-time list. Only Ole Olsen had won more titles. The competition started with two quarter finals, with five progressing to the semi-final from each. The top nine then officially qualified from the semi-final, joining six seeded riders and a wild card in the final series. The final series was held over two rounds, with the top four scorers from the two rounds then competing in a Grand Final. The points from the Grand Final were then added to the total score and the overall winner was the rider with the most total points. Quarter finals Semi-final Final series Final classification U21 Championship Lasse Bjerre won the U21 Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Danish Speedway Season
Individual Individual Championship The 2021 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2021 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. As in 2020, the final was staged over a single round at the Vojens Speedway Center. For the second year in a row, the title was won by Anders Thomsen, who beat Nicki Pedersen, Leon Madsen and Kenneth Bjerre. Each rider competed in five rides, with the four top scorers racing in an additional heat. The points from the additional heat were then added to the previous score from the five riders. The winner was the rider who accumulated the most points in all of their rides, and not the rider who won the additional heat. Final {, width=100% , width=50% valign=top, *9 June 2021, held at the Vojens {, class=wikitable style="font-size:93%;" !width=25px, Pos. , , width=300px, Rider , , width=40px, Points , , width=70px, Details , -align=center , 1 , , align=left, Anders Thomsen (Sønderjylland) , , 17 , , (3,3,3,3,3,2) , -alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Danish Speedway Season
The 2022 Danish Speedway season was the 2022 season of 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 ... in Denmark. Individual Individual Championship The 2022 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2022 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. The final was held at the Holsted Speedway Klub#Track, Holsted Speedway Center on 20 June 2022. Rasmus Jensen (speedway rider), Rasmus Jensen won the title on his home track. Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, U21 Championship Benjamin Basso won the U21 Championship. Team Danish Speedway League Sønderjylland Elite Speedway (SES) won the Super League and were declared the winners of the Danish Speedway League. Earlier in August 2022, Nordjysk Elite Speedway were forced to drop out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Bjerre
Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Denmark speedway team, Danish international motorcycle speedway rider who races using the name Kenneth Bjerre. He rode in the United Kingdom, UK for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League (speedway), Elite League. His brother, Lasse Bjerre, is also a speedway rider. Speedway Grand Prix results See also * Denmark national speedway team * List of Speedway Grand Prix riders References External links * 1984 births Living people Danish speedway riders Speedway World Cup champions Individual Speedway Junior European Champions Peterborough Panthers riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Belle Vue Aces riders People from Esbjerg Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
