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Mšeno Speedway Stadium
Mšeno Speedway Stadium ( cs, Plochodrážní stadion Mšeno) is a motorcycle speedway track in Mšeno, Czech Republic. It is located on the eastern edge of the town, off the Boleslavská road. The stadium is used by PDK Mšeno club (speedway) and SK Mšeno (football). History Construction of the stadium began in 1956. Initially, the facility was to have an athletics track, but during construction the plans were changed and instead of athletics, a speedway track was built around the football pitch. The first competition at the facility was held in 1957. The stadium was selected as the venue for a qualifying round of the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship. By the end of the 1960s, the track was abandoned but was brought back to life in the 1970s by the speedway riders of Rudá Hvězda Prague, whose Markéta Stadium was being renovated. Ruda Hvězda, together with the local TJ Sokol Mšeno, organised competitions at this stadium until the 1990s. Then it was taken ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mšeno
Mšeno (; german: Wemschen) is a town in Mělník District the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Brusné 2.díl, Hradsko, Olešno, Ráj, Romanov, Sedlec, Skramouš and Vojtěchov are administrative parts of Mšeno. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''mech'', i.e. "moss". Geography Mšeno is located about northeast of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jizera Table and Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Uhelný vrch at above sea level. A large part of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area. History The Slavic people settled the town area probably in the 5th–6th centuries. The first written mention of Mšeno is from 1306, in a document signed by Wenceslaus III awarding the then-village to aristocrat Hynek of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...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] |
1964 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 19th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. New Zealander Barry Briggs secured his third world title with a five race 15 point maximum. Igor Plekhanov the Soviet Union captain won the silver medal after winning the ride off against four times champion Ove Fundin. First round *Scandinavian Qualifying - 16 to Nordic Final *Continental Qualifying - 16 to Continental Final Scandinavian Qualifying Continental Qualifying Second round *British & Commonwealth Qualifying - 16 to British & Commonwealth Final *Scandinavian Final - 8 to European Final *Continental Final - 8 to European Final British & Commonwealth Qualifying Nordic Final *June 14, 1964 * Odense * First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve Continental Final * June 20, 1964 * Slany * First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve Third round *British & Commonwealth Final - 8 to World Final *European Final - 8 to World Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markéta Stadium
The Markéta Stadium (Czech - Plochodrážní stadion Markéta) is a 10,000-capacity multi-use stadium on U Vojtěšky in Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic. The stadium has been the home of the Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic since 1997. The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres (386 yards). The stadium opened during the 1930s as an athletics ground and is home to the athletics club PSK Olymp Praha and the Prague speedway team AK Marketa Praha. Since 1959, it has been hosting international speedway events and on an annual basis it also holds the Luboš Tomíček Memorial, named after the rider Luboš Tomíček Sr. In 2022, the stadium was selected as the first ever venue for 2022 SGP2. See also *Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic The Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. Winners Most wins Jason Crump 3 times Nicki Pedersen 3 times Tai Woffinden 3 times References See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship
The 1997 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The event was won by Jesper B. Jensen of Denmark and he also gained qualification to 1998 Speedway Grand Prix. World final *August 2, 1997 * Mšeno References {{Individual Speedway Junior World Championship seasons 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ... World I J 1997 in Czech sport Speedway competitions in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London, until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 2005 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the eighth edition of the Championship. Qualification *Scandinavian Final (Semi-Final A): **May 28, 2005 ** Målilla *Semi-Final B: **July 30, 2005 ** Prelog *Semi-Final C: **August 7, 2005 ** Daugavpils Final *August 20, 2005 * Mšeno Speedway Stadium, Mšeno *Emil Sayfutdinov was excluded because he was too young. Sayfutdinov (5th in Semi-Final C) was replaced by Maksims Bogdanovs (6th in Semi-Final C and 2nd track reserve in Final). Bogdanovs as 2nd track reserve was replaced by Marcin Jędrzejewski (7th in Semi-Final C). *21 heat: Race stopped: Buczkowski crashed. Buczkowski excluded. *21 heat restart: Race stopped: Kling crashed. Kling excluded. *Re-restart was canceled because of rain. Pettersson have three "3" (Hlib only two "3") and he was third. References 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
