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Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship ...
The Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Norges Motorsportforbund (NMF). The first championship was held in 1938 in Trondheim and saw Ragnar C. Erichsen as winner. Lars Gunnestad has won the highest number of championships with ten victories between 1988 and 2003. Previous winners ''The list is incomplete'' See also * Norway national speedway team * Speedway Grand Prix of Norway References {{Reflist Speedway in Norway Norway 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 ... [...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] |
Thorleif Andreassen
The Germanic first name Thorleif (which means ''son of Thor'') with variants Torleif (Swedish), Thorleiv/Torleiv (Norwegian) and Þorleif (Icelandic) may refer to: Torleif * Torleif Torkildsen (1892–1944), Norwegian gymnast and Olympian Torleiv * Torleiv Trondson Benkestok Norwegian nobleman (beginning of 16th century) * Torleiv Bolstad (1915–1979), Norwegian musician and Hardanger fiddle player *Torleiv Corneliussen (1890–1975), Norwegian sailor and Olympian *Torleiv Hannaas (1874–1929), Norwegian philologist *Torleiv Maseng (born 1946), Norwegian engineer * Torleiv Ole Rognum (born 1948), Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party Thorleiv *Thorleiv Røhn (1881–1963), Norwegian gymnast who won a gold medal in the team competition at the 1906 Summer Olympics Thorleif *Thorleif Andresen (born 1945), Norwegian cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Thorleif Christoffersen (1900–1975), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aage Hansen
Aage Hansen (born 13 April 1935) is a former international speedway rider from Norway. Speedway career Hansen is a seven times champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship, a meeting in which he was recovering from a dislocated knee. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Ipswich Witches. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1957 - 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 ... - 12th - 4pts References 1935 births Living people Norwegian speedway riders Ipswich Witches riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skien
Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county. Skien is one of Norway's oldest cities, with an urban history dating back to the Middle Ages, and received privileges as a market town in 1358. From the 15th century, the city was governed by a 12-member council. The modern municipality of Skien was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Gjerpen and Solum were merged into the municipality of Skien on 1 January 1964. The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the seventh largest urban area in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geiteryggen
Geiteryggen is a mountain ridge in the municipality of Hol in Buskerud, Norway. It is located north of the lake of Strandavatnet Strandavatnet is a lake in Hol municipality, Norway. The lake covers an area of , and lies above sea level.' The lake is a reservoir for the Rud hydroelectric powerstation in Hovet, Buskerud. In 1952/1953 a dam was constructed which lifted the lak .... The tourist cabin of Geiterygghytta is situated at the foot of the ridge. References Mountains of Viken Hol {{Viken-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Paulsen
Nils Kristian Paulsen (1935–2017) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. Speedway career Paulsen won two silver medals (1958 and 1964) and two bronze medals (1954 and 1963) at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode in the British Speedway leagues from 1965 to 1966. References 1935 births 2017 deaths Norwegian speedway riders Glasgow Tigers riders Leicester Hunters riders Exeter Falcons riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Westerberg
Rolf Westerberg is a former speedway rider from Norway. He won the silver medal on three occasions at the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1954, 1956 and 1959. He reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship in 1957 and 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K .... References Norwegian speedway riders Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county which is now part of the larger Innlandet county. The town of Hamar lies in the southwestern part of the municipality, and the urban area of the town actually extends over the municipal borders into both Ringsaker and Stange municipalities. The town has a population (2021) of 28,535 and a population density of . About and 2,109 residents within the town are actually located in Ringsaker Municipality and another and 305 residents of the town are located within Stange Municipality. General information Name The municipality (originally the town) is named after the old farm ( non, Hamarr). The Middle Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Kristoffersen
Reidar Kristoffersen is a former speedway rider from Norway. He became champion of Norway after winning the 1955 Norwegian Championship. References Norwegian speedway riders Possibly living people Year of birth missing {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenborg Stadion
Rosenborg may refer to: Places Denmark * Rosenborg Castle, a castle in Copenhagen, Denmark Norway * Rosenborg, Trondheim, an area in the city of Trondheim, Norway * Rosenborg (station) of the Oslo Tramway * Rosenborg (old station) of the Oslo Tramway Sports * Rosenborg BK, an association football club based in the city of Trondheim, Norway * Rosenborg IHK, an ice hockey club based in the city of Trondheim, Norway Other * Rosenborg (cheese) Rosenborg may refer to: Places Denmark * Rosenborg Castle, a castle in Copenhagen, Denmark Norway * Rosenborg, Trondheim, an area in the city of Trondheim, Norway * Rosenborg (station) of the Oslo Tramway * Rosenborg (old station) of the Oslo Tram ..., a variety of the Castello brand produced by Arla Foods See also * Rosenberg (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extreme western part of the vast municipality and it makes up about 5% of the total land area of the municipality. Sandnes is part of the traditional district of Jæren. The western part of the municipality is very urbanized while the eastern part of the municipality is very rural. The municipality is divided into 13 boroughs and the administrative centre is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum, a borough in the city. There are several villages in the rural parts of the municipality including Hommersåk, Høle, Foss-Eikeland, Stokka, Forsand, Lysebotn, and Vatne. The municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes is the 7th most populous municipality in Norway with a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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