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PDK Mšeno
Plochodrážní klub Mšeno v AČR is a Czech motorcycle speedway team based in Mšeno, Czech Republic. The team race at the Mšeno Speedway Stadium Mšeno Speedway Stadium () 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 .... History The origins of speedway in Mšeno began with the construction of the Mšeno Stadium in 1956, which included a speedway track around the outside of the football pitch and it was first used in 1957. In 1986, there was a failed attempt to bring a Mšeno– Býkev team to the stadium. It was not until 1993 that a private investor, Jiří Opočenský (a former national cyclocross athlete) created a new speedway team called Oliba Mšeno, named after his local bicycle manufacturing company Oliba. The team raced in the second division known as 1.Liga and won it in 1994. In 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mšeno Speedway Stadium
Mšeno Speedway Stadium () 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 Praha (speedway), Rudá Hvězda Praha, whose Markéta Stadium was being renovated. Ruda Hvězda, together with the local TJ Sokol Mšeno, organised competitions at this stadium until the 1990s. It was not until 1993 that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic Team Speedway Championship
The Czech Republic Speedway Team Championships is an annual motorcycle speedway event held each year and organised by the Autoklub České republiky to determine the champions of the Czech Republic. From 1956 until 1991 the competition was for teams in Czechoslovakia, although due to the lack of clubs in Slovakia, it was dominated by Czech teams. The competition is today called the Extraliga for the top division and the 1.Liga for the division below. Past winners Czechoslovakia (1956-1991) Czech Republic See also * Czech Republic national speedway team * Czechoslovakia national speedway team * Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic * Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship The Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Czech Republic national champion. History It was first staged in 1949, and was known as the Czechoslovakia Individual ... References {{International spe ... [...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 clockwise, 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 soil, 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 Europe, Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mšeno
Mšeno (; ) is a town in Mělník District the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Mšeno consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mšeno (1,221) *Brusné 2.díl (7) *Hradsko (18) *Olešno (20) *Ráj (11) *Romanov (8) *Sedlec (119) *Skramouš (39) *Vojtěchov (8) 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. There are two small fishponds inside the built-up area: Jezero and Černík. They are built on the spring of the stream Košátecký potok. A large part of the municipal territory lies in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Býkev
Býkev is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Býkev consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Býkev (379) *Jenišovice (116) Geography Býkev is located about west of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. History The first written mention of Býkev is from 1392. Jenišovice was founded around 1250. For centuries, agriculture has been the main livelihood of the inhabitants. That did not change until 1994, when the State Farm ceased to exist. Demographics Transport The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) passes through Býkev. The railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem goes through the municipality, but there is no train station. Sights The main landmark of Býkov is the monument to the victims of World War I, built in the form of the Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970, in Whittier, California) is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times. In addition to his four Speedway World Championships he won the Speedway World Team Cup with the USA speedway team on three occasions and earned 39 caps for the United States national speedway team. Hancock appeared in all but one of the Grand Prix series, since its creation in 1995 until 2019. Career Hancock first came to the United Kingdom at the end of the 1988 speedway season to ride exhibition races with fellow 18-year-old Californian Billy Hamill. It was during this time that Hancock agreed a deal to ride for Cradley Heath the following year – the same team that his mentor Bruce Penhall used to ride for. Hancock was an instant success for Cradley in the British League. He also won gold medals for the US in the 1992 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
