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Slangerup Speedway Klub
Slangerup Speedway Klub is a speedway club from Slangerup in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. History The club were formed during the Easter of 1967 by Børge O. Christiansen. The team runs at the Slangerup Speedway Centre which opened in 1967. The team have won 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: ... title on four occasions in 1988, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Teams 2022 team * * * * * * * * * * References Danish speedway teams {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slangerup
Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund Municipality, about 30 km north-west of central Copenhagen, in the Capital Region of Denmark. The town of Slangerup The town was established by the Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. King Eric I of Denmark (ca. 1070-July 1103), was born in Slangerup. In the 13th century the town was the scene of activities involving both Bishop Absalon and Valdemar the Great. Thomas Kingo grew up and was priest in the town during the 17th century. The municipality of Slangerup Until 1 January 2007, Slangerup was also a municipality covering an area of 46 km² with a total population of 9,237 (2005). Slangerup Municipality ceased as a result of the 2007 Municipal Reform (''Kommunalreformen''), being merged into Frederikssund municipality along with Jægerspris and Skibby municipalities. This created a municipality with an area of 260 km² and a total population of ca. 44,140. Sport Slangerup Speedway Klub is situated on the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mikkel Michelsen
Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish speedway rider. Career Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013)Speedwaytalent: »Adrenalinkicket er uvurderligt«, ''Politiken'', 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014 He rode for Slangerup Speedway Klub in the Danish league from 2010. After racing in Germany for AC Landshut Devils in 2012, he rode in Poland and the United Kingdom in 2013 for Unia Leszno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively, staying with both teams in 2014. In 2013 he won the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, the European Junior Championship, and the Under-21 World Cup with Denmark. In 2014 he was a reserve in the Danish Speedway Grand Prix and finished third in the World Under-21 Championship after also reaching the final in 2011 and 2013. In December 2014, with the Eagles dropping to the National League, he signed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Lyager
Andreas Lyager Hansen (born 1 December 1997) is a speedway rider from Denmark. Speedway career Lyager joined Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2015 Premier League speedway season and 2016 Premier League speedway season. Lyager reached two finals of the World Under-21 Championships in 2017 and 2018 and was the Danish Junior champion in 2018, following two silver medals in the previous two years. He also won three medals at the Junior World Team Championships (bronze in 2016 and 2017 and silver in 2018) and a bronze medal at the 2017 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. In 2022, he rode for Rybnik in Poland, Slangerup in Denmark and Indianerna Indianerna (the Indians) are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla, Sweden. The club's official name is Kumla MSK and it was founded in 1936 which makes the club one of the oldest motorsport clubs in Sweden. Indianerna was one of the ... in Sweden. References 1997 births Living people Danish speedway ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Drejer
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Seifert-Salk
Jonas Seifert-Salk (born 27 June 2000) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Speedway career Seifert-Salk has two silver medals at the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship in 2018 and 2020. He won a bronze medal at the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship and three silver medals at the Team Speedway Junior European Championship in 2019, 2020 and 2022. He represented Denmark in the 2021 and 2022 European Pairs Speedway Championship and as an unused substitute won the gold medal at the 2022 European Pairs Speedway Championship. In 2022, he was riding for Slangerup in Denmark, Poznań in Poland and Piraterna Piraterna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Motala, Sweden. The club won their first Elitserien title in 2011, beating Indianerna Indianerna (the Indians) are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla Kumla is a Urb ... in Sweden. He helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. References Living people 2000 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Hansen (speedway Rider)
Kenneth Kruse Hansen (born 19 October 1987 in Herlev, Denmark)Bamford, R.(2007). ''Speedway Yearbook 2007''. is a motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves and Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League. Career He started the 2007 season with the Workington Comets in the Premier League but lost his place after sustaining a broken wrist. Hansen has represented Denmark in the Under-21 Speedway World Cup. It was announced in 2008 that the Wolverhampton Wolves had signed Hansen on a full contract. See also * Denmark national speedway team Denmark is one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by Denmark's most successful speedway rider, four time Individual World Champion Hans Nielsen and the current captain is Niels-Kristian Iversen. They have won the Sp ... References 1987 births Living people Danish speedway riders Workington Comets riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders People from Herlev Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jepsen Jensen
Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 18 February 1992) is a speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup winning Denmark team. He also won the 2012 Nordic Speedway Grand Prix becoming the 1st wildcard to have won a GP meeting since Hans Andersen. In November 2012 he won the Individual Under-21 World Championship. In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign. Career details World Championships * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2010 – lost in the Qualifying Round Five'' * Team U-21 World Championship ** 2010 – Rye House – Under-21 World Champion (12 pts) * Speedway Grand Prix Qualification ** ''2010 – track reserve at the Qualifying Round One'' * Individual U-21 World Championship ** ''2012 Bahía Blanca, Argentina European Championships * Individual U-19 European Championship ** 2010 – Goričan – 6th placed (10 pts) * Team U-19 European Championship ** 2009 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicklas Porsing
Nicklas Andre Porsing (born 7 January 1993) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who has raced in leagues in Denmark, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Career Born in Herning, Porsing started his senior career at Holsted Speedway Klub in Denmark. He finished second in the European Junior Championship and reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship (finishing 5th) in 2012. In 2013 he again reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship and was part of the winning Danish team at the Under-21 World Cup in Pardubice. In 2013 he was signed mid-season by King's Lynn Stars to ride in the Elite League as cover for the injured Mads Korneliussen and was retained for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He returned to Lynn towards the end of the 2016 season and remains in the team for 2017. He signed for ZKS Ostrovia's second division team in 2013 and has stayed with the club, signing again to ride in the Speedway Ekstraliga The Speedway Ekstraliga ( en, Polish Extraleague, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timi Salonen
Timi Salonen (born 2 August 2001) is a speedway rider from Finland. Speedway career Salonen represented Finland at senior level in the 2022 Speedway of Nations final, after securing a second-place finish in the semi-final. Also in 2022, he finished 12th in the final standings of the 2022 SGP2. In 2022, he was riding for Slangerup in Denmark and Rzeszów in Poland. In 2023, Salonen was a qualified substitute for the World Championship for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 78th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the second series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. Bartosz Zmarzlik was the defending cha .... References Living people 2001 births Finnish speedway riders {{Speedway-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
