Petr Vandírek (born 7 April 1962) is a Czech former
speedway rider. He earned 32 international caps for the
Czechoslovakia national speedway team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals.
Speedway World Team Cup
Team U-21 World Championship
Team U-19 European Championship
S ...
and 1 cap for the
Czech Republic national speedway team.
Speedway career
Vandírek reached five
Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship finals from 1986 until 1990 and won the 1989
Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship.
On 21 May 1983, Vandírek set a new track record at the
Letňa Avia, in
Čakovice
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He rode in the
top tier of British Speedway riding for
Exeter Falcons from 1995 until 1996.
References
1962 births
Living people
Czech speedway riders
Czechoslovak speedway riders
Exeter Falcons riders
Czech expatriate speedway riders in England
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