Slaný Speedway Stadium ( cs, Stadion ploché dráhy Slaný) is a speedway track in Slaný, Czech Republic. The track is located on the Netovická road in the southeastern area of the town. The stadium hosts the speedway team AK Slaný.

History

The stadium was constructed throughout 1948 and 1949 and opened on 13 August 1950. Major reconstructions took place in 1958 and 1974, the latter when FIM regulations required a cinder/shale track. In-between the stadium hosted arguably what was its most significant event, the final of the

1962 Speedway World Team Cup 1962 Speedway World Team Cup was the third edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place in Slaný, Czechoslovakia. The World Champion title was won by Sweden (36 pts) who beat Great B ...

, which attracted a crowd of 35,000. Further major events took place at the track when the final of the

Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977. As of 2022, the title was awarded to the winner of the SGP2 category at the FIM Speedway ...

was held in 1981 and 1988 respectively. In 1986, the width of the track increased allowing six riders to race and in 1988 a grandstand opened which featured VIP areas and seating for 1,000 spectators. The

2002 Speedway Under-21 World Championship The 2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 26th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The final was won by Lukáš Dryml of the Czech Republic. World final *September 7, 2002 * Slaný, Slaný Speed ...

was hosted at the stadium and was won by Czech rider Lukáš Dryml and in 2003

Krzysztof Kasprzak Krzysztof Kasprzak (; born 18 July 1984 in Leszno, Poland) is an international speedway rider who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005 and won the silver medal during the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix. He also won five World team titles. He is a s ...

won the Individual Speedway European Championship. The track record was broken by Robert Kościecha, who recorded 67.94 seconds on 23 June 2010.

References

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