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József Petrikovics
József Petrikovics (born 5 October 1964) is a Hungarian former international speedway rider. He was a member of the Hungary national speedway team. Speedway career Petrikovics was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991. Petrikovics was the champion of Hungary, winning the Hungarian Championship in 1992 and one year later competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark. World final appearances World Pairs Championship * 1993 - Vojens, Speedway Center (with Antal Kocso / Zoltán Adorján Zoltán Adorján (born 15 November 1961 in Debrecen, Hungary) is former international motorcycle speedway rider.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He is a 13 times Hun ...) - 7th - 10pts References 1964 births Living people Hungarian speedway riders {{Hungary-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GKM Grudziądz
GKM Grudziądz is a Polish motorcycle speedway team based in Grudziądz. They race at the 8,000-capacity Grudziądz Speedway Stadium. The team currently competes in the Ekstraliga (speedway), Ekstraliga (the highest division) and have won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Polish Championship once (as of 2022). History 1948 to 1950 The club's predecessor was Olimpia Grudziądz, which competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season and won the bronze medal. The Olimpia motorcycle club had been established in 1924. In 1949 Polish speedway season, 1949, they competed as Olimpia-Unia Grudziądz and in 1950 Polish speedway season, 1950 as Unia Grudziądz. The 1950 season would be the last season for the team for nearly three decades. 1977 to 1994 The current club was founded in 1976 as GSŻ (Grudziądzka Sekcja Żużlowa). Speedway returned to Grudziądz during the 1977 Polish speedway season as GSŻ Grudziądz that entered the Second division. The team was consisted main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway In Hungary
The Hungarian Team Speedway Championships was the annual motorcycle speedway championship held each year organised by the HZM from 1974 to 2012. Past Winners See also * Hungary national speedway team * Hungarian Individual Speedway Championship References {{International speedway Speedway in Hungary, 1974 establishments in Hungary 2012 disestablishments in Hungary Sports leagues established in 1974 Sports leagues disestablished in 2012 ... [...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] |
Hungary National Speedway Team
The Hungary national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway. History The Hungarian speedway team first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing second in the Continental semi final round. Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were ever present from 1966 to 2000. However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach a final for the first thirty years of the competition. The team experienced a better record in the World Pairs Championship, reaching finals in 1972, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993. The team's greatest success came in the 1990 final, when they won a shock bronze medal. It was not until 1996 that they appeared in their first World Team Cup final and then the following years in 1997 and 1998, repeated the achievement. Since 2001, Hungary have struggled and have in the majority of cases failed to qualify for the World Cup or the Speedway of Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway World Pairs Championship
The Speedway World Pairs Championship was an annual motorcycle speedway event held annually in different countries. The first competition was held in 1968, and the final competition was held in 1993. In 1994, it was merged with the World Team Cup to create the Speedway World Cup, which held its final edition in 2017. The concept of an international pairs championship was re-established in the form of the Speedway of Nations, held for the first time in 2018. Rules The final was competed between seven national teams, and two riders represented each national team. Each pairing rode against each other once. The pair with the highest combined score were declared the Champions. From 1991, a third rider could act as a reserve. Winners Medal classification See also * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship
The 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship was the twenty-fourth and last Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship. The final took place in Vojens, Denmark. The championship was won by Sweden national speedway team, Sweden (26 points) who beat United States national speedway team, United States (23 points) and host team Denmark national speedway team, Denmark (21 points). Qualification round * Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt * date ? Semifinal 1 * Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz * 6 June Semifinal 2 * Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc * 6 June Final * Vojens Speedway Center, Speedway Center, Vojens * 1 August See also * 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship * 1993 Speedway World Team Cup * motorcycle speedway * 1993 in sports References {{International speedway Speedway World Pairs Championship, 1993 1993 in speedway, World Pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojens
Vojens () is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,424 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark It was the main town of the now abolished Vojens Municipality, now the second largest town of Haderslev Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark. Vojens is located 41 km east of Ribe, 33 km south of Vejen, 29 km north of Aabenraa and 14 km west of Haderslev. Church 
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Vojens Speedway Center
The Vojens Speedway Center is a Motorcycle speedway track located in Vojens, Denmark. The track has been part-owned since its opening by Denmark's first three time Speedway World Champion Ole Olsen. Track The Speedway Center is a long track which opened in September 1975 and has a spectator capacity of approximately 15,000. Since its opening it has hosted numerous Danish national and international meetings including hosting the Danish Championship in 1977, 1979 and 1981. World Championship meetings The Speedway Center hosted the Speedway World Final in 1988 and again in 1994, the final time the World Championship was held in the single meeting format before the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. It hosted the Final of the World Pairs Championship in 1979 and 1993, the World Team Cup in 1983, 1986 (round 2 of 3), 1991 and 1998, as well as the World Cup in 2003, 2008 and 2010. The Center also hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark from 1995 until 2002 and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antal Kocso
Antal Kocso (born 22 December 1962) is a former international speedway rider from Hungary. He earned 18 caps for the Hungary national speedway team. Speedway career Kocso reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1989-1993, riding for Bradford Dukes. Bradford signed him following an impressive showing at the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship at Odsal, where he scored 15 points. He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991 and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark. He has been on the podium three times during the Hungarian National Championships. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 11th - 6pts World Pairs Championship * 1988 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Zoltán Adorján) - 6th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Adorján
Zoltán Adorján (born 15 November 1961 in Debrecen, Hungary) is former international motorcycle speedway rider.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He is a 13 times Hungarian national champion and earned 51 caps for the Hungary national speedway team. Career Adorján came to prominence when he reached the 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship final. Four years later in 1989 he won the Continental Speedway Final on the way to reaching his second World final. The following year he teamed up with Sándor Tihanyi to secure a first medal at world level for Hungary when they won a bronze at the 1990 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Germany. He was a member of the Hungarian national team that toured the United Kingdom in 1991 and competed in the last Speedway World Pairs Championship] at the 1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship in Vojens, Denmark. On 30 July 1995, he won the Continental F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motors, Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day (Panama), Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 22 – Kenneth Kaunda is inaugurated as the first Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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