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Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria) is a former Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who has won the Australian Solo Championship, Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship, and Under-16 championships during his career. Sullivan achieved a career best third in the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix, winning two of the ten Grand Prix run during the year. Career Australia Sullivan's family moved from Melbourne to Adelaide in the late 1970s, and as a child Sullivan played Australian Rules Football, but became interested in speedway when it became obvious that he was not of the ideal build to be a league footballer. His parents bought him a junior speedway bike and he had his first ride at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura in 1985, although his home track was the Sidewinders Speedway in the Adelaide suburb of Wingfield, a 112m long track run by the Sidewinders Junior Speedway Club solely aimed at junior Motorcycle speedway develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, northeast of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population of 10,431 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Planned as Melbourne's first suburb in 1839, it later became one of the city's first areas to gain municipal status, in 1858, then known as Fitz Roy. It occupies Melbourne's smallest and most densely populated area outside the CBD, just 100 Hectare, ha. Fitzroy is known as a cultural hub, particularly for its live music scene and street art, and is the main home of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, Melbourne, Brunswick Street, one of Melbourne's major retail, culinary, and nightlife strips. Long associated with the working class, Fitzroy has undergone waves of urban renewal and gentrification since the 1980s and today is home to a wide variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Individual Speedway Championship
The Australian Individual Speedway Championship historically known as the Australian Solo Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion. It is organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) and is the oldest continuously running national speedway championship in the world, having been run since 1926 with the exception of 1942-1945 when racing was suspended during World War II and 1955-1961 when the championship was not held. History The first Championship in 1926 was held at the Newcastle Showground in Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, which was won by American rider Cecil Brown. In the early years of the championship, multiple Australian titles were often held in the same year with some riders winning more than one title per year. Championships were run over anywhere from 2 to 6 laps and/or over 2 miles, often depending on the length of the track used. Legendary Danish rider Ole Olsen (speedway rider), Ole Olsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craven Shield
The Craven Shield and Young Shield were short-lived Motorcycle speedway, speedway end of season cup competitions in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Craven Shield Named in memory of Peter Craven (twice Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Championship, World Champion), who was killed after a racing accident in 1963, it was held from 1997 until 2008. It was the end of season competition for top eight clubs in the league standings of the newly formed Elite League (speedway), Elite League (the highest tier of speedway). It was later a three-team tournament, with each team staging a leg on their own track and aggregate scores deciding the final placings. The format was changed in 2008 with three mini leagues of three teams with the best team overall of the three leagues progressing directly to the final. The semi final is contested by the other two leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elite League KO Cup
The Elite League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2012. History It was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The teams from the top division of league racing, the Elite League, took part. Similar competitions were held for clubs in leagues that preceded the Elite League, including the British League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup. Rules This competition was run on the knockout principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches, with the aggregate score deciding the result. In the event of the aggregate score being level, the teams again race home and away. Winners See also Knockout Cup (speedway) Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elite League (speedway)
The Elite League was the top division of Motorcycle speedway, speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the The Speedway Control Bureau, Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was founded in 1997 and was sponsored by Sky Sports until the end of the 2013 season. In 2016 Elite League speedway season, 2016, the Elite League featured 8 teams, unlike 10 in 2014 Elite League speedway season, 2014, during a season which ran between March and October. Each team had a designated race day on which they normally staged their home fixtures, and they regularly had home and away fixtures scheduled in the same week. The Elite League operated for 20 years until British speedway was restructured with the formation of the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship. Brief history The British League was formed in 1965 as the sole professional speedway league in Britain, expanding in 1968 to incorporate two divisions. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old Speedway World Team Cup, World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000. The competition was held annually until 2017 when it was replaced by the Speedway of Nations pairs event. The Speedway World Cup returned in 2023 and will be held every three years. Past winners Medal classification Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions. * – Runners-up. * – Third place. * – Qualified, but withdrew. * – Did not qualify. * – Did not enter or withdrew. * – Race-off and final hosts. Format The current tournament format consists of two semi finals with the winner qualifying for the grand final and the second and third place teams entering a race off. In the four team race off only the winner will join the two semi final winners and the hosts in the grand final. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2002 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 2nd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 10 August 2002 in Peterborough, England. The tournament was won by Australia (64 points) and they beat Denmark (58 pts), Sweden (54 pts), Poland (48 pts) and Czech Republic (36 pts) in the Final. Qualification * Qualifying round * 20 May 2002 * Motorstadion, Abensberg Main tournament Qualifying rounds Race-off * Race-Off * 8 August 2002 (only 22 heats) * East of England Showground, Peterborough Heat details Final The 2002 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 10 August 2002 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, England. The referee was Marek Wojaczek. Result Heat details Final classification References {{Speedway World Cup seasons 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2001 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season (and 42nd edition of a speedway team World Cup). The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia (68 points) and they beat host team Poland (65 pts), Sweden (51 pts), Denmark (44 pts) and United States (30 pts) in the Final. Qualification The two group winners and runners-up qualified to 2001 Speedway World Cup. Venues Two cities were selected to host SWC finals events: Tournament Qualifying rounds Q1 details Heat after heat # Loram, Ułamek, Reima, Pingel # Stonehewer, Mir.Kowalik, Kylmaekorpi, Riss # Protasiewicz, Kugelmann, Laukkanen, Hurry # T.Gollob, Richardson, Nieminen, Rudolph # Cegielski, Havelock, Kokko, Mell # Ułamek, Rudolph, Stonehewer, Laukkanen # Loram, Mir.Kowalik, Kugelmann, Nieminen (e4) # Protasiewicz, Richardson, Riss, Reima # T.Gollob, Kylmaekorpi, Pingel, Hurry # Havelock, Cegielski, Laukkanen (joker), Mell # Ułamek, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway World Team Cup
The Speedway World Team Cup was an annual motorcycle speedway, speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001. Format From 1960 until 1985, each team consisted of four riders and a reserve. A final meeting was held after qualifying rounds, the winner being decided on total points scored in that final meeting. In 1986, the teams that qualified for the 'final' raced three meetings, the winner of each meeting being awarded three points, second place awarded two points, and third place awarded a point. The total points gained over the three meetings determined the champion. In 1987, the three meeting system was used again, but this time the aggregate points scored by the individual riders were added together to determine the champion. 1988 saw the championship revert to the original format. In 1994, the Speedway World Pairs Championship, World Pairs Championship was merged with the World Tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Speedway World Team Cup
The 1999 Speedway World Team Cup was the 40th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Svítkov Stadium in Pardubice in the Czech Republic. The winners were the Australia team who claimed their second title and first since winning the 1976 Speedway World Team Cup. Preliminary round *15 May Veenord Speedway, Veenoord Holland, Austria and Croatia to Quarter-Final Quarter-final *22 May Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo Australia to Semi-Final *24 May Altes Stadion, Abensberg Germany to Semi-Final Semi-final *15 August Wimborne Road, Poole England to World Final *22 August Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno Australia to World Final World final *2 October Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice Australia win Championship. United States third after Sam Ermolenko beat Joe Screen in a race off. See also * 1999 Speedway Grand Prix References {{Speedway World Cup seasons 1999 1999 was designated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elite League Riders' Championship
The Elite League Riders' Championship is a 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 ... contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Elite League in the UK. History The competition replaced the Premier League Riders Championship in 1997. It was in turn replaced by the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship in 2017. Winners See also * List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions * Speedway in the United Kingdom References {{Speedway in the United Kingdom Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Helmet Of Pardubice
The Golden Helmet of Pardubice (Czech: Zlatá přilba) is a motorcycle speedway competition hosted annually in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest motorcycle speedway race in Europe and is considered prestigious. History The race was established by three motorsport enthusiasts František Hladěna, Adolf Trnka and Ladislav Polák in 1929. The first 15 events of the Golden Helmet race were held on the long turf racetrack of Velká pardubická Steeplechase in Pardubice, from 1929 to 1963. On several occasions the event attracted more than 100,000 fans, but also five riders suffered mortal injuries competing on this dangerous grass track. Since 1964, the race has been held on the standard flat oval cinder track of the Svítkov Stadium in Pardubice. Race format In the first round, 24 riders are divided into four groups of six. Three riders advance from each group to the quarterfinal stage, where they join 12 seeded riders. In the quarterfinal, the same format sees th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
