Petr Vandírek (born 7 April 1962) is a Czech former speedway rider. He earned 32 international caps for the

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and 1 cap for the

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Speedway career

Vandírek reached five

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finals from 1986 until 1990 and won the 1989

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. On 21 May 1983, Vandírek set a new track record at the Letňa Avia, in

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of 1:12.1 min. Nine years before he rode in Britain, he toured the United Kingdom in 1986. He then rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for

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from 1995 until 1996. In 1987, he represented the Czechoslovak national team during the final of the

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World final appearances

World Team Cup

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Markéta Stadium The Markéta Stadium () is a 10,000-capacity multi-use stadium on U Vojtěšky in Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic. The stadium hosts motorcycle speedway and has been the home of the Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic since 1997. The speedwa ...

(with Antonín Kasper Jr. /

Roman Matoušek Roman Matoušek (23 May 1964 – 8 January 2020) was a Czechs, Czech Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. He earned 26 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team. Speedway career Matoušek was the champion of the Czechos ...

/ Lubomír Jedek / Zdeněk Schneiderwind) - 4th - 36pts (10)

References

1962 births Living people Czech speedway riders Czechoslovak speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders Czech expatriate speedway riders in England {{Speedway-stub