Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four 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 dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock. 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 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).
Hans Hollen Nielsen is a Danish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1977 to 1999. Nielsen is notable for winning four Speedway World Championship titles. During his career, he won a total of 22 world championships, making him arguably the most successful speedway rider of all time. In 2012, Nielsen was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. He later managed the Danish national team.
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championships were held in 1936.
The Finnish national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.
The Norway national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.
The 1982 Speedway World Team Cup was the 23rd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The 2012 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the ninth edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held in Rivne Speedway Stadium, Rivne, Ukraine on 22 September. Ukraine won their first title.
The Speedway of Nations is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams, held each year in a different country. The first edition of the competition in the current format took place in 2018. It was the first time an official FIM international pairs competition was staged since the World Pairs Championship ceased in 1993. Australia are the current champions after winning in 2022. The Speedway of Nations was not held in 2023 due to the return of the Speedway World Cup, but will return to the speedway calendar in 2024 and 2025.
Rasmus Jensen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He was the 2022 champion of Denmark.
The 2021 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the 18th edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. the final was held at the Mâcon speedway track in Mâcon, France on 24 July.
The 2015 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the 12th edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held at the Gázvezeték Street Sports Complex in Debrecen, Hungary on 26 September.
Petr Chlupáč is a speedway rider from the Czech Republic.
The 2022 Speedway of Nations was the fifth FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Great Britain were the defending champions having won the 2021 competition.
The 2022 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the 25th edition of the Championship. Three qualifying heats took place in Vetlanda Motorstadion, Žarnovica and Plzeň speedway track.
Jesper Knudsen is a speedway rider from Denmark.
Mathias Thörnblom is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider.
The 2023 European Pairs Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the European Pairs Speedway Championship. the final was held in Opole, Poland on 1 October.
The 2023 European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship was the 16th European Under-23 Team Speedway Championship season. It was organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme and was the third time that the event had an age limit of under 23 years of age.
Nagyhalász Speedway Ring is a motorcycle speedway track, located approximately 1 kilometre west of Nagyhalász on the Rétköz u road. The track is 300 metres in length.
Mâcon speedway track is a motorcycle speedway and flat track venue in Mâcon, France. It is located on the north-west outskirts of the city in the Parc des Sports et des Loisirs and is run by the Association Moto Club de Mâcon (AMCM).
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