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).
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 121 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continental unions.
Tampere Stadium, also known as Ratina Stadium, designed by architect Timo Penttilä and completed in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 16,800 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts. In 2018, the stadium hosted the IAAF World U20 Championships. The pitch and main stand were originally completed for the 1952 1952 Summer Olympics when Ratina hosted five qualification and preliminary round matches. In 2009, Ratina was one of the stadiums of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ratina has also hosted several matches of the Finland national football team.
Track racing is a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an unpaved oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type.
The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977.
Long track is a discipline of track racing, that takes place at high speeds on tracks ranging from 425 to 1,000 metres in length. Longtrack racing is an umbrella term for events using long track machinery, similar to that used in speedway but with a longer wheelbase and a two-speed gearbox. This includes Grasstrack which uses the same machinery but shares one combined World Championship.
The France national speedway team is one of the nations who compete in international motorcycle speedway and is controlled by the French Motorcycling Federation.
The Croatia national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Croatia and is controlled by the Croatian Motorcycle Federation. Croatian riders was started in Under-21 World Cup once, in 2009 with Slovenian riders as "Adria" team. The best Croatian rider is Jurica Pavlic who was won two medals in Individual competition.
The France national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of France and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was withdrew from 2005 Under-21 World Cup and was nevert started in Under-21 World Cup.
The Hungary national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Motorcycle Sport Federation. The team was started in the Under-21 World Cup twice and they did not qualify to the final. In 2005 Hungarian riders started with Slovenian riders as a one team.
The Russia national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Russia and is controlled by the Motorcycle Federation of Russia. The team was never qualified to the Under-21 Speedway World Cup finals. Emil Sayfutdinov is first, and so far, only riders who won the Individual U-21 World Championship twice.
The Ukraine national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Ukraine and is controlled by the SVEMO. The team started in Under-21 World Cup only once, in 2005 season they losing in Qualifying Round Two. Riders from Ukraine never won a medal: of Individual Under-21 World Championship.
The Croatia national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Croatia and is controlled by the Croatian Motorcycle Federation. Croatian riders was started in Team U-19 European Championship once, in 2008. The best Croatian rider is Jurica Pavlic who was won two medals in Individual competition.
The Finland national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was started in Team U-19 European Championship one time, but they do not qualify to the final. Finnish riders never won a medal in Individual U-19 European Championship.
The France national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of France and is controlled by the French Motorcycling Federation. The team participated in the 2008 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, but failed to qualify for the final. Only one rider, Mathieu Tresarrieu, has qualified for the Individual competition final.
The Germany national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Germany and is controlled by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. The team was started in all editions of Team Speedway Junior European Championship and they won one silver medal. The German riders has never won a medal in Individual competition.
The Finland national long track team is the national long track motorcycle racing team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation (SML). The team was started in all editions of Team Long Track World Championship, but they never won a championship medal.
The Latvia national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Motorcyclists Federation (LaMSF). The team never qualify to the Team Speedway Junior European Championship Final. In the Individual competition silver medal was won by Ķasts Poudžuks in 2005.
The Russia national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 speedway team of Russia and is controlled by the Motorcycle Federation of Russia. The team has never qualify to the Team Speedway Junior European Championship final. In the Individual competition was won one bronze medal: Artem Vodyakov (2008).
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