Fredericia Speedway Stadium

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Fredericia Speedway Stadium
LocationBaldersparken 31, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark
Coordinates 55°34′23″N9°45′34″E / 55.57306°N 9.75944°E / 55.57306; 9.75944
OwnerFredericia Municipality
Opened1967
Closed1987
Length(370 metres) 0.370 km

Fredericia Speedway Stadium (Danish : Frederica Stadion) was a speedway track in the centre of Fredericia, Denmark. [1] The track was located between the Baldersvej and Nymarksvej roads, where the present day housing estate of Baldersparken stands. [2] The stadium was a significant venue for major speedway events, including the final of the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup. [3]

History

The stadium opened in 1967, with the Fredericia Motor Klub organising the speedway meetings. [2] The stadium hosted the speedway team known as the Fredericia Speedway, who raced in the Danish Speedway League and were champions of Denmark in 1974 and 1975, while based at the stadium. [4]

In addition to the World Team Cup final the stadium hosted-

List of major meetings

On 16 August 1987, Jan O. Pedersen recorded a new track record, which would also be the last. [2]

Due to its central location in the town and noise levels, the venue was limited to the number of meetings that could be held. The same problem eventually caused the track to close in late 1987 and lay idle for over twenty years. It was later sold to a private developer and demolished for housing.

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References

  1. ↑ "Seventies Track Pictures". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Federicia Stadium". Speedway Life. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-2955-7.
  4. ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1956-2022". Speedway History Info. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 80. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  6. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
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