Olching Speedwaybahn

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Olching Speedwaybahn
LocationToni-März-Straße, 82140 Olching, Germany
Coordinates 48°12′26″N11°19′25″E / 48.20722°N 11.32361°E / 48.20722; 11.32361
Capacity9,712
Length(390 metres) 0.390 km

The Olching Speedwaybahn is a 9,712-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the western part of Olching in Germany. [1] [2] The venue is used by the speedway team MSC Olching, [3] who compete in the German Bundesliga. [4] The venue is also used by ADAC members and has also been used for concerts.

History

The stadium has hosted several of the sport's premier events including the finals of the 1972 Speedway World Team Cup [5] and the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup. [6] In 1996, it hosted the 1996 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. [7]

On 14 September 2014, the 390 metre track record was broken by Martin Smolinski who recorded 64.5 sec.

In 2015, a new surface replaced the previous one. [2] In 2017, the stadium was selected as the venue for the semi final of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Olching Germany". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "MSC Stadion". Motorsport Club Olching. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Speedway action in Olching". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Olching secures runner-up title in the season finale". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
  6. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  7. ↑ "1996 World championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "2018 Grand Prix Qualification schedule". FIM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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