Outrup Speedway Center

Last updated

Outrup Speedway Center
LocationHennevej 35, 6855 Outrup, Denmark
Coordinates 55°42′37″N8°19′31″E / 55.71028°N 8.32528°E / 55.71028; 8.32528
Opened3 July 1976

The Outrup Speedway Center is a motorcycle speedway stadium and track about 1.5 kilometres southwest of Outrup. [1] [2]

The venue is used by the Outrup Speedway Club and the speedway team Region Varde Elitesport, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. [3] [4]

History

In 1961, a short lived club called Outrup Motor Sport was formed and they built a small dirt track described as being part of the Blåbjerg Klitplantage (dune plantations). Although the club soon folded the track location remained. [1] It was this site that the Outrup Speedway Club (founded in November 1973) chose for the construction of a full size speedway track. After much work the new speedway track was opened on 3 July 1976. [1]

During the 1980s, the track needed renovation in order for the licensing of international events to be granted by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. The decision was taken to build a new track adjacent to the existing one to ensure that the necessary specifications could be achieved. [1] The new track opened during 1986, which coincided with the new Danish Superliga, a new professional league tournament. [5] Previously the league consisted of multiple amateur teams and Danish speedway suffered from the fact that many of their top professional riders chose not to race in Denmark. [6]

The venue has hosted significant speedway events including -

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motorcycle speedway</span> Motorcycle sport

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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White City Stadium</span> Stadium in London, England, 1908 to 1985

White City Stadium was a stadium in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas World Speedway</span> Motorsport track in the United States

Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas. The track was one of only eight superspeedways of two miles (3.2 km) or greater in the United States used for racing, the others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, Ontario (California), Auto Club, and Michigan. The track was located on approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²) on State Highway 6 in College Station, Texas. There was a 2-mile (3 km) oval, and several road course configurations. The full oval configuration was closely related to that of Michigan and was often considered the latter's sister track, featuring steeper banking, at 22 degrees in the turns, 12 degrees at the start/finish line, and only 2 degrees along the backstretch, compared to Michigan's respective 18, 12, and 5 degrees. The last major race occurred at the track in 1981. The track was used by amateur racing clubs such as the SCCA, NASA, Porsche Club of America, World Racing League, Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing, CMRA, various performance driving schools (HPDE) and car clubs, as well as hosting music concerts and other events. The speedway was also a race track location for the video game, Need for Speed: Pro Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Odsal Stadium</span> Sports stadium in Bradford, England

Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is a multi-purpose stadium currently the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team and Yorstox Stock Cars who host regular monthly meetings of BriSCA F1 Stock Cars and BriSCA F2 Stock Cars. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, hosting the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain. The football team Bradford City used Odsal as a temporary groundshare following the Valley Parade fire while their ground was rebuilt. Odsal Stadium has also historically hosted baseball, American Football, basketball, kabbadi, show jumping, tennis, live music concerts, and international Rugby League matches over the years.

Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006.

The 2003 Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 3rd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 9 August 2003 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by Sweden and they beat Australia, host team Denmark and Poland, Great Britain in the Final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolai Klindt</span> Danish speedway rider

Nicolai Klindt is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2007 Individual Under-19 European title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outrup</span> Town in Denmark

Outrup is a town in Varde Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. The town has a population of 1,045.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Lambert (speedway rider)</span> British speedway rider (born 1998)

Robert Alan Lambert is a British motorcycle speedway rider.

Sønderjylland Elite Speedway (SES) is a motorcycle speedway club from Vojens in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The Vojens speedway team was formerly known as Vojens Speedway Klub.

Esbjerg Speedway Klub or Esbjerg Vikings is a speedway club from Esbjerg in Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title on 11 occasions in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1984, 2012, 2013 and 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holsted Speedway Klub</span> Speedway club in Holsted, Denmark

Holsted Speedway Klub or Holsted Tigers is a motorcycle speedway club from Holsted in the Vejen Municipality of Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title a record 15 times.

Region Varde Elitesport and Outrup Speedway Club is a motorcycle speedway club southwest of Outrup in the Varde Municipality of Denmark, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. The team have won the Danish Speedway League title five times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 Danish speedway season</span> Season of speedway in Denmark

The 2001 Danish speedway season was the 2001 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.

Brovst Speedway Club also known as Nordjysk Elite Speedway is a motorcycle speedway club from Brovst in Denmark, who competed in the Danish Speedway League until 2010, and then again in 2021. They are three times champions of Denmark, having won the title in 1990, 1998 and 2000.

Munkebo Speedway Club is a motorcycle speedway club from Munkebo in Denmark. They were champions of Denmark, having won the title in 2015.

The 1985 Danish speedway season was the 1985 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark. The season was the last season before a new professional league was introduced called the Danish Superliga. Previously the league consisted of multiple amateur teams and Danish speedway suffered from the fact that many of their top professional riders chose not to race in Denmark.

Granly Speedway Arena is a speedway track in Esbjerg, Denmark. The track is located on the Tinghedevej 9 road, about 16 kilometres east of the town and is adjacent to the Vestjysk Motocross Club. The stadium hosts the speedway team known as the Esbjerg Speedway Klub, who race in the Danish Speedway League and have been champions of Denmark 11 times, as of 2023.

Fladbro Speedway is a speedway track near Randers in Denmark. The track is located on the Randersvej road, about 5 kilometres west of Randers, on the south side of the Nørreå close to where it meets the Gudenå. The stadium hosted the speedway team Randers Speedway Club and then Kronjyllands Speedway Club, who both previously raced in the Danish Speedway League.

Brovst Speedway Center also known as the Nordjylland Speedway Center is a speedway track near Brovst in Denmark. The track is located on the Over Søen road, off the Bratbjerg road, about 4 kilometres north of Brovst, and 1 kilometre south of Bratbjerg. The stadium hosted the speedway team Brovst Speedway Club, who previously raced in the Danish Speedway League and were three times champions of Denmark.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Outrup Speedway Club". Speedway Life. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Outrup track pictures". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Teams". Speedway Ligaen. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speedway Around The Globe - Denmark". Speedway Star page 429. 3 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "1985 to 1989". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Danish Team Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "World Team Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-2955-7.


Speedway logo.svg

This motorcycle speedway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.