Christopher Calvin Harris from Truro, Cornwall, nicknamed Bomber, is a Great Britain international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Motorcycle Grasstrack is a form of track racing which typically, in its current form, takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. It is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in the UK with the first meetings having taken place in the 1920s.
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.
Martin Smolinski is an international motorcycle speedway rider from Germany. He is twice world longtrack champion and eight times champion of Germany.
Long track is a version of track racing, that takes place on tracks ranging from 425 to 1,000 metres in length at high speeds. There are also subtle differences between longtrack and speedway such as the machinery used in longtrack bike is slightly larger and has a two-speed gearbox. Races usually consist of six riders although occasionally they have eight. Longtrack is very similar with another form of track racing, Grasstrack. The two sports use the same machinery and have a combined World Championship
The FIM Long Track of Nations, formerly known as the Long Track Team World Championship, is an annual track racing event since 2007 organized by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). The championship has been won by Germany nine times.
The Germany national long track team is the national longtrack motorcycle speedway team of Germany and is controlled by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB).
Max Dilger is a motorcycle speedway and longtrack speedway rider from Germany. He earned 3 international caps for the German national speedway team.
Wasp Motorcycles is a motorcycle and sidecar manufacturer based in Dinton, near Salisbury, England, that specialises in building competition solo and sidecar machines for motocross, trials and sidecar grasstrack, as well as the Wasp 3 Wheel Freedom for disabled riders.
The European Grasstrack Sidecar Championship is a motorcycle event and is organised by Union Européenne de Motocyclisme. The first championship took place in 1980 at Melsungen, West Germany. It has run every year since except for 2015 as it was cancelled due to Stefan Muller losing his life in practice. The most successful nation is Germany. The European Solo Grasstrack Championship start in 1978.
Andrew Appleton is a motorcycle racer from England.
The 1973 Individual Long Track World Championship was the third edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 20 September 1973 in Oslo, Norway. The defending champion Ivan Mauger failed to qualify for the semi-final round after being eliminated in a qualifying round. The world title was won by Ole Olsen of Denmark.
The 1988 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 18th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 18 September 1988 at Scheeßel in Germany, which was West Germany at the time.
The 2000 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 30th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.
The 2021 Individual Long Track World Championship is the 51st edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.
The 2013 Team Long Track World Championship was the seventh annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final took place on 18 August 2013 in Folkestone, England.
The 2015 Team Long Track World Championship was the ninth annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final took place on 28 June 2015 in Mühldorf, Germany. Great Britain won the event for the first time.
Jesse Mustonen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.
