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'''Fredericia Speedway Stadium''' ({{lang-da|Frederica Stadion}}) was a speedway track in the centre of [[Fredericia]], Denmark. The track was located between the Baldersvej and Nymarksvej roads, where the present day housing estate of Baldersparken stands.<ref name=SL>{{cite web |url=http://speedwaylife.com/danish-tracks/fredericia-stadium/ |title=Federicia Stadium |website=Speedway Life |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The stadium was a significant venue for major speedway events, including the final of the [[1987 Speedway World Team Cup]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bamford |first=Reg |title=Speedway Yearbook |year=2004 | publisher=Tempus Publishing, Stroud | isbn=978-0-7524-2955-7}}</ref>
'''Fredericia Speedway Stadium''' ({{langx|da|Frederica Stadion}}) was a speedway track in the centre of [[Fredericia]], Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/GraemeFrost.shtml |title=Seventies Track Pictures | website=Speedway Plus |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref> The track was located between the Baldersvej and Nymarksvej roads, where the present day housing estate of Baldersparken stands.<ref name=SL>{{cite web |url=http://speedwaylife.com/danish-tracks/fredericia-stadium/ |title=Federicia Stadium |website=Speedway Life |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> The stadium was a significant venue for major speedway events, including the final of the [[1987 Speedway World Team Cup]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bamford |first=Reg |title=Speedway Yearbook |year=2004 | publisher=Tempus Publishing, Stroud | isbn=978-0-7524-2955-7}}</ref>


==History==
== History ==
The stadium opened in 1967, with the Fredericia Motor Klub organising the speedway meetings.<ref name=SL/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmdanii.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1956-2022 |website=Speedway History Info |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
The stadium opened in 1967, with the Fredericia Motor Klub organising the speedway meetings.<ref name=SL/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmdanii.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1956-2022 |website=Speedway History Info |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>


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'''List of major meetings'''
'''List of major meetings'''
*13 August 1967, Nordic team final round of the [[1967 Speedway World Team Cup]].
*13 August 1967, Nordic team final round of the [[1967 Speedway World Team Cup]].
*20 June 1971, Nordic team final.
*20 June 1971, Nordic team final of the [[1971 Speedway World Team Cup]].
*26 September 1971, [[Danish Individual Speedway Championship|Danish Championship final]].
*26 September 1971, [[Danish Individual Speedway Championship|Danish Championship final]].
*24 June 1973, Nordic team final.
*24 June 1973, Nordic team final of the [[1973 Speedway World Team Cup]].
*4 August 1974, [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|British-Nordic-American final]].
*4 August 1974, [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|British-Nordic-American final]].
*5 September 1974, Danish Championship final.<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=80|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref>
*5 September 1974, Danish Championship final.<ref>{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=80|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref>
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[[Category:Sport in Denmark]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Fredericia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Fredericia Municipality]]
[[Category:Sports venues in the Region of Southern Denmark]]
[[Category:Sports venues in the Region of Southern Denmark]]
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[[Category:Speedway venues in Denmark]]
[[Category:1987 disestablishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1967]]

Latest revision as of 07:12, 23 October 2024

Fredericia Speedway Stadium
LocationBaldersparken 31, 7000 Fredericia, Denmark
Coordinates55°34′23″N 9°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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Seventies Track Pictures". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "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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