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Malmö Motorstadion

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Malmö Motorstadion
LocationElisedalsvägen 13, 213 77 Malmö, Sweden
Coordinates55°34′11″N 13°05′13″E / 55.56972°N 13.08694°E / 55.56972; 13.08694
OperatorGnistorna motorcycle speedway
Opened1974
Length(347 metres) 0.347 km
Race lap record63.4 sec (Oskar Fajfer, , 2016)

Malmö Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway track in the southeastern outskirts of Malmö, Sweden. The track is located on the Elisedalsvägen road, adjacent to the Malmö BMX track.[1][2]

The stadium hosts the Gnistorna speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship and were the third division champions of Sweden in 2009.[3][4]

History

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The track opened in 1974 and in 1978, a mini speedway track was opened, which was built in a space inside the main track.

The venue hosted a Swedish final round of the 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship.[5][6]

In 2016, Oskar Fajfer set he track record of 63.4 seconds.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Malmö motorstadion". Four Square. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Malmo Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Välkommen till Motorklubben Tändstiftet!". Motorklubben Tändstiftet. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "1988 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "1988 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Banan". Motorklubben Tändstiftet. Retrieved 2 March 2024.