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Meissen Speedway Stadium

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Meissen Speedway Stadium
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Location01662 Meissen, Germany
Coordinates51°09′35″N 13°30′13″E / 51.15972°N 13.50361°E / 51.15972; 13.50361
Field size394 metres

Meissen Speedway Stadium (German: Meißen Speedwaystadion) is a motorcycle speedway stadium in Meissen, Germany. The stadium is located on the eastern side of the town, on the Zaschendorfer Straße.[1][2] The Motorsportclub Meissen e.V use the facility.[3]

History

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The stadium was selected as the venue for a round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1965[4] and for multiple qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1966).[5][6] Additionally, it hosted the semi-final of the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[7]

On 2 October 2004, the 394 metre track record was broken by Ronny Weis, who recorded 68.20 sec.

The stadium was the first speedway stadium to open in Germany during 2020, following the closure of all tracks during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

MC Meissen

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The speedway team MC Meissen are two-times champions of East Germany, having won the first East German Speedway Championship in 1965 and then again in 1976.[9]

Former track records

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References

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  1. ^ "Speedway Meißen - Motorsport mit Kultfaktor". Stadt Meissen. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Speedwaystadion Meißen - Meißen". Europlan. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Homepage". Motorsportclub Meissen e.V. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ "1965 Speedway World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1966 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1966 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  8. ^ "1st ghost race: "This will go down in history"". Speedweek. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "German Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 17 March 2024.