Norrköping Motorstadion

For former the Norrköping Motorstadion in Dagsbergsfältet, see Norrköping § Sports.

Norrköping Motorstadion
LocationNorrköpings Motorstadion, 605 91 Norrköping, Sweden
Coordinates58°35′39″N 16°14′48″E / 58.59417°N 16.24667°E / 58.59417; 16.24667
OperatorVargarna motorcycle speedway
Opened1969
Length(271 metres) 0.271 km

Norrköping Motorstadion also called the ICA Maxi Arena (for sponsorship purposes) is a motorcycle speedway track located in the western outskirts of Norrköping.[1] The track is located just off the Lindövägen and is adjacent to the SMK Östgöta MC Kråkvilan complex, which includes motocross and enduro.[2][3]

The stadium hosts the Vargarna speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship[4] and have been champions of Sweden on six occasions.[5]

History

The stadium held its first meeting on 6 September 1969 and was ready for the 1970 Swedish speedway season.[6]

The stadium hosted the Nordic Speedway Final, which formed part of the World Championship in 1972.[7] Eight more finals were held at the track in 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1998.[8][9] In addition, it has hosted the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1986 and 1999.[10]

Leading into the 2015 Swedish speedway season the track dimensions were changed with the widening of the bends and the track measurement altering from 279 metres to 271 metres.[11]

Track records

References

  1. ^ "Find the Ica Maxi Arena!". Vargarna Speedway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Welcome to SMK Östgöta MC". SMK Östgöta MC. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "NORKOPPING / VARGARNA - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
  5. ^ "Home Page". Vargarna Speedway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Club History". Vargarna Speedway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "1972 Swedish speedway season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  9. ^ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
  10. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Banan". Vargarna Speedway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.


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