Wack Hofmeister Stadium

Wack Hofmeister Stadium
LocationStadionstraße 17, 93326 Abensberg, Germany
Coordinates48°49′04″N 11°51′08″E / 48.81778°N 11.85222°E / 48.81778; 11.85222
Length(398 metres) 0.398 km

The Wack Hofmeister Stadium formerly the Altes Stadion Abensberg (the Old Stadium) is a motorcycle speedway and association football stadium located slightly east of the centre of Abensberg in Germany.[1][2][3]

It hosts the speedway team MSC Abensberg[4] and the football team TSV Abensberg 1862.[5]

History

The stadium has hosted international matches for the West Germany national speedway team[6] and in 1964, held the Speedway World Team Cup final.[7]

Also referred to as the Motorstadion Abensberg, the venue hosted the 1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. It was won by Per Jonsson on 14 July 1985, who later became a world champion.[8] The most prestigious speedway event to be held at the track was the first ever Speedway Grand Prix of Germany in 1995,[9] which formed part of the World Championship. The 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was won by the Dane Tommy Knudsen.[10]

In 2022, the stadium was renamed in honour of former speedway rider Josef Hofmeister (nicknamed Wack Hofmeister).[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Speedwaystadion "Altes Stadion Abensberg" - Abensberg". Europlan. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "CATEGORY: MSC ABENSBERG". Bahn Sport. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Abensberg Germany". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN BEIM MOTORSPORTCLUB ABENSBERG E.V." MSC Abensberg. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Floodlight conversion to LED technology in the old stadium". abensberg-fussball. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Germany beats Sweden at Speedway (1959)". British Pathe. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  8. ^ "1985". Speedway.org. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
  10. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Speedway stadium in Abensberg got a new name". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ^ "A stadium is now named after speedway legend Josef "Wack" Hofmeister". Merkur. Retrieved 10 December 2023.


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