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Avesta Motorstadion

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Avesta Motorstadion
LocationBrovallen Motorbana 510, 775 96 Krylbo, Avesta, Sweden
Coordinates60°04′28″N 16°19′10″E / 60.07444°N 16.31944°E / 60.07444; 16.31944
Capacity12,000
OperatorMasarna motorcycle speedway
Opened1979
Length(315 metres) 0.315 km

Avesta Motorstadion also called the Arena Avesta or Stadion Brovalla is a 12,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located 10 kilometres south of Krylbo and Avesta. The stadium is on the Swedish national road 70, in a remote area surrounded by Långheden Forest.[1][2] The stadium hosts the Masarna speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship[3] and have been champions of Sweden on two occasions.[4]

History

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The track was inaugurated in 1979, with the Masarna speedway team moving there from the Avestavallen.[4]

The stadium's most significant event was the hositng of the World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2003.[5] It has also hosted the finals of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2001, 2008 and 2017.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Avesta Motorstadion". Top Ten Place. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Avesta Masarna Speedway". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
  4. ^ a b "About the Association". Masarna Speedway Club. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
  6. ^ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ "AVESTA - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 26 November 2023.