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Nässjö Motorstadion

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Nässjö Motorstadion
LocationSkogsvallen, 571 41 Nässjö, Sweden
Coordinates57°38′13″N 14°40′51″E / 57.63694°N 14.68083°E / 57.63694; 14.68083
OperatorNässjö SK motorcycle speedway
Length(290 metres) 0.290 km

Nässjö Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway track in Nässjö, Sweden. The facility is located on the south west edge of the locality on Skogsvallen.[1][2] The stadium hosts the NK Nässjö speedway team[3] that has competed in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship and won the second division in 1997.[4]

History

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The stadium has hosted many important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, 1986, 1989 and 1991.[5][6]

The track record of 57.8 seconds was set by Peter Ljung on 27 June 2018.[3]

Since 2023, the venue has also run flat track racing (a form of speedway using bigger and heavier bikes).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Översiktsplan Samrådsredogörelse" (PDF). Nässjö Kommun. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Nassjo - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Nassjo SpeedwayKlubb". NK Nässjö. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Ready for more Flat track in Nässjö: "Is on the rise"". Smålands-Tidningen. Retrieved 8 February 2024.