Lørdag den 15. december 1923 skabte den australske promotor Johnnie Hoskins historiens første speedwayevent. Det bliver fejret i denne weekend i delstaten New South Wales. Journalist og pressechef Ib Søby har til sin seneste bog ” Speedway 100 ” fundet en artikel,...
Photo: Speedway Star Denmark has won the Team World Championship fifteen times since 1960, when the international motoring union FIM introduced this prestigious competition, which today is called Speedway of Nations. By Ib Søby Who will be world champions in edition number 63 as ...
On Tuesday, January 11, it is 30 years since Edward Jancarz was assassinated. He was Gorzow's proud son, and the second Polish speedway driver to win an individual World Cup medal. By Ib Søby On Saturday 11 January 1992, there was a party at the large Hotel Mieszko in the heart of ...
Poul Wissing with brother Niels in the background (Speedway Star 1966) The Danish speedway driver Poul Wissing was on the threshold of his great international breakthrough in 1967. That same year, his season was to end with two prestigious races in the GDR, the former East Germany. Of...
Michael Jepsen Jensen won the U21 World Cup in Argentina in 2012, ahead of Maciej Janowski and Mikkel Bech (photo Ib Søby) For 44 years, the speedway sport has named a U21 world champion. Such a title testifies to talent and strength. But it is a fact that only three U21 champions have also been able to ...
In the years after World War II, speedway was really hot in England, and in other European countries. This is also the case in Denmark, which is emphasized by this short film from 1951 - spoken by Gunnar "NU" Hansen. See link below. Photo: Speedwaylife.com By Ib Søby Over 20,000 ...
He shared a common destiny with Bruce Penhall, without quite achieving the same success. However, when Dennis "Siggy" Sigalos stopped his career as a mere 25-year-old, he had won more than many speedway drivers can dream of. By Ib Søby Photos: Dennis Siggy Sigalos Museum, ...