On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, the individual Danish championship in speedway will be run at Vojens Speedway Center. This is the 69th time the title is at stake, but only the fourth time that Vojens is the DM host. By Ib Søby The account of the individual Danish championship has always had a special attention among Danish speedway fans. Is it […]
A new points system. The top six provides access to next season. Five permanent wildcards, and grand prize place for the European champion. These four - significant - changes introduce the international motor union FIM from 2020. By Ib Søby For several seasons, speedway fans have experienced that a driver can win a grand prize, while a competitor can score more World Cup points […]
Speedway fans can already tick the calendar and look forward to next year's biggest event on Danish soil. At the same time, the worldwide Southern Jutland company ECCO Sko A / S has extended the cooperation agreement with the Vojens Speedway Center. The official title is thus: 2020 Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix Sponsored by ECCO. By Ib Søby & #8211; We are […]
When the new Danish speedway team participates in the Metal Speedway League from 2020, it will be under the name SES - Southern Jutland Elite Speedway. The team with Hans Andersen as captain, who has a home ground at Vojens Speedway Center, should represent not only Vojens, but the whole of Southern Jutland. South Jutland has Holsted, while the West Jews have Esbjerg, Grindsted and Region Varde. Find them […]
Both Anders Thomsen and Mikkel Michelsen had to see the hope of a grand prize place on Sunday evening. Following meetings in Torun, World Cup organizer BSI / IMG has awarded the four permanent seats for next year: Tai Woffinden, England Greg Hancock, USA Artem Laguta, Russia Antonio Lindbäck, Sweden Unfortunately, the official list of reserves does not provide much Danish encouragement: [ ...]
With Leon Madsen's 3rd Grand Prix Victory & #8211; and overall VM silver & #8211; expectations for Danish speedway were more than fulfilled in 2019. Mikkel Michelsen became European champion, and on the whole the year offered a great Danish medal harvest. Leon Madsen was the big positive surprise in the grand prix series, while Niels Kr. Iversen by virtue of […]
If Slovenian Matej Zagar finishes the grandprix series with a place in the top eight, the 25-year-old Fynbo - and future Vojens rider - Anders Thomsen will be a regular grandprix participant from 2020. Ib Søby Rarely has a Danish athlete hoped for Slovenian success so badly as Anders Thomsen will do it Saturday night in Polish Torun. It […]
& #8211; A puck is not a moped, or the nickname of Niels Kr. Iversen. Not when talking about ice hockey. On Wednesday evening, the upcoming Metal Speedway League team from Vojens visited Frøs Arena, where SønderjyskE played top scores against the Northern Jews from Frederikshavn. By Ib Søby At this year's European Championships and the World Cup Grand Prix, the head coach visited […]
Denmark has won 32 individual medals, since Ole Olsen broke through the speedway sound wall at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg 48 years ago. Saturday night, medal number 33 awaits, but what carat Leon Madsen - probably - gets hung around his neck in Torun, is somewhat more difficult to guess. If the 30-year-old Dane ends up on the podium and […]
The international speedway season closes with a very exciting week for Denmark. As you know, the World Cup will be decided on October 5, but already on Saturday, Denmark can win the European metal. After the victory in Vojens - and Nicki Pedersen's injury - Mikkel Michelsen emerges as the first challenger to the leading Russian Grigory Laguta. By Ib Søby As it […]
When Vojens Speedway Center dries out in the Danish Metal Speedway League next spring, it will feature two international top drivers in the leading roles. The tdl. team world champion and grand prix winner Hans Andersen becomes team captain, while grand prix hoped Anders Thomsen becomes A-driver. The two strong Fynbo residents form the foundation, together with three of Danish speedways most obvious talents. It is […]
Danish Leon Madsen scored 15 points in the Polish league on Sunday afternoon. This is good news before Saturday's big World Cup showdown in Cardiff. On the minus side is the fact that World Cup winner Bartosz Zmarzlik just won in Cardiff last year. If Madsen is still going to have a real gold chance, he must haul 5-7 points on Zmarzlik in […]