Olching Speedwaybahn

Olching Speedwaybahn
LocationToni-März-Straße, 82140 Olching, Germany
Coordinates48°12′26″N 11°19′25″E / 48.20722°N 11.32361°E / 48.20722; 11.32361
Capacity9,712
Length(390 metres) 0.390 km

The Olching Speedwaybahn is a 9,712-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the western part of Olching in Germany.[1][2] The venue is used by the speedway team MSC Olching,[3] who compete in the German Bundesliga.[4] The venue is also used by ADAC members and has also been used for concerts.

History

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The stadium has hosted several of the sport's premier events including the finals of the 1972 Speedway World Team Cup[5] and the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup.[6] In 1996, it hosted the 1996 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[7]

On 14 September 2014, the 390-metre track record was broken by Martin Smolinski who recorded 64.5 sec in Olching Speedwaybahn. It is a record which remains unbroken as of 2024.[8]

In 2015, a new surface replaced the previous one.[2] In 2017, the stadium was selected as the venue for the semi final of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Olching Germany". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MSC Stadion". Motorsport Club Olching. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Speedway action in Olching". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Olching secures runner-up title in the season finale". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  6. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  7. ^ "1996 World championship results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Chronik". MSC Olching. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ "2018 Grand Prix Qualification schedule". FIM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.