Smedstadion

Stadium in Eskilstuna, Sweden

59°25′00″N 16°22′33″E / 59.41667°N 16.37583°E / 59.41667; 16.37583Capacity16,000OperatorSmederna Motorcycle speedwayOpened27 April 2002Length(335 metres) 0.335 kmRace lap record56.8 sec (Dan Bewley, (Eng), 2022)

Smedstadion or Gröndals Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway stadium located outside of Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1] The stadium was opened in 2002 and is the home arena of Elitserien team Smederna who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.[2]

History

The stadium was opened on 27 April 2002.[3] The stadium was formerly known as Ikarosstadion from 2008 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons from the company Ikaros.[4]

The stadium has hosted a World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002.[5]

The track record was broken in 2019 by Polish rider Kacper Woryna (57.2 sec) but it was bettered again in 2022 by Dan Bewley, who recorded 56.8 sec.

References

  1. ^ "Gröndal Motorstadion". Four Square. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Home". Smederna Speedway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Blacksmiths - Current Facts, History And Curiosities". The Speedway GP Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Eskilstuna – New sponsor saves Smederna". Svt Nyheter. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway Grand Prix winners 1995-present". British Speedway Official website. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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