Rivne Speedway Stadium

Rivne Speedway Stadium or Rivenenskyy Mototrek is a motorcycle speedway stadium in the south east of Rivne. It is located on the Volodymyr Stelmakh Street.[1] The speedway club Rivne Speedway are based at the track.[2][3]

Rivne Speedway Stadium
LocationVolodymyr Stelmakh St, 3, Rivne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, 33000
Coordinates50°36′19″N 26°16′39″E / 50.60528°N 26.27750°E / 50.60528; 26.27750
Capacity15,000
Opened24 May 1959
Oval
Length(360 metres) 0.360 km
Race lap record65.18 sec (Jan Kvěch, , 2019)

History

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The stadium opened on 24 May 1959 as the Rivne Technical Sports Stadium. Yuri Korkhov, the head of DOSAAF at the time, was instrumental in overseeing the project after 20 hectares of land were identified for the build.[1]

In September 1974, a major renovation took place and in 1983, following several requests from the speedway management to Moscow, a complete reconstruction of the Rivne stadium took place. The new track propelled the speedway team to success, helping them win the championship of the Soviet Union for three consecutive years from 1985 to 1987.[4]

The venue has hosted significant speedway events including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1962[5][6] and 1991.

The team Rivne Speedway raced in the Team Speedway Polish Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2008[7] and the stadium has continued to hold various international meetings.

Major meetings

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Track records

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway Club". Rivne Speedway 1959. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Speedway Veterans Open Cup". Mogul Oil. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Rovno - Ukraine". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Soviet Union & Russian Team Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "1962 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1962 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "European U21 Individual Speedway Championship". FIM. Retrieved 24 January 2024.