AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice explained

Clubname:AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice
Track:Svítkov Stadium
Country:Czech Republic
Founded:1956
League:Czech Extraliga
Nickname:Golden Helmet
Tracksize:400 metres
Honour1:Extraliga champion (x11)
Year1:1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
Honour2:Czechoslovakian league champion (x4)
Year2:1978, 1982, 1984, 1989
Honour3:Extraliga runner-up (x13)
Year3:1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020
Honour4:Czechoslovakian league runner-up (x10)
Year4:1957, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991

Automotoklub Zlatá Přilba Pardubice is a Czech motorcycle speedway team based in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The club take its name Zlatá Přilba after the prestigious competition known as the Golden Helmet of Pardubice.[1]

History

The team race at the Svítkov Stadium and were four-times champions of the former Czechoslovakia.[2] The team started life known as KAMK Pardubice before taking the Golden Helmet name.

However, in 1983 the stadium became a centre for the Svazarm and the site was known as a centre of professional sports. The team raced as SVS (Středisko vrcholového sportu) Pardubice from 1983 to 1990 before reverting to their chosen name.

Pardubice and Rudá Hvězda Praha (Red Star Prague) dominated Czechoslovak speedway from 1978 until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice continued to compete in the Extraliga and became eleven-times champions of the Czech Republic at the end of 2023.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historie závodu. Zlatá Přilba Pardubice . 23 March 2024. cs.
  2. Web site: Historyczne Zestawienie Wyników 1956-1992. Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 23 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Czech Republic & Czechoslovakia Team Championship . Speedway Fansite . 23 March 2024.