Stadium Name: | Grenland Speedway Arena |
Location: | Voldsvegen 192, 3739 Skien, Norway |
Coordinates: | 59.1831°N 9.5706°W |
Grenland Speedway Arena also known as the Geiteryggen Speedwaybane is a motorcycle speedway track in Skien, Norway. It is located on the south west edge of the municipality, adjacent to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, off the Voldsvegen road.[1] The stadium is used by the Grenland Speedwayklub.[2]
The stadium has been selected as the venue for multiple qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship starting in 1965.[3] [4] It has also been the venue for rounds of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986 and 1987[5] and the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1978.[6] [7]
The Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship is regularly held at the track, it has been held on 17 occasions from 1956 to the latest in 2022.[8] The track also holds an annual family event.[9]