Holsteinring Explained

Stadium Name:Holsteinring
Location:Dorfstraße 44, 24616 Brokstedt, Germany
Coordinates:53.9939°N 9.7994°W
Opened:1975
Tenants:MSC Brokstedt
Capacity:8,000
Length Km:(393 metres) 0.393

The Holsteinring is an 8,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track in Brokstedt, Germany. The stadium is located in the western outskirts of Brokstedt on the Dorfstraße road.[1] [2]

History

Th stadium was built in 1975 and hosted the speedway team Team 70 Brokstedt formerly the Team 70 Neumünster, who moved from Neumünster to Brokstedt to race at the new stadium. The speedway team became MSC Brokstedt in 1983 and raced in the German Speedway Championship.

The stadium has been a significant venue for major speedway events, including the final of the 1994 Speedway World Team Cup.[3]

On 3 October 2005, Aleš Dryml Jr. set a new track record of 67.90 seconds.[1]

The final of the 2014 German Individual Speedway Championship took place at the Holsteinring and the MSC Brokstedt team won the Bundesliga championship title.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Stadium . MSC Brokstedt . 14 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Start der Speedway-Bundesliga in Olching & Brokstedt . Speedweek . 14 December 2023.
  3. Book: Bamford, Reg . Speedway Yearbook . 2004 . Tempus Publishing, Stroud . 978-0-7524-2955-7.