Liberec Speedway Explained

Clubname:Liberec Speedway
Track:Pavlovický Stadion
Country:Czech Republic
League:Czech Extraliga
Honour1:Extraliga runner-up
Year1:2021

Liberec Speedway is the motorcycle speedway club known as Plochá dráha klub v AČR Liberec and the Pavlovický Stadion, which hosts the club. The stadium is located in the northern outskirts of Liberec in the Czech Republic, off the Letná 618.[1]

History

The Pavlovický Stadion was built in 1930.[2]

The team have had a sporadic existence, first competing in the Czechoslovak Team Speedway Championship as Liaz Liberec in 1970.[3] Liaz (LIberecké Automobilové Závody) was a manufacturer of trucks. Over the next two decades a team from Liberec would not compete every year but AMK Liberec won the 1.Liga in 1990 before the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[3]

Then participating in the Czech Republic Team Speedway Championship, teams known as GRS Liberec, SK Kaltina Liberec and GRSBM Liberec (all due to various sponsorships) represented Liberec.[4]

The most important event that was run at the stadium was the semi-final of the Under-21 World Championship in 2019.[5]

Also in 2021, the team now known as Aforti Start Gniezno Liberec (due to a collaboration between the club and the Polish team Start Gniezno) won the silver medal in the Czech Republic Team Championship.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liberec - Czech Republic . Speedway Plus . 28 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Pravděpodobně první závod vůbec . Moto lbc . 23 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Czechoslovakian Team Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 23 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Czech Republic & Czechoslovakia Team Championship . Speedway Fansite . 24 March 2024.
  5. Web site: V Liberci se ukážou budoucí hvězdy ploché dráhy. iDNES.cz. cs. 2018-06-15. 2024-01-29.
  6. Web site: Czech Republic Team Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 23 March 2024.