Rivne Speedway Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Rivne Speedway Stadium
Location:Volodymyr Stelmakh St, 3, Rivne, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, 33000
Coordinates:50.6053°N 26.2775°W
Opened:24 May 1959
Capacity:15,000
Record Time:65.18 sec
Record Driver:Jan Kvěch
Record Year:2019
Layout1:Oval
Length Km:(360 metres) 0.360

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]

History

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

Track records

Notes and References

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