Smedstadion Explained

Stadium Name:Smedstadion
Location:Gröndals Motorstadion, 635 11 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Coordinates:59.4167°N 16.3758°W
Opened:27 April 2002
Operator:Smederna Motorcycle speedway
Capacity:16,000
Record Time:56.8 sec
Record Driver:Dan Bewley
Record Car:(Eng)
Record Year:2022
Length Km:(335 metres) 0.335

Eskilstuna Motorstadion,[1] also known as Smedstadion or Gröndals Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway stadium located outside of Eskilstuna, Sweden.[2] The stadium was opened in 2002 and is the home arena of Elitserien team Smederna who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.[3]

History

The stadium was opened on 27 April 2002.[4] The stadium was formerly known as Ikarosstadion from 2008 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons from the company Ikaros.[5]

The stadium has hosted a World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002.[6]

The track record was broken in 2019 by Polish rider Kacper Woryna (57.2 sec) but it was bettered again in 2022 by Dan Bewley, who recorded 56.8 sec.

Notes and References

  1. https://eskilstunasmederna.se/anlaggningen/
  2. Web site: Gröndal Motorstadion . Four Square . 23 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Home . Smederna Speedway . 23 January 2023.
  4. Web site: The Blacksmiths - Current Facts, History And Curiosities . The Speedway GP Guide . 2 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Eskilstuna – New sponsor saves Smederna . Svt Nyheter . 23 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Speedway Grand Prix winners 1995-present . British Speedway Official website . 23 January 2023.