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Speedway uses a unique type of motorcycle, governed by the FIM's "Track Racing Technical Rules". [9] In the past, bikes with upright engines were used (the name taken from the way the engine sits in the frame), but today most professional riders use laydown bikes as it is argued that they are easier to handle.
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). [1]
The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. [1] It represents 122 national motorcycle federations [ 2 ] that are divided into six continental unions.
Ice Road Racing in Finland Ice racing using studded tyres. Ice speedway racing includes a motorcycle class which is the equivalent of Speedway on ice. Bikes race anti-clockwise around oval tracks between 260 and 425 metres in length. The race structure and scoring is similar to Speedway. The sport is divided into classes for full-rubber and ...
This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020. (n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The 2023 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 18th Speedway World Cup, an international motorcycle speedway world championship tournament organised by the FIM.The 2023 edition was the first since 2017 and took place between 25 July and 29 July 2023 and involved nine national teams.
Speedway Grand Prix of Australia (2002, 2015–2017) Speedway Grand Prix of Austria (1995) Speedway Grand Prix of Europe (2000, 2002–2014) Speedway Grand Prix of Finland (2014–2015) Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (1996, 2005–2013) Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand (2012–2014) Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic (2009–2014)
The Speedway World Cup is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams held in different countries. [1] The first edition of the competition in the current format was held in 2001 and replaced the old World Team Cup which ran from 1960 until 2000.