Track Racing

Swedish star Tomas H Jonasson (THJ) makes his second FIM Speedway Grand Prix appearance of 2012 after being handed the FIM Scandinavian SGP wild card. The Vetlanda-born man lines up at No.16 in Malilla on September 8 and will be keen to build on his fourth place in the FIM Swedish SGP in Gothenburg on May 26. Jonasson has made four World Championship appearances since making his debut at Malilla...

On Saturday, 8 September, the Morizès Moto Club will host the FIM Long Track World Championship Final 5.The village of Morizès with some 600 inhabitants is located south of Bordeaux in south west France. After a break of almost two months, the riders will find themselves on a 520m track that is very fast and quite technical. It is a track they know well as Morizès Moto Club has been organising ev...

Antonio Lindback ended his eight-year wait for an SGP gold medal after triumphing in the FIM Fogo Italian Speedway Grand Prix at Terenzano on Saturday and admitted “that means absolutely everything.” The Rio de Janeiro-born Swedish international made his World Championship debut in the FIM Scandinavian SGP in Gothenburg on August 21, 2004. Despite scoring two points, he was already being billed ...

Record-breaking seven-time British champion Scott Nicholls is the wild card for the hotly-anticipated FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on August 25.The Ipswich-born man earned the No.16 race jacket for the event by winning the British Championship Final at Wolverhampton on July 30.This victory saw him surpass the record haul of six national titles he shared with...

The ‘junior’ version of the World Speedway Championship moves to Coventry’s Brandon Stadium for Round 3 on Friday 17th August and the draw has now been announced. After the first two rounds in Italy and Croatia were held in blistering 30 degree temperatures riders will be hoping for lower readings on the thermometer when they arrive in Great Britain. The heat on the track is unlikely to be coole...

World Under 21 Champion, Maciej Janowski from Poland confirmed his determination to retain his title with a win in Round 2 in Lendava, Slovenia on Saturday in a closely fought meeting. Having beaten his main Danish rivals Mikkel B. Jensen in Heat 6 and Michael J. Jensen in Heat 9 Janowski surprisingly dropped points to his fellow countrymen Patryk Dudek and Bartosz Zmarzlik but finished the meet...

Rising Italian star Nicolas Covatti has been handed the wild card for the FIM Fogo Italian Speedway Grand Prix at Terenzano on August 11.The 24-year-old dons the famous No.16 race jacket and makes his World Championship debut after an impressive performance at Lonigo in the semi-finals of the SGP qualification rounds.Lonigo-based Covatti, who races for Moto Club La Favorita in Vicenza, scored nine...

Danish champion Nicki Pedersen is ready to pile the pressure on World Championship leader Greg Hancock after winning the FIM Fogo Croatian Speedway Grand Prix in Gorican on Saturday night. The Odense-born racer topped the rostrum ahead of Swedish star Andreas Jonsson, Polish icon Tomasz Gollob and wild card Jurica Pavlic, who delighted the locals by bagging fourth spot on his family track. Peder...

Legendary British speedway star Freddie Williams is to present the winner’s trophy at this summer’s eagerly anticipated FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix. The flying Welshman twice took the world speedway crown in the 1950s and now - 62 years on from his first title - he’s set to take centre stage again. The FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix takes place on Saturday, August 25 at Cardiff...

Croatian speedway star Jurica Pavlic will put his local knowledge to the ultimate test after being handed the wild card for the FIM Fogo Croatian Speedway Grand Prix at Gorican on July 28.Pavlic’s family have turned the Speedway Stadium Milenium from a field into a world-class Grand Prix venue, and having his own track to practice on has been a real blessing for the 23-year-old.He has been in stel...