WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP

DIRK TRACK RACING

2004 SEASON MAY 1, 2004 -

2003 SEASON MAY 17 - OCT 4, 2003

2002: RICKARDSSON WINS HIS 5TH WORLD SPEEDWAY TITLE

• By winning the Danish GP (Sep 28) Swedish Tony Rickardsson won his 5th world title. This equals 5 championships won by fellow Swede Ove Fundin. New Zealander Ivan Mauger holds record 6 titles.
• QUOTE RICKARDSSON: " .. it hasn't sunk in yet but I am a very proud to have won another title, now I suppose I have to start thinking about doing it again next year .. "

2001: RICKARDSSON WINS HIS 4TH WORLD SPEEDWAY TITLE

• Sweden's Tony Rickardsson won his 4th world individual speedway title
• Australia's Jason Crump was runner-up with 2 Grand Prix wins

SPEEDWAY RACING
OVERVIEW

• HISTORY:
  • started in 1923 by New Zealander Johnny Hoskins in NSW Australia
  • first race in UK at High Beech, Essex in 1928
  • speedway racing is strong in Sweden, Poland, UK, Australia
• CIRCUIT:
  • oval circuits; 260 - 425 metre in length
  • surface made of loose shale
• BIKE:
  • 500cc single cylinder four valve engine
  • four stroke
  • air cooling
  • methanol fuel
  • no gearbox
  • no brakes
• RACE FORMAT:
  • 4 lap anti clockwise
  • 4 riders

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• 1 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 152 points
• 2 Jason Crump AUS 144 points
• 3 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 127 points
• WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION: SWEDEN 
  (Max, Jonsson, Ljung, Karlsson, Ruud)
• 2 Australia
• 3 Denmark

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• 1 TONY RICKARDSSON, SWE
• 2 RYAN SULLIVAN, AUS
• 3 JASON CRUMP, AUS
• WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION: AUSTRALIA 
  ( Sullivan, Wiltshire, Adams, Crump, Lyons)
• 2 DENMARK
• 3 SWEDEN

2001

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION

• 1 Tony Rickardsson, SWE (121 pts, 2 wins)
• 2 Jason Crump, AUS, 113, 2 wins
• 3 Tomasz Gollob, POL, 89, 1 win
• UNDER 21 CHAMPION: David Kujawa, Poland
• SWEDISH CHAMPION: Tony Rickardsson
• POLISH CHAMPION: Tomasz Gollob, 5th Polish title

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• Mark Loram, UK (102 pts)
• 2 Billy Hamill, US, 95
• 3 Tony Rickardsson, SWE, 94
• UNDER 21 CHAMPION: Andrea Jonsson
• WORLD TEAM CUP CHAMPION : SWEDEN

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• 1 Tony Rickardsson, SWE (111 pts)
• 2 Tomasz Gollob, 98
• 3 Hans Nielsen, 76

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• Tony Rickardsson, SWE

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• Greg Hancock, USA

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• Billy Hamill, USA

WORLD SPEEDWAY CHAMPION:

• Hans Nielsen, Denmark