Avesta Motorstadion
Avesta Motorstadion also called the Arena Avesta or Stadion Brovalla is a 12,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located 10 kilometres south of Krylbo and Avesta. The stadium is on the Swedish national road 70, in a remote area surrounded by Långheden Forest.[1][2] The stadium hosts the Masarna speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship[3] and have been champions of Sweden on two occasions.[4]
| Location | Brovallen Motorbana 510, 775 96 Krylbo, Avesta, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°04′28″N 16°19′10″E / 60.07444°N 16.31944°E |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Operator | Masarna motorcycle speedway |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Length | (315 metres) 0.315 km |
History edit
The track was inaugurated in 1979, with the Masarna speedway team moving there from the Avestavallen.[4]
The stadium's most significant event was the hositng of the World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2003.[5] It has also hosted the finals of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2001, 2008 and 2017.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Avesta Motorstadion". Top Ten Place. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Avesta Masarna Speedway". YouTube. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 38-39. 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "About the Association". Masarna Speedway Club. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "AVESTA - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 26 November 2023.