Nyköpings Motorstadion

Nyköpings Motorstadion

Location	Svansta 2, 611 94 Nyköping, Sweden
Coordinates	58°46′51″N 17°02′11″E
Operator	Griparna motorcycle speedway
Opened	May 1984
Length	(294 metres) 0.294 km

Nyköpings Motorstadion or Svanstabanan is a motorcycle speedway track located about 4 kilometres north of the centre of Nyköping. The facility is just off the Kocksängsvägen, adjacent to the Nyköpings motorsällskap, which runs Motocross, Enduro, and motorcycle trials.^[1][2]

The stadium hosts the Griparna speedway team that competes in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship^[3] and were the 2019 Allsvenskan champions.^[4]

History

Construction on a speedway track began in 1980 by the Nyköping Motorsällskap Association, opening in May 1984.^[1]

The venue hosted the World Championship Swedish final round during both the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship^[5] It also hosted the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2014.^[6]

The track record is held by Robin Törnqvist in a time of 57.4 seconds.

The stadium was renamed the Truckmountedattenuator (TMA) Bolaget Arena for sponsorship purposes.

References

1. "Welcome to NMS - Nyköping Motorsällskap". Nyköping Motorsällskap. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
2. "NYKOPING - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
3. "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
4. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
5. "Speedway and Longtrack seasons". Speedway.org. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 December 2023.