Tallhult Motorstadion

Tallhult Motorstadion

Location	683 91 Hagfors, Sweden
Coordinates	60°03′34″N 13°42′57″E
Capacity	6,000
Operator	Valsarna motorcycle speedway
Opened	1969
Length	(290 metres) 0.290 km

Tallhult Motorstadion is a 6,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located about 3 kilometres north of Hagfors. The track is on road 245 to Geijersholm and is surrounded by forest.^[1]

The stadium hosts the speedway team Valsarna that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.^[2] The speedway team have been champions of Sweden two times.^[3][4]

History

Elitserien match at the Tallhult Motorstadion, Valsarna vs Vetlanda, 15 May 2012

The stadium has hosted the final of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1998 and 2003.^[5]

In 2013, Hagfors entrepreneur Kjell Ottosson bought the stadium and adjacent motocross track, following the bankruptcy of the speedway club and rented them out to both the speedway and motocross clubs.^[6] He put the stadium up for sale in 2017 and again in 2020.^[6]

Valsarna have a lease that runs until 2024.^[6]

Track records

• Mikael Karlsson, 53.8 seconds, 9 May 2000

References

1. "Tallhults Motorstadion". Four Square City Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
2. "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
3. "History SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
4. "Home page". Valsarna Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
5. "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
6. "Sale of Tallhult in Hagfors underway". svt Nyheter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.