# Fredericia Speedway > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fredericia_Speedway > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fredericia_Speedway.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericia_Speedway > Source revision: 1246312502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Speedway club in Fredericia, Denmark Fredericia Speedway Club information Track address Various Country Denmark Founded 1945 Closed 2005 League Danish Super League Major team honours Team champions 1968, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005 **Fredericia Speedway** was a [motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway) club from [Fredericia](/source/Fredericia) in Denmark, which competed in the [Danish Speedway League](/source/Danish_Speedway_League) until the end of their league winning 2005 season.[1] They are seven times champions of Denmark, having won the title in [1968](/source/1968_Danish_speedway_season), [1974](/source/1974_Danish_speedway_season), [1975](/source/1975_Danish_speedway_season), [1987](/source/1987_Danish_speedway_season), [1989](/source/1989_Danish_speedway_season), [1993](/source/1993_Danish_speedway_season) and [2005](/source/2005_Danish_speedway_season).[2][3] ## History ### 1945 to 1971 Hans Andersen helped the club win their last title in 2005 Fredericia Speedway's origins started with the founding of the Fredericia Motor Klubb in 1945[1] and with a speedway track being built in 1958. The home venue of the club was the [Vejlby Speedway Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vejlby_Speedway_Center&action=edit&redlink=1), which is still located on the northern outskirts of Fredericia.[4] In 1967, a new organised tournament was formed with seven teams being registered, one of which was the team called **Faestningsdrengene** (the Fortress Boys) and they won the league in [1968](/source/1968_Danish_speedway_season).[5] The track at Vejlby was used until 1971 and three years later (1974) it was rebuilt exclusively as a smaller track for machines of the 50cc and 80cc. ### 1972 to 1985 The need for a larger track resulted in the speedway team using the 370 metre [Fredericia Speedway Stadium](/source/Fredericia_Speedway_Stadium) (the old Fredericia Stadion), owned by the Fredericia Municipality but events being organised by the Fredericia Motor Klub. After five second places in the [Danish Speedway League](/source/Danish_Speedway_League) they finally won division 1 again in 1974, to become the Danish champions for the second time.[1] The club ran other teams in the lower divisions called Skansedrengene, Volddrengene and Brodrenene. Further success was experienced in [1975](/source/1975_Danish_speedway_season), before the introduction of the professional Danish Speedway League (which was established in 1986).[2] ### 1986 to 1996 The team had issues with the Municipality over the limited access to the stadium. It could not be used more than once a week due to it being in a residential area. Therefeore the decision was made to lease the Frederikslyst Motorbane for the new professional league. The team finished 2nd in the inaugural Super League in [1986](/source/1986_Danish_speedway_season).[6] They then won their fourth title in [1987](/source/1987_Danish_speedway_season).[7][8] The team continued their success by winning the [1989](/source/1989_Danish_speedway_season) Superliga.[2] The team included riders such as [Jan O. Pedersen](/source/Jan_O._Pedersen), [Gert Handberg](/source/Gert_Handberg), [Brian Karger](/source/Brian_Karger) and [Frede Schött](/source/Frede_Sch%C3%B6tt).[9][10][11] Continuing to challenge at the highest level they signed riders like [Tommy Knudsen](/source/Tommy_Knudsen) and [Brian Andersen](/source/Brian_Andersen) and won another league title in [1993](/source/1993_Danish_speedway_season).[2] Unfortunately, after the [1995](/source/1995_Danish_speedway_season) season the club ran into financial difficulties and were unable to field a team during 1997.[4] ### 2004 to 2005 After seven years dormant, the team returned for the [2004 Danish speedway season](/source/2004_Danish_speedway_season) and won their seventh Championship during the [2005 Danish speedway season](/source/2005_Danish_speedway_season).[2][12] However, 2005 turned out to be the last season for the team as they once again folded and remain closed today. The reason for closing were quoted as a result of not having their own track and the financial issues caused by renting the [Fjelsted Speedway Stadium](/source/Fjelsted_Speedway_Stadium).[13] ## Notable riders - [Brian Andersen](/source/Brian_Andersen) - [Hans Andersen](/source/Hans_Andersen_(speedway_rider)) - [Godtfred Andreasen](/source/Godtfred_Andreasen) - [Hans Peter Boisen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hans_Peter_Boisen&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Gert Handberg](/source/Gert_Handberg) - [Brian Karger](/source/Brian_Karger) - [Tommy Knudsen](/source/Tommy_Knudsen) - [Jan O. Pedersen](/source/Jan_O._Pedersen) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FMK_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FMK_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FMK_1-2) ["Official home page"](https://fmk-speedway.dk/). *Fredericia Motor Klub*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SH_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SH_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SH_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SH_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-SH_2-4) ["Danish Team Championships"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmdanii.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Danish Superliga"](https://www.danskspeedway.dk/statistik.html). *Dansk Speedway*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SL_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SL_4-1) ["FREDERICIA VEJLBY"](http://speedwaylife.com/danske-baner/fredericia-vejlby/). *Speedway Life*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1. div. 500 cc. 1956 – 1985"](http://speedwaylife.com/danmarksturneringen-i-speedway/). *Speedway Life*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Speedway Danish champions for teams"](https://dmusport.dk/organisation/dmu-historie/#tab-id-28). *Danish Motor Union*. Retrieved 9 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Danish Superliga"](https://www.danskspeedway.dk/statistik.html). *Dansk Speedway*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Danish Team Championships"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmdanii.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Super League"](http://speedwaylife.com/trophies-and-champions/the-danish-speedway-league/). *Speedway Life*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Danish Superliga"](https://www.danskspeedway.dk/statistik.html). *Dansk Speedway*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Danish Team Championships"](http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmdanii.php). *Speedway History*. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Fredericia won the DM for team"](https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fredericia-vandt-dm-hold). DR Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The Danish speedway champions are closing shop"](https://www.bt.dk/sport/de-danske-speedway-mestre-lukker-butikken). B.T. Retrieved 7 April 2023. v t e Danish speedway teams & seasons Danish Super League Grindsted Esbjerg Vikings Holsted Tigers Nordjysk Region Varde Slangerup SES Team Fjelsted Other teams Fredericia Herning Holstebro Munkebo Odense Randers/Kronjylland Saeby/Frederikshavn Vojens Seasons Danish Speedway League 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fredericia Speedway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericia_Speedway) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericia_Speedway?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.