{{Short description|Polish motorcycle speedway club, 1992–1993}} {{Infobox sports team | nickname = Jastrzębie (Hawks) | colors = pink, white and blue | founded = 1992 | disbanded = 1993 | location = {{flag|Poland}} | city = [[Pilzno]] | stadium = {{ill|Speedway Stadium in Machowa|pl|Stadion żużlowy w Machowej}} | owner = Piotr Rolnicki }}
'''Victoria Rolnicki Machowa''' was a Polish [[motorcycle speedway]] club from [[Machowa]]. It was the first private speedway club in Poland. The founder and owner of the club was Piotr Rolnicki. The team operated from 1992 to 1993.
During its existence, the club participated twice in the second-tier speedway league. In the 1992 season, it secured 7th place, but in the 1993 season, it was withdrawn from the league after four rounds and subsequently dissolved. Despite plans for its reactivation, these never materialized, and Victoria never returned to any competitions.
== History ==
=== Origins and founding of the club === [[File:Mitch Shirra.jpg|thumb|Mitch Shirra was one of the riders who transferred to the newly established club in Machowa from the Unia Tarnów team]] Before 1992, Piotr Rolnicki was a sponsor of [[Unia Tarnów (motorcycle speedway)|Unia Tarnów]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=30 May 2012 |title=Był żużel w Machowej… |trans-title=Speedway in Machowa… |url=http://www.temi.pl/temi/sport/sport/78-zuzel/664-byl-zuzel-w-machowej |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922195519/http://www.temi.pl/temi/sport/sport/78-zuzel/664-byl-zuzel-w-machowej |archive-date=2013-09-22 |website=temi.pl |language=pl}}</ref> In the 1991 season, the Tarnów club added "Rolnicki" to its historical name, competing in the then top-tier league as Unia–Rolnicki Tarnów.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Speedway w Polsce 1991 |trans-title=Speedway in Poland 1991 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1991.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl}}</ref> This was the first time in Unia's history that a sponsor's name was included in the club's title. After the 1991 season, a conflict arose between Piotr Rolnicki and the management of Unia Tarnów. The disagreement stemmed from differing visions regarding the future of the speedway section within the Tarnów club.<ref name=":0" /> Initial reports of this conflict surfaced in January 1992.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pisarek |first=Artur |date=13 October 2011 |title=Sen o Victorii |trans-title=Dream About Victoria |url=http://uniatarnow.net/newsy/inne/224 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918105219/http://uniatarnow.net/newsy/inne/224 |archive-date=2013-09-18 |website=uniatarnow.net |language=pl}}</ref> Ultimately, the two parties failed to reach an agreement, leading Piotr Rolnicki to withdraw his sponsorship of Unia Tarnów and decide to establish his own speedway club.<ref name=":0" />
Initially, Rolnicki planned to create the new club in [[Tarnów]]. To achieve this, he negotiated with several sports clubs in Tarnów to secure the use of their stadiums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Noga |first=Robert |date=31 March 2012 |title=Żużlowe podróże w czasie(4): Zjawisko Machowa |trans-title=Speedway Time Travels (4): The Phenomenon of Machowa |url=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/276998/robert-noga-zuzlowe-podroze-w-czasie4-zjawisko-machowa |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=sportowefakty.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905140554/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/276998/robert-noga-zuzlowe-podroze-w-czasie4-zjawisko-machowa |url-status=live }}</ref> He aimed to modernize and adapt the Tamel Tarnów Stadium or the Błękitni Tarnów facility to meet the requirements for hosting speedway competitions. However, after failing to reach agreements with the managers of these venues, Rolnicki chose to establish the club in his hometown of [[Machowa]]. He also decided to construct a new speedway stadium on a plot of land he owned there.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
=== 1992 season debut === Construction of the stadium in Machowa began between February and March 1992, as soon as the snow and frost subsided. The facility was opened in May of the same year after less than three months of construction.<ref name=":2" /> Rolnicki hired several individuals previously associated with Unia Tarnów during the previous season, including coach Stanisław Kępowicz, three mechanics, and a number of officials and club staff.<ref name=":1" /> The team roster for Victoria included Polish riders {{Interlanguage link|Sławomir Tronina|pl|Sławomir Tronina}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sławomir Tronina |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/slawomir-tronina/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/slawomir-tronina/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Andrzej Bykiewicz,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrzej Bykiewicz |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/andrzej-bykiewicz/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl}}</ref> {{Interlanguage link|Grzegorz Rempała|pl|Grzegorz Rempała}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grzegorz Rempała |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/grzegorz-rempala/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/grzegorz-rempala/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Piotr Zięba,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piotr Zięba |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/piotr-zieba/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115023354/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/piotr-zieba/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as international competitors such as New Zealander [[Mitch Shirra]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mitchell (Mitch) Owen Shirra |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/mitch-shirra/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/mitch-shirra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Briton [[Jeremy Doncaster]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeremy Doncaster |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/jeremy-doncaster/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl}}</ref> Additionally, {{Interlanguage link|Piotr Styczyński|pl|Piotr Styczyński}}, who had competed for Unia Tarnów from 1987 to 1990,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piotr Styczyński |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/piotr-styczynski/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/piotr-styczynski/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and junior rider Paweł Jachym, on loan from Tarnów, joined the squad.<ref name=":1" /> The team also featured Australians [[Troy Butler]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Troy Steve Butler |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/troy-butler/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/troy-butler/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Shane Parker (speedway rider)|Shane Parker]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Andrew Parker |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/shane-parker/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/shane-parker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Polish seniors Dariusz Bieda<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dariusz Bieda |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/dariusz-bieda/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/dariusz-bieda/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and {{Interlanguage link|Dariusz Rachwalik|pl|Dariusz Rachwalik}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dariusz Rachwalik |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/dariusz-rachwalik/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=speedway.com.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/https://speedway.com.pl/riders/dariusz-rachwalik/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and junior Jarosław Nowak, who was on loan.<ref name=":1" />
Before the league season, Victoria played several friendly matches, including one against [[KKŻ Krosno]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joachim Piechaczek |trans-title= |url=http://www.ksmkrosno.pl/piechaczekjoachim.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094951/http://www.ksmkrosno.pl/piechaczekjoachim.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=ksmkrosno.pl |language=pl}}</ref> (a 61:29 victory)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Delimata |first=Grzegorz |title=Historia spotkań żużlowych w Krośnie po reaktywacji |trans-title=The History of Speedway Matches in Krosno After Reactivation |url=http://www.ksmkrosno.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=73 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102190154/http://www.ksmkrosno.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=73 |archive-date=2013-11-02 |website=ksmkrosno.pl |language=pl}}</ref> and a triangular meet with the first and second squads of [[Włókniarz Częstochowa]]. Due to the incomplete construction of the Machowa stadium, Victoria hosted its early matches at other venues until its official opening in May 1992.<ref name=":3" /> [[File:Jeremy Doncaster.jpg|thumb|Jeremy Doncaster scored the most points in Victoria's league debut]] On 29 March, Victoria made its league debut in the second division, facing [[WTS Sparta Wrocław]]'s reserve team. The match, held at the [[MOSiR Stadium (Bystrzyca)|MOSiR Stadium]] in [[Lublin]], ended with Victoria claiming a decisive 59:31 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=1 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 29-3-1992 |trans-title=1ST ROUND DM2L 1992: 29 March 1992 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mawr_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mawr_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 2 April, in the preliminary round of the Polish Team Speedway Cup, Victoria faced [[Unia Leszno]] as the host team at the MOSiR Stadium in Lublin. The match concluded with a 54:36 win for Leszno.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=RUNDA WSTĘPNA DPP 1992: 2-4-1992 |trans-title=PRELIMINARY ROUND DPP 1992: 2 April 1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dpp/1992/male_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2023-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410113605/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dpp/1992/male_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 5 April, in their first away league match, Victoria competed against [[GKM Grudziądz]]. Despite winning the final heat 4:2, Victoria narrowly lost the match 46:44.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=2 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 5-4-1992 |trans-title=2ND ROUND DM2L 1992: 5-4-1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/grma_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073645/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/grma_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The scheduled 9 April rematch in the preliminary round of the Polish Team Speedway Cup did not take place, as the Machowa team failed to travel to Leszno, forfeiting the match with a 0:40 loss. The reason for this decision was Victoria's incomplete squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=RUNDA WSTĘPNA DPP 1992: 9-4-1992 |trans-title=PRELIMINARY ROUND DPP 1992: 9 April 1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dpp/1992/lema_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2023-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410050023/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dpp/1992/lema_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the Machowa club was eliminated from further competition in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jejda |first=Bartłomiej |date=23 May 2009 |title=Zapomniane turnieje: Drużynowy Puchar Polski (część 2) |trans-title=Forgotten Tournaments: Polish Team Cup (Part 2) |url=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/77873/zapomniane-turnieje-druzynowy-puchar-polski-czesc-2 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=sportowefakty.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
On 20 April, in the third league round, Victoria hosted [[KS ROW Rybnik]] at the [[Krosno]] Speedway Stadium. The match ended in a 55:35 defeat for Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=3 RUNDA DM2L 1992: (Krosno) 20-4-1992 |trans-title=3RD ROUND DM2L 1992: (Krosno) 20-4-1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mary_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073643/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mary_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 May, during the fourth league round, Victoria earned its first-ever league point by drawing 45:45 with [[TŻ Iskra Ostrów Wielkopolski]] in an away match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=4 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 1-5-1992 |trans-title=4TH ROUND DM2L 1992: 1 May 1992 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mawr_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/mawr_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 14 May 1992, in the sixth league round, Victoria played its first match at the new Machowa Speedway Stadium against [[Polonia Piła]]. The match, open to spectators free of charge, drew significant interest, with attendance estimates ranging from several thousand<ref name=":0" /> to as many as 10,000.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=16 November 2012 |title=Stadion w Machowej |trans-title=Machowa Stadium |url=http://arenysportowe.eu/s/pl/stadion-w-machowej/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084650/http://arenysportowe.eu/s/pl/stadion-w-machowej/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=arenysportowe.eu |language=pl}}</ref> The high turnout caused traffic congestion on the nearby [[National road 4 (Poland)|national road 4]], and some fans watched the match from the pit area.<ref name=":0" /> Polonia narrowly won the match 45:44.<ref name=":1" />
In the latter part of the 1992 league season, Victoria won the majority of its home matches by large margins, while the away matches were similarly marked by heavy losses.<ref name=":1" /> Only three times did the outcome reverse: on 28 June, in the 12th round, [[Start Gniezno]] won in Machowa 56:34;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=12 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 28-6-1992 |trans-title=12TH ROUND DM2L 1992: 28 June 1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/magn_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073638/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/magn_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> on 19 July, in the 14th round, Unia Leszno also won in Machowa 45:43;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=14 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 19-7-1992 |trans-title=14TH ROUND DM2L 1992: 19 July 1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/male_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073633/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/male_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and on 26 July, in the 15th round, Victoria defeated [[Śląsk Świętochłowice]] 54:36 away.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=15 RUNDA DM2L 1992: 26-7-1992 |trans-title=15TH ROUND DM2L 1992: 26 July 1992 |url=http://speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/swma_1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073634/http://www.speedwayw.pl/dmp/1992/swma_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The remaining league matches of the 1992 season followed this pattern – Victoria won at home against [[Kolejarz Opole]] (49:41), KKŻ Krosno (52:38), GKM Grudziądz (66:22), Iskra Ostrów Wielkopolski (68:22), and Śląsk Świętochłowice (61:29), but lost away to ROW Rybnik (22:68), Unia Leszno (25:65), Start Gniezno (22:68), Polonia Piła (38:52), Kolejarz Opole (31:58), KKŻ Krosno (24:65), and Sparta II Wrocław (33:57).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Polska 1992 |trans-title=Poland 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927020938/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-09-27 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
In total, during the 1992 league season, Victoria Machowa won 7 matches, drew 1, and lost 12. The club finished in 7th place in the second division.<ref name=":5" />
=== 1993 season === Before the 1993 season, most of the players who had represented the club in the previous season left, as did the team's coach, Stanisław Kępowicz. However, the club's owner, Piotr Rolnicki, loaned five riders from [[Stal Rzeszów (motorcycle speedway)|Stal Rzeszów]]<ref name=":1" /> and added players such as {{Interlanguage link|Robert Przygódzki|lt=|pl|Robert Przygódzki}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Przygódzki Robert |trans-title= |url=http://www.kolejarzopole.pl/?p=sylwetki&i=P&zawodnik=Przyg%F3dzki%20Robert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506062335/http://www.kolejarzopole.pl/?p=sylwetki&i=P&zawodnik=Przyg%F3dzki%20Robert |archive-date=2016-05-06 |website=www.kolejarzopole.pl |language=pl}}</ref> and {{Interlanguage link|Vladimír Kalina|lt=|pl|Vladimír Kalina}} to the Machowa team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VLADIMIR KALINA |trans-title= |url=http://historiaunia-leszno.pl.tl/K1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601021218/http://historiaunia-leszno.pl.tl/K1.htm |archive-date=2016-06-01 |website=historiaunia-leszno.pl.tl |language=pl}}</ref>
Ultimately, Victoria Rolnicki Machowa was entered into the second division competition. In the first round, the team lost away to KKŻ Krosno 36:54. Due to the odd number of teams (11 teams in the second division in the 1993 season), Victoria had a bye in the second round.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Speedway w Polsce 1993 |trans-title=Speedway in Poland 1993 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1993.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1993.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the third series, again away, the team lost to Śląsk Świętochłowice 36:54, which turned out to be the only victory for Śląsk in the entire season. In the fourth round, Victoria lost at home to [[Wanda Kraków]] 33:57.<ref name=":6" />
After playing three league matches in the 1993 season, Victoria Machowa withdrew from further participation in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2008 |title=Historia CKM Włókniarz - cz. XVIII (1992-1993) |trans-title=The History of CKM Włókniarz – Part XVIII (1992–1993) |url=http://www.ckmwlokniarz.com.pl/readarticle.php?article_id=24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825113107/http://www.ckmwlokniarz.com.pl/readarticle.php?article_id=24 |archive-date=2010-08-25 |website=ckmwlokniarz.com.pl |language=pl}}</ref> The reason for this decision was the club's and its owner's financial problems. Piotr Rolnicki, in announcing the withdrawal, promised that the club would soon return to league competition, but this never came to pass.<ref name=":1" /> After the club's withdrawal, all of its league results for the 1993 season were annulled. The club also withdrew from the Polish Team Speedway Cup, forfeiting both matches against [[KS Toruń|Apator Toruń]] 0:40,<ref name=":6" /> and from the Polish Club Pairs Championship, not entering the semifinals,<ref>{{Cite web |title=MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI PAR KLUBOWYCH '1993 |trans-title=Polish Pair Club Championship 1993 |url=http://www.sportarch.friko.pl/d-zu/mppk93.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416210209/http://www.sportarch.friko.pl/d-zu/mppk93.php |archive-date=2014-04-16 |website=sportarch.friko.pl |language=pl}}</ref> as well as from the [[Team Speedway Junior Polish Championship]], not participating in the first round of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Młodzieżowe Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski 1993 – Grupa 1 |trans-title=Polish Youth Team Championship 1993 – Group 1 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/mdmp/mdmp_1993_gr1.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073629/http://www.speedwayw.pl/mdmp/mdmp_1993_gr1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Stadium ==
=== History ===
==== Period of Victoria's activity ==== [[File:National road 4 (E40) Gmina Tarnów, by Silar 2010 001.jpg|thumb|Section of national road 4 running through Machowa, near which the stadium was located]] The speedway stadium in Machowa was built in 1992, and its construction took approximately three months.<ref name=":0" /> The seating consisted of low, earthen embankments around the track, with a truck trailer (capable of holding several dozen people) serving as the main stand, located along the starting straight. Technical buildings, such as changing rooms, restrooms, and the race office, were situated several hundred meters behind the stadium, on land owned by Piotr Rolnicki's company.<ref name=":0" />
The first speedway match at the Machowa stadium took place on 14 May 1992, when Victoria played a second-division match against Polonia Piła. The official opening of the venue occurred on 31 May of the same year, during a second-division match between Victoria and Śląsk Świętochłowice.<ref name=":0" /> The owner of Victoria decided to offer free entry to spectators for the first match against Polonia Piła. This led to significant interest, with attendance estimates ranging from several hundred<ref name=":0" /> to even 10,000 people.<ref name=":4" /> As a result, a section of the nearby national road 4 was blocked for several kilometers, and some spectators watched the match from the pits.<ref name=":0" />
==== After the club's collapse ==== After the dissolution of the Victoria Rolnicki Machowa club, the track was used sporadically.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Gąciarz |first=Janusz |date=27 May 2013 |title=Machowa: Stadion żużlowy Victoria Rolnicki Machowa po latach |trans-title=Machowa: The Speedway Stadium Victoria Rolnicki Machowa After Years |url=http://www.pulsmiasta.com/2013/05/27/machowa-stadion-zuzlowy-victoria-rolnicki-machowa-po-latach-zdjecia/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918105226/http://www.pulsmiasta.com/2013/05/27/machowa-stadion-zuzlowy-victoria-rolnicki-machowa-po-latach-zdjecia/ |archive-date=2013-09-18 |website=pulsmiasta.com |language=pl}}</ref> In 1993, it hosted a speedway license exam<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biskup |first=Kasia |date=1 November 2012 |title=Miał to, czego nie potrafi nauczyć żaden trener - wspomnienie Roberta Dadosa |trans-title=He Had What No Coach Can Teach – A Memoir of Robert Dados |url=http://www.zuzel.sport24.pl/news/show/174384/pozostale/mial-to--czego-nie-potrafi-nauczyc-zaden-trener---wspomnienie-roberta-dadosa/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918105312/http://www.zuzel.sport24.pl/news/show/174384/pozostale/mial-to--czego-nie-potrafi-nauczyc-zaden-trener---wspomnienie-roberta-dadosa/ |archive-date=2013-09-18 |website=zuzel.sport24.pl |language=pl}}</ref> and the 1993 Silver Helmet Tournament (which was interrupted after the 18th race due to falling darkness).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Srebrny Kask 1993 |trans-title=Silver Helmet 1993 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/kaski/sk_1993.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/http://www.speedwayw.pl/kaski/sk_1993.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since then, the stadium was not used regularly. Occasionally, individual riders trained there, and summer camps were organized at the venue by Tarnów's youth speedway coach Bogusław Nowak. At the end of the 20th century, attempts were made to revive the track for regular use.<ref name=":0" /> In 1999, the semi-final of the 1999 Bronze Helmet Tournament<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Brązowy Kask 1999 |trans-title=Bronze Helmet 1999 |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/kaski/bk_1999.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073629/http://www.speedwayw.pl/kaski/bk_1999.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and the final of the Polish qualifiers for the [[1999 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship]] took place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Krajowe Eliminacje Indywidualnych Mistrzostw Europy Juniorów 1999 |trans-title=1999 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/inne/eej_1999.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.speedwayw.pl |language=pl |archive-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115073628/http://www.speedwayw.pl/inne/eej_1999.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2003, a group of amateur speedway riders from Tarnów and [[Rzeszów]] started using the track,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parę słów o nas |trans-title=A Few Words About Us |url=http://zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl/6.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920070004/http://zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl/6.html |archive-date=2005-09-20 |website=zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl |language=pl}}</ref> with the owner allowing them to use the venue free of charge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Żużlowcy-Amatorzy |trans-title=Speedway Amateurs |url=http://zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050916043521/http://zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl/ |archive-date=2005-09-16 |website=zuzlowcy.w.interia.pl |language=pl}}</ref> The last mentions of their use of the Machowa facility date back to 2008, after which the stadium began to deteriorate.<ref name=":1" />
From then until 2013, the stadium was not in use. The track partially became overgrown with grass, and in some places, the wooden barriers around it were damaged.<ref name=":7" /> Ultimately, in the autumn of 2013, the facility was demolished and leveled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cinkowski |first=Konrad |date=21 January 2014 |title=Wymarłe stadiony: Machowa |trans-title=Extinct Stadiums: Machowa |url=https://www.espeedway.pl/news,wymarle_stadiony_machowa,67277,art.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.espeedway.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
=== Characteristics === The speedway track in Machowa was relatively short, measuring 285 meters, making it the shortest speedway track in Poland. The track's length placed high demands on the riders, making it particularly well-suited for training purposes.<ref name=":4" /> According to experts, it was significantly different from other tracks in the country, being a typically technical track that required riders to stay close to the curb (on the inside of the track). This often led to crashes. The facility was compared to the speedway track at the old Wembley Stadium.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
== Achievements ==
=== League === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League competitions ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! colspan="2" |League !Place |- | bgcolor="d0e7ff" |1992 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="d0e7ff" |II | style="text-align:left" |II League | style="text-align:right" |7<span style="font-size:85%">/11</span> | style="text-align:left;font-size:85%" | |- | bgcolor="d0e7ff" |1993 | style="text-align:left" |II League | style="text-align:right;background-color:#EFEFEF" |– | style="text-align:left;font-size:85%" |Club withdrew from the competition |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" !League level !Number of seasons !Seasons |- | bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |II |1 | style="font-size:85%" |1992 |}
=== Team Speedway Cup === {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Opponent !Home !Away !Result |- |1992<ref name=":5" /> |1st round |[[Unia Leszno]] |36–54 |0–40 |36–94 |- |1993<ref name=":6" /> |1st round |[[KS Toruń|Apator Toruń]] |0–40 |0–40 |0–80 |}
=== Pair events ===
==== Polish Club Pairs Championship ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Team !Place !Points |- | rowspan="2" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Mistrzostwa Polski Par Klubowych 1992 |trans-title=Polish Pair Club Championship 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/mppk/mppk_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026170006/http://rlach.republika.pl/mppk/mppk_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> |Qualifiers | style="padding-left:0"| #[[Sławomir Tronina]] #[[Dariusz Rachwalik]] # – |1 |23 |- |Final | style="padding-left:0"| #[[Piotr Styczyński]] #[[Grzegorz Rempała]] #[[Paweł Jachym]] |7 |7 |}
==== Polish Junior Club Pairs Championship ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Team !Place !Points |- | rowspan="2" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Młodzieżowe mistrzostwa Polski Par Klubowych 1992 |trans-title=Polish Youth Pair Club Championship 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/mmppk/mmppk_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026170002/http://rlach.republika.pl/mmppk/mmppk_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> |Qualifiers | style="padding-left:0"| #[[Grzegorz Rempała]] #[[Paweł Jachym]] #Jarosław Nowak |1 |23 |- |Final | style="padding-left:0"| #[[Grzegorz Rempała]] #[[Paweł Jachym]] #– |6 |14 |}
=== Individual events ===
==== Polish Individual Championship ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Rider !Place !Points |- | rowspan="3" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski 1992 |trans-title=Polish Individual Championship 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/imp/imp_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026172216/http://rlach.republika.pl/imp/imp_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> | rowspan="3" |Quarterfinals |Grzegorz Rempała |12 |5 |- |Piotr Styczyński |16 |1 |- |Paweł Jachym |13 |4 |}
==== Polish Junior Individual Championship ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Rider !Place !Points |- | rowspan="3" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Młodzieżowe Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski 1992 |trans-title=Polish Youth Individual Championship 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/mimp/mimp_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026172240/http://rlach.republika.pl/mimp/mimp_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Semifinal |Grzegorz Rempała |13 |4 |- |Paweł Jachym |2 |13 |- |Final |Paweł Jachym |13 |4 |}
==== Golden Helmet ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Rider !Place !Points |- | rowspan="7" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Złoty Kask 1992 |trans-title=Golden Helmet 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026172849/http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/zk_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> | rowspan="5" |Qualifiers |Grzegorz Rempała |3 |12 |- |Paweł Jachym |4 |11+3 |- |Piotr Styczyński |5 |11+2 |- |Sławomir Tronina |– |3 |- |Piotr Zięba |– |3 |- | rowspan="2" |Final |Paweł Jachym |13 |4 |- |Grzegorz Rempała |15 |4 |}
==== Silver Helmet ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Rider !Place !Points |- | rowspan="3" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Srebrny Kask 1992 |trans-title=Silver Helmet 1992 |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/sk_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026172844/http://rlach.republika.pl/kaski/sk_1992.htm |archive-date=2013-10-26 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> |Semifinal | rowspan="2" |Grzegorz Rempała |6 |10 |- |Final |12 |4 |}
==== Bronze Helmet ==== {| class="wikitable" !Season !Round !Rider !Place !Points |- | rowspan="3" |1992<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lach |first=Roman |title=Brązowy Kask 1992 |trans-title=Bronze Helmet 1992 |url=http://www.rlach.republika.pl/kaski/bk_1992.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605224354/http://www.rlach.republika.pl/kaski/bk_1992.htm |archive-date=2009-06-05 |website=rlach.republika.pl |language=pl}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Semifinal |Jarosław Nowak |7 |7 |- |Paweł Jachym |– |5 |- |Final |Jarosław Nowak |10 |5 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Polish speedway teams}}
[[Category:Speedway teams in Poland|Pilzno]] [[Category:1992 establishments in Poland]] [[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1992]] [[Category:Sport in Poland]]