AC Landshut
Automobilclub Landshut e.V. im ADAC | |||||||||
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Club information | |||||||||
Track address | Ellermühle Speedway Stadium | ||||||||
Country | Germany | ||||||||
Founded | 22 October 1922 | ||||||||
Team manager | Klaus Zwerschina/Slawomir Kryjom | ||||||||
Team captain | Martin Smolinski | ||||||||
League | Polish 1. Liga | ||||||||
Website | speedway-landshut | ||||||||
Club facts | |||||||||
Colours | Black & Red | ||||||||
Nickname | Devils | ||||||||
Track size | 390m | ||||||||
Major team honours | |||||||||
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AC Landshut is a German automobile and motorcycle club best known for its motorcycle speedway team Landshut Devils, based in Landshut, Bavaria.
History
[edit]It was founded by ADAC members in 1922 and has won a record 12 German Bundesliga championships and a record 7 West German Championships (1973-1990).[1][2] Since 1975 they have raced at the Ellermühle Speedway Stadium.
Due to the suspension of the German Speedway Bundesliga due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the club joined the Polish 1. Liga in 2021.[3][4]
The club reached the play offs of 1.Liga during the 2022 Polish Speedway season and remained in the league for the 2023 season.[5]
Teams
[edit]Current team
[edit]2023 squad
- Martin Smolinski
- Erik Riss
- Kim Nilsson
- Kai Huckenbeck
- Dimitri Bergé
- Norick Blödorn
- Sandro Wassermann
- Timo Hildebrand
- Lukas Baumann
- Erik Bachhuber
- Maximilian Troidl
- Julian Bielmeier
Previous teams
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2022 squad |
References
[edit]- ^ Historia Sportu w Landshut (in German), landshut.de, archived from the original on 14 November 2020, retrieved 14 November 2020
- ^ "Bundesliga winners". Landshut Speedway History. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Zapowiedź startów w lidze polskiej (in Polish), speedwaynews.pl, retrieved 13 November 2020
- ^ Zgłoszenie do startów w 2. lidze polskiej (in Polish), speedwaynews.pl, retrieved 14 November 2020
- ^ "Trans MF Landshut Devils get license for 1st Polish League 2023". Landshut Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2023.