Aleš Dryml Sr.

Aleš Dryml Sr.
Born (1953-06-10) 10 June 1953 (age 71)
Kolín, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1979, 1981, 1991Zlatá Přilba Pardubice
1983-1985SVS Pardubice
Great Britain
1978, 1979Exeter Falcons
1980Sheffield Tigers
1982Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
1989, 1991Long Track World Championship silver medal
1982, 1993, 1994, 1995Czech Longtrack Championship

Aleš Dryml Sr. (born 10 June 1953) is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider who competed in speedway, longtrack and grasstrack racing.[1] He earned 32 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]

Career

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Dryml reached fourteen World Longtrack world championship finals, finishing second in 1989 and 1991.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 to 1982,[5][6][1] riding for Exeter Falcons, Sheffield Tigers[7] and Birmingham Brummies.[8]

Family

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He has two sons Aleš[9] and Lukáš who both also compete in Speedway.[10]

World Final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Pairs Championship

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World Team Cup

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Ice World Championship

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Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Champion

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  • 1974 Czech Republic (18th) 6.5pts
  • 1975 Czech Republic (8th) 32pts
  • 1976 Czech Republic (17th) 9pts
  • 1977 Czech Republic (4th) 67pts
  • 1978 Czech Republic (5th) 60pts
  • 1979 Czech Republic (4th) 61pts
  • 1980 Czech Republic (4th) 67pts
  • 1981 Czech Republic (Second) 55pts (after run-off)
  • 1982 Czech Republic (Champion) 51pts
  • 1983 Czech Republic (Third) 47pts
  • 1984 Czech Republic (Champion) 75pts
  • 1985 Czech Republic (Second) 66pt

World Longtrack Championship

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Finals

Semi-finals

Qualifying round

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ales Dryml snr". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "No more excuses for Vikings". Hull Daily Mail. 2 April 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Brummies swoop for McMillan". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 5 March 1983. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 September 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "SPEEDWAY: Tears of joy for Dryml". Oxford Mail. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Ales Dryml SNR - Grasstrack GB".