Stadium Lokomotīve

Stadium Lokomotīve
Puškina iela entrance on the right
LocationInzinieru 9a 21, Daugavpils, LV-5404, Latvia
Coordinates55°52′44″N 26°32′46″E / 55.87889°N 26.54611°E / 55.87889; 26.54611
Capacity10150,000
OperatorMotorcycle speedway
Opened1963
Length0.373 (373 metres) km
Race lap record66.01 sec (Grigory Laguta, , 2010)

The Stadium Lokomotīve formerly the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs is a 150,000 capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the central part of Daugavpils, Latvia.[1][2]

History

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The stadium is a regular venue for the World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia.[3]

The speedway track opened on 17 November 1963 and is 373 metres in size.[1] The stadium hosts the leading Latvian motorcycle speedway team known as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, who race in the Polish leagues.[4][5]

The track record of 66.01 sec was set by Grigory Laguta on 30 May 2010.[1]

Track record timeline (373m)

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Date Time Rider
12 May 1996 70.0 S. Robson
23 May 1996 69.8 V. Voronkov
30 May 2001 69.0 Tomasz Bajerski
23 May 2004 68.8 Adrian Miedziński
13 August 2006 68.60 Grigory Laguta
1 May 2008 68.44 K. Harris
31 May 2008 68.43 Leigh Adams
13 June 2008 68.22 Artur Mroczka
13 June 2008 67.74 Grigory Laguta
4 July 2009 67.64 Maksims Bogdanovs
4 July 2009 66.86 Y.Pavlich
1 August 2009 66.68 Greg Hancock
2 May 2010 66.65 Artem Laguta
30 May 2010 66.01 Grigory Laguta

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Stadium". Lokomotiv Daugavpils Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ^ "SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT LOKOMOTIV STADIUM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY". Speedway Illustrated. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 SGP CALENDAR REVEALED". FIM. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "2. SPEEDWAY LEAGUE". Sporto we Fakty. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.