2025

2024

The celebrations before he went over the top 😂

Swipe 👈 for #WheelieWednesday with #WarsawSGP Winner Jason Doyle ✊

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The #SGPAcademy is going down under!! 🦘

After the success of its launch here in Europe, #SGPLegends and riders are teaming up to inspire and teach the next generation of Australian Speedway Talent! 🔥

Find out more via the link in our bio and stories 🔗

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ABSOLUTELY AUS-SOME 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@jasondoyle69 went a bit overboard when he won his first #SGP round since 2017 this year at the #WarsawSGP 🇵🇱

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It's early morning and you've just got the call... 📲

1 Round, anywhere on the race calendar, where do you dream to step up and take on the worlds best? ⚔️

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50,000 screaming fans in the PGE Narodowy 🤩

Experience an event like no other with the #WarsawSGP in FULL on our Youtube page THIS Friday at 17:00 GMT 👀

Watch along with us and grab your 2025 tickets via the link in our bio 🎟️

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Time for some blind ranking!! 🙈

How would you rate some of the top #SGP riders in history? 🤔

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THIS WAS A DISASTER for @leonmadsendk 😓

“A school boy error” saw him excluded after turning up
to the tapes in the wrong helmet colour 💥

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Looking back at when we took over the Polish Capital 🇵🇱🏆🇵🇱

Australia hit out with back-to-back wins in the first two rounds of the year as @jasondoyle69 took home gold at the #WarsawSGP 🔥

Tickets for 2025 are on sale now via the link in our bio 🎟️

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WHAT A YEAR 🙌

Take a look at some of the key figures from a historic year in #SGP 📈

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What a weekend this was at the 2024 #CroatianSGP 🇭🇷

Take a look back at some of our favourite snaps from our time in Donji Kraljevec 📸 

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FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut

Germany

PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw

Poland

FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague

Czechia

FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester

Great Britain

FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow

FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla

Sweden

OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga

Latvia

2025 FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain - Cardiff

FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw

Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens

Denmark

2024 SGP standings

Three Speedway GP riders will battle it out for Australian Championship glory after the line-up for the four-round series in January was revealed.Three-time Aussie champion Max Fricke joins 2023 winner Jack Holder and 2016 champion Brady Kurtz in the world’s first major speedway action of 2025, which sees two-time winner Rohan Tungate defend the trophy he lifted in January 2024.Former Speedway GP world champion Chris Holder bids for his sixth national championship, with Aussie internationals Jaimon Lidsey and Ryan Douglas chasing their first, alongside siblings Ben and Zach Cook and Josh Pickering.FIM Speedway of Nations - SON2 bronze medallists Keynan Rew and James Pearson go for senior Aussie gold, alongside Tate Zischke, who has recovered from the fractured vertebra and ribs and a posterior wound suffered in Manchester on July 1, which wrecked his 2024 season.The line up is completed by two-time championship runner-up Justin Sedgmen, former SGP3 rider Mitchell McDiarmid and Mitchell Cluff. The reserves list, should any riders withdraw, includes former SON2 stars Fraser Bowes and Michael West, plus Harrison Ryan, Jack Morrison and Dayle Wood.The competition gets underway at Adelaide venue Gillman on January 3 – home of the FIM SGP Academy – Down Under from January 22-24.&nbsp;The Aussie series then moves to Victorian venue Mildura on January 5, with round three taking place at Albury-Wodonga on the Victorian-New South Wales border on January 8.Former Speedway GP winner Darcy Ward promotes the final round at Queensland track North Brisbane on January 11. This comes just 24 hours before the Darcy Ward Invitational also takes place there on January 12, featuring Speedway GP riders and former world champions.The top two riders in the Australian Championship will earn places in the 2025 Speedway GP qualification rounds, along with the winner of the FIM Oceania Championship, which will be hosted at Gillman on January 25.The trio will battle it to reach the FIM SGP Challenge at Holsted on August 9, with the top four riders at the Danish event taking their places in the 2026 Speedway GP series.AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP (in alphabetical order): Ben Cook, Zach Cook, Mitchell Cluff, Ryan Douglas, Max Fricke, Chris Holder, Jack Holder, Brady Kurtz, Jaimon Lidsey, Mitchell McDiarmid, James Pearson, Josh Pickering, Keynan Rew, Justin Sedgmen, Rohan Tungate, Tate Zischke. RESERVES: 1. Fraser Bowes, 2. Michael West, 3. Harrison Ryan, 4. Jack Morrison, 5. Dayle Wood.

SPEEDWAY GP TRIO GOES FOR 2025 AUSSIE GOLD

Former Danish champion Rasmus Jensen and Swedish internationals Jacob Thorssell and Timo Lahti lead Holsted into action in Denmark’s Speedwayligaen in 2025.Jensen took over as Tigers top gun from triple world champion Nicki Pedersen, who departed the team last winter.The former FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens semi-finalist returns to the club that will stage the 2025 FIM SGP Challenge on August 9, when the top four riders qualify for the 2026 Speedway GP World Championship.He is joined in the squad by FIM Speedway of Nations bronze medallist Thorssell and Lahti, a former FIM SON finalist with Finland, who recently switched international allegiances to Sweden.The Holsted squad also includes Danish racer Rene Bach and former SGP2 riders Kevin Juhl Pedersen and Bastian Pedersen. Dimitri Buch completes the Tigers squad.Elsewhere, former World Under-21 champion Bartosz Smektala has signed for Grindsted, and he hopes the move will offer some much-needed bike time.He said: "Last season was difficult for me. I couldn't find my form and I had less and less riding. That's why in the upcoming season I'm glad that I'm also joining a great club in Denmark.&nbsp;"This will give me more opportunities to start. In speedway, in order to become better, you have to ride as much as possible. In the winter I made a lot of important changes in myself, in my team, in preparations, and I've also had talks with tuners. All of this together should bring the results, so that I can return to how I can ride.&nbsp;"The contract with Grindsted is very important to me. I've had contracts in Denmark so far but little chance to ride. Now in Grindsted, I hope there will be many more chances to ride because I really like the atmosphere of Danish speedway; I feel good there. See you on the track next season!"

JENSEN LEADS HOLSTED LINE-UP

USA star Luke Becker booked his place in next season’s Speedway GP qualification rounds after lifting his fourth FIM North America Championship in Bakersfield, California last Saturday.Becker claimed his fourth crown at Kern County Raceway with a 15-point maximum – going unbeaten for the third year in a row – as he matched 1993 FIM Speedway world champion Sam Ermolenko’s record of four North American titles.The Leicester rider’s latest success earns him a spot in the international SGP qualifiers, where he will race to reach the FIM SGP Challenge at Danish track Holsted on August 9. The top four riders there earn guaranteed places in the 2026 Speedway GP series.Becker will be joined by former continental champion Max Ruml, who took second overall on 13 after a huge victory in heat 20 over Slater Lightcap, Broc Nicol and Russell Green. A third and final Speedway GP qualification place will be allocated by USA team manager Steve Evans at a later date, with riders racing full-time in Europe taking priority for the nomination.Third place went to 17-year-old surprise package Charlie Trana, who took three race wins to finish on 12, defeating fellow podium contenders Lightcap, Alex Martin and Billy Janniro on the biggest night of his young career so far.In the youth categories, SGP4 champion Brady Landon capped off a sensational 2024 season by lifting the FIM North America 250cc Championship.After starring on the 190cc machine designed by six-time world champion Tony Rickardsson in the 2024 FIM Speedway Youth World Cup in Malilla, Sweden in June, he stepped up to 250cc in the States and triumphed ahead of fellow SGP4 rider Kensei Matsudaira in second and Jameson Hutchinson in third place.Meanwhile, nine-year-old Zaal Farhand won an epic battle for the FIM North America 150cc Championship after just 18 months in the sport, seeing off Riley Rearick in second and Ryder Schultz in third.Rearick and Schultz were battling for the USA’s spot in the 2025 SGP4 event – which was elevated to world-championship status by the FIM last Friday. After both applied for the place, a tense showdown ensued and Rearick held on to punch his ticket to Denmark’s Vojens Speedway Center on Saturday, September 13.Next year’s FIM SGP4 World Championship takes place on the same day as the Speedway GP world title decider, with the final round of the SGP2 series also being staged 24 hours earlier on Friday, September 12 as Vojens marks 50 years of racing by crowning three world champions over two action-packed days.FIM NORTH AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES: 1 Luke Becker 15, Max Ruml 13, Charlie Trana 12, Alex Martin 11, Broc Nicol 11, Slater Lightcap 11, Russell Green 8, Austin Novratil, 7, Billy Janniro 7, Levi Leutz 5, Justin Almon 5, Timmy Dion 4, Rees Todd 3, Eddie Castro 3, Greg Moore 2, Jordan Vanderham 2.PHOTO CREDIT: Dale Miller

BECKER BAGS FIM NORTH AMERICA TITLE TO JOIN SGP QUALIFICATION RACE

Polish racer Bartosz Zmarzlik pledged to continue putting in the hard work as he bids for a record-equalling sixth Speedway GP World Championship after celebrating title No.5 at the FIM Awards in Mallorca on Saturday night.Along with the winners of 62 FIM world titles from six different motorcycle disciplines, Zmarzlik collected his Speedway GP gold medal in front of 1,000 guests at the Palma Convention Centre, taking to the stage as one of the FIM’s ultimate champions for 2024.He was joined in this elite club by FIM MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin, FIM Superbike world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, FIM Women’s Circuit Racing world champion Ana Carrasco, FIM EnduroGP world champion Josep Garcia, FIM Women’s Enduro world champion Mireia Badia, FIM Women’s Motocross world champion Lotte Van Drunen, FIM Rally-Raid world champion Ross Branch, FIM TrialGP world champion Toni Bou and FIM Women’s TrialGP world champion Emma Bristow.Zmarzlik was not the only FIM Speedway world champion celebrated as SGP2 winner Wiktor Przyjemski collected <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/polands-przyjemski-overcomes-sgp2-stress-to-grab-gold-in-torun">his FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship gold medal</a>, while SGP3 victor Maksymilian Pawelczak was honoured for <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/polish-pressure-powered-home-hero-pawelczak-to-sgp3-gold-in-gorzow">winning the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship for 250cc under-16 riders.</a><img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/438245/conversions/IMG_0161-large.jpg"/>The Great Britain Speedway Team was recognised for its <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/track-telepathy-earns-great-britain-fim-speedway-of-nations-world-title-gold-in-manchester">second FIM Speedway of Nations world-title win in three years in Manchester in July</a>, while Poland toasted their <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/poland-secures-sensational-17th-under-21-world-team-title-in-manchester">11th&nbsp;straight FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship victory and their 17th&nbsp;in all after winning FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2</a> – also at Britain’s National Speedway Stadium.Germany’s former Speedway GP winner Martin Smolinski joined his fellow track racers in Mallorca after winning the FIM Long Track World Championship for the third time.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/438246/conversions/AB1W9913-large.jpg"/>Also honoured was the Yoshimura SERT Motul team for their victory in the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) - another Warner Bros. Discovery Sports-promoted series.After taking centre stage at the FIM Awards once again, Zmarzlik heads into 2025 inspired to continue putting in the hard work needed to deliver what would be a record-equalling sixth FIM Speedway World Championship – a mark currently shared by the late Ivan Mauger of New Zealand and Swedish great Tony Rickardsson, who jetted to Palma for the ceremony.Zmarzlik said: “The whole 2024 season was really hard for me, but again, it was a good one because I have the gold medal in my hands. 

"For me, it’s very important because I know how much work I have done for this with my team. I will do a lot in the future as well to maybe win another one.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/438247/conversions/IMG_0253-large.jpg"/>Pawelczak was also delighted with an unforgettable 2024 season – his last at 250cc level as he moves on to a senior 500cc bike in 2025.He said: “I will remember the whole season. It was one of the greatest seasons in my career. I won the European Championship, and I won the World Championship.“I am very happy with this season. I worked very hard for this, and I am looking forward to next season. I am moving up to the 500cc category and this will open a lot of new paths for me. I am looking forward to it.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/438248/conversions/AB1W9807-large.jpg"/>Tim Lightfoot, president of Britain’s motorcycling governing body, the Autocycle Union (ACU), paid tribute to the Lions for an unforgettable SON success achieved by Robert Lambert, Dan Bewley and Tom Brennan, which saw them <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6TW1GQbJ3k">defeat Australia in the Grand Final at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium.</a>He said: “We are extremely proud of the British team for winning the FIM Speedway of Nations title for the second time in three years. It’s a terrific achievement and to do that at Belle Vue is just fantastic. It was a really difficult week with weather in the build-up to the Final. But it was the most incredible racing and a fantastic team effort from the three guys to win the SON title.“Congratulations to the team, the team managers and everybody involved with GB’s FIM Speedway of Nations programme.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/438249/conversions/IMG_0209-large.jpg"/>FIM President Jorge Viegas, reflecting on a fantastic evening, said: “Bringing together so many of our FIM world champions always ensures a very special occasion and the 2024 FIM Awards have provided the perfect conclusion to the FIM’s 120th anniversary year. Palma de Mallorca has proved to be a fantastic venue, made possible with the support of the RFME.

“I would like to thank every single person who has contributed in any way to making the 2024 season such a huge success. Last night was the perfect way to celebrate it and bring it to a close, though we are already looking ahead to 2025 and putting plans in place to make it even better.”Jean-Baptiste Ley, Motorsport Events Director at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, said: “It was a tremendous privilege to see our FIM Speedway and FIM EWC champions being recognised and celebrated for their standout achievements in 2024. And for this to happen among so many other greats of international motorcycle sport made the occasion even more special.&nbsp;"Of course, there were many people who contributed so much to their success who couldn’t be at the FIM Awards last night. To them I also extend the congratulations of everyone at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and to all the other award winners this year.&nbsp;"I would also like to thank President Jorge Viegas and his colleagues at the FIM for all their support and professionalism in 2024 and for staging such a memorable ceremony in Mallorca. Our focus now shifts to 2025 and to our preparations for another season of unmissable action.”As we congratulate all of our 2024 FIM Speedway world champions, we look forward to bringing you more high-stakes, no-brakes action in 2025 – starting with the <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-speedway-gp-of-germany-landshut">FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut</a> on May 3.

FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONS HONOURED AT FIM AWARDS IN MALLORCA

Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik joins a galaxy of motorcycling stars as he collects his fifth Speedway GP World Championship gold medal at the FIM Awards in Mallorca on Saturday.Zmarzlik has already touched down in the Balearic Islands and wasted no time getting back on two wheels, cycling around Mallorca ahead of the weekend’s festivities.Fans can watch the ceremony from the Palma Convention Centre live <a href="https://fim-moto.tv/player/events/4f63c1e7-10be-4a85-9ff1-9827b374ea5f/fim-awards-palma-2024">HERE</a> from 22:10 CET as Zmarzlik is honoured alongside champions from all of the FIM’s other motorcycle disciplines.&nbsp;These include FIM MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin, FIM Superbike world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, FIM Women’s Circuit Racing world champion Ana Carrasco, FIM EnduroGP world champion Josep Garcia, FIM Women’s Enduro world champion Mireia Badia, FIM Women’s Motocross world champion Lotte Van Drunen, FIM Rally-Raid world champion Ross Branch, FIM TrialGP world champion Toni Bou and FIM Women’s TrialGP world champion Emma Bristow.&nbsp;Zmarzlik is joined in the Balearic Islands by SGP2 world champion Wiktor Przyjemski and SGP3 world champion Maksymilian Pawelczak after the trio completed an unprecedented clean sweep for Poland in the sport’s individual world championships in 2024.Great Britain will also be honoured after collecting their second FIM Speedway of Nations world title in three years in Manchester in July, while Poland will also toast their SON2 gold medal – their 17th FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship and their 11th on the bounce – also secured at Britain’s National Speedway Stadium.The FIM Awards will be preceded by various activities at Palma Village - located at Parc de la Mar, near the Cathedral - ahead of an autograph session taking place at the same venue later in the day.&nbsp;Fans can watch the FIM Awards ceremony from 22:10 CET / 21:10 UK live on DAZN in Spain or via Max and discovery+. It is also available to view free of charge via the FIM’s official online channel <a href="https://fim-moto.tv/player/events/4f63c1e7-10be-4a85-9ff1-9827b374ea5f/fim-awards-palma-2024">HERE</a>.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437841/conversions/468952100_1162752381877507_5541380228942312236_n-large.jpg"/>

ZMARZLIK SET FOR FIM AWARDS IN MALLORCA

The 2025 FIM Speedway calendar will feature four individual world championships after the entry-level SGP4 series for the sport’s 11-13-year-old stars was granted world-championship status by motorcycling’s global governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).Now known as the FIM SGP4 World Championship, the competition was <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/sgp4-youth-category-launches-in-sweden-this-summer-during-sgp-malilla">launched in partnership with the FIM in 2023</a>, offering the first step on the FIM Speedway pyramid as riders progress to <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/sgp3">SGP3 for under-16s</a>, <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/sgp2">SGP2 for under-21s</a> and Speedway GP.Previously known as the FIM Speedway Youth World Cup (SGP4), the championship has attracted riders from 12 different countries and four different continents for its first two editions, with 15 countries applying to participate in the 2025 edition.Youngsters race on the <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/new-sgp4-bike-for-future-speedway-gp-stars-available-to-order-now">190cc bikes designed by six-time FIM Speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson</a>, who also coaches the sport’s stars of the future as part of an unforgettable weekend.The inaugural event in Malilla, Sweden was <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/danish-talent-jamil-races-to-15-point-max-to-win-first-ever-sgp4-crown">won by Denmark’s Elias Jamil</a> in 2023, with American shooting star <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/american-shooting-star-brady-landon-wins-sgp4-crown-with-15-point-max-in-malilla">Brady Landon&nbsp;lifting the trophy</a> in 2024.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/408284/conversions/LandonMatsudairaMagnussonBarth7830-large.jpg"/>After two successful stagings at the Skrotfrag Arena, the home of the FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla, both of which attracted unprecedented crowds for youth speedway events – the first-ever FIM SGP4 World Championship takes place at Denmark’s legendary <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-speedway-youth-world-cup-sgp4-1">Vojens Speedway Center on Saturday, September 13</a>.<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/deluxe-homeart-fim-speedway-gp-of-denmark-vojens">The Speedway GP series finale</a> takes place on the same day as part of an unmissable Weekend of Champions, also featuring the <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/deluxe-homeart-fim-sgp2-of-denmark-vojens">final round of the SGP2 series</a> – the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship on Friday, September 12. The triple-header celebrates 50 years of racing at Vojens.After its elevation to world-championship status was ratified at the FIM General Assembly in Mallorca, where the FIM Awards take place on Saturday, SGP4 is set to be bigger and better than ever in 2025 and Rickardsson can’t wait for its third staging – its first as a full world championship.&nbsp;He said: “It has been a real pleasure to develop the FIM SGP4 World Championship in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and the FIM.“We were determined to offer young riders from around the world the chance to compete on a bike that looks like a big bike, sounds like a big bike and rides like a big bike, but in a smaller package and at a reasonable cost. We believe we have achieved this aim and our elevation to world-championship status is testament to this.“Hopefully SGP4 will provide riders taking their first steps into international racing with the ideal platform to gain experience on the world stage, while developing their skills and, most importantly, having fun.“I would like to thank all of the riders and their families who played a part in developing the SGP4 bike and the championship. We would not have achieved this without you, and we look forward to welcoming more young riders from as many countries as possible into the competition in the years ahead.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437834/conversions/OlsenMatsudairaCamorianoSmulkevics6990-large.jpg"/>FIM Track Racing Commission director Armando Castagna commented: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in developing the SGP4 project for their role in taking the competition to the next level.“SGP4 has offered an incredible opportunity for our youngest riders to gain coaching from some of the best riders in the world, including Tony Rickardsson and Greg Hancock. The fact they can race and train as part of a Speedway GP weekend, rubbing shoulders with their heroes, will hopefully make them even hungrier to progress in the sport and race at SGP3 and SGP2 level, and ultimately in Speedway GP.“We look forward to crowning our first-ever SGP4 world champion in Vojens in September 2025.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/392497/conversions/jamil-matsudaira5627-(1)-large.jpg"/>FIM Speedway World Championships director Laura Manciet said: “As part of our vision for FIM Speedway, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports was determined to strengthen the sport’s pyramid structure, in partnership with the FIM.“The addition of SGP4 has been one of our proudest accomplishments as a group since we took over as global promoter ahead of the 2022 season. We say a big thank you to Tony Rickardsson for his invaluable input in launching the championship and all the riders, families and officials who have joined forces with us to deliver two successful SGP4 events in 2023 and 2024.“We were already in for an historic weekend at Vojens on September 12 and 13 when the Speedway GP and SGP2 series reach their climax. The fact we will now crown three world champions in Denmark only raises the stakes for what I am sure will be an unforgettable couple of days.”

FIM SPEEDWAY YOUTH WORLD CUP (SGP4) ELEVATED TO WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS

Danish club Region Varde has added Vadim Tarasenko to its 2025 squad.The former Speedway GP wild card races for Grudziadz in Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga and Rospiggarna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien.He joins forces with the likes of 2017 Speedway GP world champion Jason Doyle, Nicolai Klindt, SGP2 star Nicolai Heiselberg and Tim Sorensen at the Outrup club.Tarasenko, who briefly competed for King’s Lynn in the UK this year, looks forward to testing himself in Denmark next season.He said: "I am very happy that from 2025 I will be able to race on Danish tracks. This will definitely be an amazing challenge.&nbsp;“I hope that I will bring you a lot of joy with my riding. We have a great team and there will definitely be plenty of excitement on the track. I can't wait to meet you, dear fans.”

DANISH DEAL FOR TARASENKO

Danish racer Peter Kildemand ends his seven-year absence from British racing after agreeing terms with Oxford Spires for 2025.The 35-year-old last competed in the Premiership with the Poole Pirates in 2018 and also previously represented Workington, Coventry and Swindon.Kildemand is a two-time Speedway GP winner, topping the podium at the 2015 FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Horsens and the 2016 FIM Speedway GP of Slovenia – Krsko. He also won the 2014 FIM Speedway World Cup with Denmark in Bydgoszcz.Oxford boss Peter Schroeck is backing him to entertain at Cowley as he joins Polish champion Maciej Janowski, Australian champion Rohan Tungate, former British champion Charles Wright, two-time FIM Long Track world champion Erik Riss and rising star Luke Killeen in the side.Schroeck said: “He is one of the most exciting guys in the Premiership. Peter is a great addition to the Spires team, and everyone is really excited. I am sure that all of the Oxford fans will welcome his never-give-up attitude on track.”Elsewhere, Kildemand's fellow Danish racer Jonas Jeppesen is set to make his UK debut with Birmingham in 2025.

KILDEMAND MAKES BRITISH COMEBACK

Polish racer Bartlomiej Kowalski has extended his stay with Swedish side Indianerna into 2025.The 2023 SGP2 bronze medallist enters his third season in Kumla as he continues to emerge as one of Polish speedway’s brightest future stars. He will also compete for PGE Ekstraliga finalists Wroclaw again in 2025.Kowalski told the Indians official website: "I am very happy to be part of this Indian team for another year. My goal is to take further steps forward and become an even more important part of the team.&nbsp;“Thanks for giving me the chance - I'm already working to become an even better rider. I look forward to us starting next season together. See you in Kumla!”Elsewhere, Rospiggarna has recruited 18-year-old Eddie Bock from Indianerna, while youngster Daniel Hauge Sjöström makes his Bauhaus Elitserien debut with Dackarna.

KOWALSKI EXTENDS INDIANS DEAL

Six-time FIM Speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson, Aussie Speedway GP star Max Fricke, FIM Track Racing Commission director Armando Castagna and FIM Speedway race director Phil Morris are set to coach the next generation of stars at the FIM SGP Academy – Down Under from January 22-24.Adelaide venue Gillman Speedway plays host to the first FIM SGP Academy of 2025, staged in partnership between FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, motorcycling’s global governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and Australia’s national governing body, Motorcycling Australia (MA).Applications are now open for riders aged 10-21 for the Gillman event. Please apply by completing the application form <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025_AU_Speedway_Academy">HERE</a>, or contact MA’s events manager Sam Redfern via <a href="mailto:track@ma.org.au">track@ma.org.au</a> for more information.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437748/conversions/A38K1955-large.JPG"/>There will be two further FIM SGP Academies in Europe in 2025, with Swedish club Malilla also hosting a training camp in early July as part of its <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-speedway-gp-of-sweden-malilla-1">FIM Speedway GP of Sweden (July 5)</a> and <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-sgp2-of-sweden-malilla">FIM SGP2 of Sweden (July 4)</a> double-header weekend.Polish city Torun will also play host to an FIM SGP Academy as part of <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/son/calendar">FIM Speedway of Nations week</a> from September 30 until October 4, giving young riders a golden opportunity to witness their national teams in action up close, while getting some words of wisdom both on and off the bike.<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/fim-speedway-icon-rickardsson-set-for-sgp-academy-launch-in-prague">Building on the success of the FIM SGP Academy in Czech capital Prague this year</a>, as well as two previous academies Down Under, the three 2025 FIM SGP Academies will feature on-track training sessions, as well as off-track coaching in many aspects of the sport, including sporting and anti-doping regulations, starting and riding techniques, bike preparation, media and social media, sponsorship, fitness and health.For the Gillman event, there are 20 places guaranteed for Australian riders, with five spots also open to international entrants. Riders can train on 125cc, 190cc, 250cc or 500cc bikes, with limited bikes available to youngsters travelling from abroad, with prior request and coordination required with Motorcycling Australia.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437749/conversions/RikardssonSGPAcademy2382-large.jpg"/>Rickardsson famously lifted his fifth FIM Speedway world title at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in 2002 and can’t wait to jet back Down Under to coach a new generation of riders from Australia and beyond.He said: “I have some special memories of competing in Australia, so it’s a real pleasure to come back in January and coach the young riders at the first-ever FIM SGP Academy – Down Under, staged in partnership between WBD Sports, the FIM and Motorcycling Australia.“Our FIM SGP Academy in Prague was a real success and attracted youngsters from all over the world. It was the perfect opportunity to help riders develop their skills on the track away from the pressure of a race meeting.“It was also a chance to give them and their families some important information about other aspects of the sport – from managing the media and sponsorship commitments to taking care of their health and fitness.“I can’t wait to meet the riders and their families at Gillman Speedway in January for what should be an unforgettable few days, and I look forward to coaching our young stars in both Malilla and Torun later in the year.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/382542/conversions/2023_0714_004_Armando-Castagna-large.JPG"/>Castagna and Morris are also delighted to return Down Under after coaching at previous training camps staged by Motorcycling Australia.Castagna commented: “I am looking forward to being back at Gillman for the first stop of the 2025 FIM SGP Academy calendar, and meeting a generation of riders who will hopefully make it into FIM Speedway competition in the coming years.“We thank our partners at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and Motorcycling Australia for their efforts in bringing this project to fruition, and with FIM SGP Academies in both Europe and Oceania in 2025, we hope to offer our young riders the best possible chance of building a great career in the sport.”Morris added: “Riders from Australia and their families really do travel a lot of kilometres for meetings and practice sessions Down Under, with the dream of making it into the European leagues and FIM Speedway events one day.“We hope staging our first FIM SGP Academy of the year at Gillman will inspire and support young riders hoping to achieve that ambition. With a six-time world champion in Tony [Rickardsson] making the trip, this truly is a unique opportunity for riders to learn from one of the all-time greats, as well as a current Speedway GP star in Max [Fricke].”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437751/conversions/A38K1959-large.JPG"/>Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle commented: “After hosting two successful academies Down Under previously, we look forward to teaming up with WBD Sports and the FIM to deliver another fantastic event at Gillman in January.“We have an incredible coaching team in Tony [Rickardsson], Max [Fricke], Armando [Castagna] and Phil [Morris] – all of whom can offer our riders and their families invaluable advice as they bid to take their careers to the next level.“I thank everyone involved for making this project possible – both in Australia and beyond – and we can’t wait to host our young riders at Gillman in the new year.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437752/conversions/SGPAcademy0248-large.jpg"/>FIM Speedway World Championships director Laura Manciet of WBD Sports commented: “We are delighted to join forces with our partners at the FIM and MA, as well as Tony Rickardsson and Max Fricke, to bring the FIM SGP Academy to Gillman.“With four Australian riders lining up in Speedway GP next season, there has never been a better time to inspire a new generation of riders to follow Jason Doyle, Jack Holder, Max Fricke and Brady Kurtz into the SGP series one day.“That starts with offering the young riders and their families the best possible coaching, and we will definitely have that at Gillman in January. I look forward to seeing our Speedway GP stars of the future on track.”Applications can be submitted <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025_AU_Speedway_Academy">HERE</a>, or please contact Sam Redfern via <a href="mailto:track@ma.org.au">track@ma.org.au</a>&nbsp;for more information.

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