Nyköpings Motorstadion
{{Short description|Stadium in Nyköping, Sweden}}
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| location = Svansta 2, 611 94 Nyköping, Sweden
| coordinates = {{coord|58|46|51|N|17|02|11|E|}}
| opened = May 1984
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| operator = Griparna motorcycle speedway
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| length_km = (294 metres) 0.294
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Nyköpings Motorstadion or Svanstabanan is a motorcycle speedway track located about 4 kilometres north of the centre of Nyköping. The facility is just off the Kocksängsvägen, adjacent to the Nyköpings motorsällskap, which runs Motocross, Enduro, and motorcycle trials.{{cite web |url=https://www.nykopingsms.se/ |title=Welcome to NMS - Nyköping Motorsällskap |website=Nyköping Motorsällskap |access-date=1 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/Nykoping.shtml |title=NYKOPING - Sweden |website=Speedway Plus |access-date=1 December 2023}}
The stadium hosts the Griparna speedway team that competes in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship{{cite magazine |author= |title=Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden |url=|magazine=Speedway Star |pages=38–39 |location= |publisher= |date=23 July 2022 |access-date=}} and were the 2019 Allsvenskan champions.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmszwecji.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 |website=Speedway History |access-date=1 December 2023}}
History
Construction on a speedway track began in 1980 by the Nyköping Motorsällskap Association, opening in May 1984.
The venue hosted the World Championship Swedish final round during both the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/ |title=Speedway and Longtrack seasons |website=Speedway.org |access-date=1 December 2023}} It also hosted the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmszwecji.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 |website=Speedway History |access-date=1 December 2023}}
The track record is held by Robin Törnqvist in a time of 57.4 seconds.
The stadium was renamed the Truckmountedattenuator (TMA) Bolaget Arena for sponsorship purposes.
References
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{{Motorcycle speedway tracks}}
Category:Speedway venues in Sweden
Category:Sports venues in Södermanland County
Category:Nyköping Municipality
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