Tallhult Motorstadion Explained

Tallhult Motorstadion is a 6,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located about 3 kilometres north of Hagfors. The track is on road 245 to Geijersholm and is surrounded by forest.^[1]

The stadium hosts the speedway team Valsarna that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.^[2] The speedway team have been champions of Sweden two times.^{[3] [4]}

History

The stadium has hosted the final of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1998 and 2003.^[5]

In 2013, Hagfors entrepreneur Kjell Ottosson bought the stadium and adjacent motocross track, following the bankruptcy of the speedway club and rented them out to both the speedway and motocross clubs.^[6] He put the stadium up for sale in 2017 and again in 2020.^[6]

Valsarna have a lease that runs until 2024.^[6]

Track records

• Mikael Karlsson, 53.8 seconds, 9 May 2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tallhults Motorstadion . Four Square City Guide . 30 November 2023.
2. . Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden . Speedway Star . 38–39 . 23 July 2022 .
3. Web site: History SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK . Speedway.org . 30 November 2023.
4. Web site: Home page . Valsarna Speedway . 30 November 2023.
5. Web site: Individual Swedish Championship. Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. 30 November 2023.
6. Web site: Sale of Tallhult in Hagfors underway . svt Nyheter . 30 November 2023.