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{{Short description|Stadium in Halbemond, Germany}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}

factoids

| opened = 1972| renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = | tenants = Motorcycle speedway| capacity = 34,000| length_km = (396 metres) 0.396}}The Motodrom Halbemond is a 34,000-capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in Halbemond, located about 5 kilometres southeast of Norden, Germany. There is a motocross course adjacent to the stadium directly east of the Motodrom.WEB,weblink Speedway Stadion Motodrom Halbemond, Europlan, 9 November 2023, The venue is used by the speedway team MC Norden,WEB,weblink MC Norden - Training (Speedway/ Motocross), Bahnsport, 9 November 2023, who compete in the German Bundesliga.WEB,weblink MC Norden in der Speedway-Bundesliga: Ziel Finale!, Speedweek.com, 9 November 2023,

History

The Motodrom was first used as a sports facility in 1972. It hosted the final of the 1975 Speedway World Team Cup.BOOK, Bott, Richard, The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4, 1980, Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 0-09-141751-1, In 1983, the stadium underwent significant renovation in time to host the 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship.WEB,weblink WORLD FINALS 1936-1994, Speedway Researcher, 9 November 2023, WEB,weblink HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK, Speedway.org, 9 November 2023, The final attracted a record 50,000 crowd and German rider Egon Müller became the world champion.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}During the 1990s public interest in speedway in Germany waned, which resulted in the track lying idle for several years. Since the turn of the millennium, speedway has taken place regularly again, including international competitions and German Individual Speedway Championship events.WEB,weblink HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1991-2013, Speedway History, 9 November 2023, In 2010, the track hosted the 2010 Team Speedway Junior European Championship,

References

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