Nykobing Falster

Nykobing Falster Trotting track

Long track.

Facts:

Track name: Nykobing Falster Trotting Track
Track owner: Nykobing Falster Trotting Track Ltd.
Address: 22. Gedser Road, DK-4800 Nykobing F.
Length: <1000 m.
Surface: Granite granulate
Open: 1966
Closed: Still open.

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The track is located a few miles south of Nykobing Falster
at the main road to Gedser, from where there are ferry
connections across the Baltic Sea to Germany.

According to the track’s own homepage it is characterized as one of the smallest trotting tracks in Denmark, but at the same time also the most friendly.

May 26. 1968. European Long Track Championship, Nordic Final.

1. Willihard Thomsson S 18 point.
2. Jon Ödegaard N 15 point.
3. Timo Laine SF 13 point.
4. Kurt W. Pedersen DK 12 point.
5. Preben Møller Christensen DK 12 point.
6. Svend Sigurd S 11 point.
7. Rune Wedin S 9 point.
8. Sture Lindblom S 9 point.

8 riders proceeded to European final in Mühldorf (D) on June 30.

June 22.1975.  Nordic Team LT Championship Final:

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1. Denmark 51 point.   2. Finland 40 point.
Ole Olsen 18 point. Pauli Mäkinen 16 point.
Kristian Praestbro 12 point. Timo Laine 9 point.
Soeren Christensen 9 point. Hakon Storm 6 point.
Peter Hansen 8 point. Olavi Turunen 5 point.
Kurt W. Petersen 4 point. Esko Myllari 4 point.
3. Norway 37 point.   4. Sweden 31 point.
Jon Ödegaard 16 point. Runo Wedin 9 point.
Dagfinn Dahl 9 point. Svend Sigurd 7 point.
Jan Jacobsen 7 point. Conny Samuelsson 6 point.
Öjvind S. Berg 4 point. Bernd Hörnfeldt 6 point.
Leif Aarum 1 point. Ingemar Thillander 3 point.

 nyf02The Nordic team Champions from left: Ole Olsen, Kurt W. Petersen,
Kristian Praestbro, Peter Hansen and Soren Christensen

 Individual Nordic Championship:

  1. Jon Ödegaard, Norge
  2. Ole Olsen Danmark
  3. Kristian Praestbro Danmark

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Surprisingly Jon Ödegaard passed Ole Olsen on the inside
and claimed the Nordic title for himself.

Qualification for the Danish Junior 500 cc LT Championship:

1. Frank Hansen 7 point.
2. Lars B. Hansen 6 point.
3. Finn Londal Jensen 5 point.
4. Jens Peter Nielsen 4 point.
5. Peter Christensen 3 point.
6. Jens Chr. Lund 2 point.

750 cc sidecars:

1. Ove Lund / Jorgen Lund 14 point.
2. N. E. Petersen / L. Mogensen 13 point.
3. Bent Jensen / Mogens Lind 7 point.


September 7. 1975:  Danish Long track Championships Finals.

After 7 years silence the methanol powered engines again roared oven the Nykobing track.

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New Danish Champion Kristian Praestbro
got a huge bump from his fans 

Senior special 500 cc.
1. Kristian Praestbro 28 point.
2. Peter Hansen 27 point.
3. Ole Olsen 25 point.
Junior special 500 cc.
1. Finn Rune Jensen
2. Jens Rossig Nielsen
3. Frank Hansen
Sidevogne 750 cc.
1. Jorgen Svendsen / Alex Hasager
2. E. Nielsen / J. Andersen
3. John Nielsen / Flemming Qvist.

 

July 4. 1976. Danish Junior 500 cc Championship qualification.

Junior 500 cc. special.
1. Erik Petersen                                   7 point.
2. Lars Vinding                                     6 point.
3. Bo Petersen                                     5 point.

Senior 500 cc special.
1. Lars B. Hansen                              26 point.
2. Søren Christensen                        20 point.
3. Dagfinn Dahl, Norway,                 19 point.

Sidecar 750 cc.
1. John Steffensen / Finn Møller.                   18 point.
2. Pauli Pedersen / Ivar Jensen                        9 point.
3. Maarten Mager / Ervin Janz, Norway,         7 point.

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