2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification
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The 2004 Speedway World Cup Qualification (SWC) was a two events of motorcycle speedway
meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2004 Speedway World Cup
. According to the FIM
rules the top six nations (Sweden
, Australia
, Denmark
, Poland
, Great Britain
and Czech Republic
) from the 2003 Speedway World Cup
were automatically qualified.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2004 Speedway World Cup
2004 Speedway World Cup
The 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 7, 2004 in Poole, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Sweden and they beat host team Great Britain , Denmark and Poland in the Final.-Qualification:-Venues:Two cities were selected to host...
. According to the FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
rules the top six nations (Sweden
Sweden national speedway team
Sweden are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have been managed by Mats Olsson, who is currently in his 2nd spell, since 2005 after he quit in 2000...
, Australia
Australia national speedway team
Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...
, Denmark
Denmark national speedway team
Denmark are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by former rider Jan Stæchmann and the current captain is Peterborough Panthers' Hans Andersen...
, Poland
Poland national speedway team
The Poland national speedway team is the national motorcycle speedway team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Motor Union . The team is one of the major teams in international speedway and they won the Team World Championship nine times . The team has won 1971 Speedway World Pairs...
, Great Britain
Great Britain national speedway team
The Great Britain national speedway team are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by Poole Pirates manager Neil Middleditch and the captain is Chris Harris of the Belle Vue Aces....
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic national speedway team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals.- Speedway World Team Cup :- Team U-21 World Championship :- Team U-19 European Championship :...
) from the 2003 Speedway World Cup
2003 Speedway World Cup
The 2003 Speedway World Cup was the 3rd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 9, 2003 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by Sweden and they beat Australia , host team Denmark and Poland , Great Britain in the Final.- Qualification :* Qualifying round* 2003-05-11...
were automatically qualified.
Results
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Lonigo (1)
- Qualifying round 1
- 10 July 2004 LonigoLonigoLonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
, Santa Marina Stadium - Referee: ?
Gyula (2)
- Qualifying round 2
- 10 July 2004 GyulaGyula, HungaryGyula is a city in Békés county in south-eastern Hungary. It lies close to the border with Romania, on the river Fehér-Körös.-History:The first recorded reference to Gyula was in a document dated 1313 which mentions a monastery called Gyulamonostor . By 1332 the settlement around the monastery was...
- Referee: ?