Matej Žagar
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Matej Žagar is a Slovenia
n motorcycle speedway
rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles (Senior in 2004 and 2008
; Under 19 in 2002). He was permanent speedway rider in 2006
and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix
seasons.
He began his UK career with the Trelawny Tigers
in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers
in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He is currently riding for the Eastbourne Eagles
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n motorcycle speedway
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...
rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles (Senior in 2004 and 2008
2008 Individual Speedway European Championship
The 2008 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipJurica Pavlič from Croatia is the defending European champion.- Calendar :- Allocation :- Neustadt/Donau :*Qualifying Round 1*2008-04-27 Neustadt/Donau*Referee: ?*Attendance: ?...
; Under 19 in 2002). He was permanent speedway rider in 2006
2006 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season is the twelfth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :...
and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix
2007 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season was the thirteenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion...
seasons.
He began his UK career with the Trelawny Tigers
Trelawny Tigers
Trelawny Tigers operated as a British Premier League Speedway team during the 2001-2003 seasons at the Clay Country Moto Parc. The track, 230m in length, was unique in its setting being situated in a disused china clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall...
in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers
Reading Racers
Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history...
in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He is currently riding for the Eastbourne Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles
The Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British Elite League. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in...
.
Career highlights
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
):- 20032003 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season is the ninth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
- 30th place (5 points) - 20042004 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2004 Speedway Grand Prix season is the tenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.-Event format:The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
- 26th place (8 points) - 20052005 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2005 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 11th season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :...
- 16th place (23 points) - 20062006 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season is the twelfth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :...
- 7th place (97 points) - 20072007 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season was the thirteenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion...
- 14th place (54 points)
- 2003
- Individual U-21 World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
:- 20042001 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2001 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship took place on August 26, 2001 to determine the World Junior Champion. The final was won by Dawid Kujawa who qualified for the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix Challenge but he became injured and his place was taken by the runner-up Lukáš Dryml...
- 6th place (8 points) - 20042002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:*September 7, 2002 Slaný...
- track reserve (1 point) - 20042003 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:* 13 September 2003 KumlaMartin Smolinski has replace the injured Krzysztof Kasprzak .-See also:...
- 5th place (10 points) - 20042004 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:*September 11, 2004 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...
- 3rd place (8 points and 3rd in Final)
- 2004
- Team World ChampionshipSpeedway World Team CupThe Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
(Speedway World CupSpeedway World CupThe Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
):- 20012001 Speedway World CupThe 2001 Speedway World Cup was the 1st FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on 7 July 2008 in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by Australia and they beat host team Poland , Sweden , Denmark and United States in the Final.-Qualification:The two group winners and runners-up...
- 6 points in Preliminary Round 1 - 20022002 Speedway World CupThe 2002 Speedway World Cup was the 2nd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 10, 2002 in Peterborough, Great Britain...
- 10th-11th place (5 points in Event 3) - 20032003 Speedway World CupThe 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...
- 9th place (13 points in Event 2) - 20042004 Speedway World CupThe 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...
- 9th-10th place (18 points in Qualifying Round 2) - 20052005 Speedway World CupThe 2005 Speedway World Cup was the 5th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 6, 2005 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Sweden , Denmark and Great Britain in the...
- 9th-10th place (11 points in Qualifying Round 2) - 20062006 Speedway World CupThe 2006 Speedway World Cup was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark and they beat Sweden , host team Great Britain and Australia in the Final...
- 9th-10th place (17 points in Qualifying Round 2) - 20072007 Speedway World CupThe 2007 Speedway World Cup was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 21, 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Denmark , Australia and Great Britain in the...
- 13th-14th place (16 points in Qualifying Round 1)
- 2001
- Individual European ChampionshipIndividual Speedway European ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 2001.The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age ....
:- 2002 - 15th place (4 points)
- 2003 - 4th place (10 points)
- 2004 - European Champion (14+3 points)
- 2006 - 17th place (0 points)
- 20082008 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipJurica Pavlič from Croatia is the defending European champion.- Calendar :- Allocation :- Neustadt/Donau :*Qualifying Round 1*2008-04-27 Neustadt/Donau*Referee: ?*Attendance: ?...
- European Champion (14 points)
- Individual U-19 European ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Championship History:...
:
- European Pairs ChampionshipEuropean Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 2004.-Team composition:...
:- 20052005 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship.-Race format:-Slany :-Rivne :Semi-Final 2*May 8th, 2005*Matije Gubca Stadium Krško*Referee: ?*event was canceled-Final:...
- 3rd place (14 points) - 20062006 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.-Race format:-Rivne :-Lonigo :-Final:...
- 2nd place (11 points)
- 2005
- European Club Champions' CupEuropean Speedway Club Champions' CupThe European Speedway Club Champions' Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different clubs organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Previous winners:-Medals classification:-See also:* motorcycle speedway...
:- 20032003 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2003 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
- European Champion (15 points) - 20042004 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2004 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
- 3rd place (20 points) - 20062006 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2006 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.- Calendar :- Debrecen :- Daugavpils :- Final :- References :* - 2006 Track Racing results, pages 11–12....
- 3rd place in Semi-Final (12 points) - 20072007 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2007 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.- Calendar :- Goričan :*Semi-Final 1*July 21, 2007 Goričan*Referee: Istvan Darago*Attendance: ?*Best Time: ?|width=50% valign=top|- Rivne :*Semi-Final 1*July 21, 2007 Rivne...
- 3rd place in Semi-Final (injury)
- 2003
- Individual Slovenian Championship:
- 2002 - Slovenian Champion
- 2003 - Slovenian Champion
- 2004 - Slovenian Champion
- 2005 - Slovenian Champion
- 2006 - Slovenian Champion
- 2007 - Slovenian Champion
- 2008 - Slovenian Champion
- 2009 - Slovenian Champion
Current clubs
- Britain: Eastbourne EaglesEastbourne EaglesThe Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British Elite League. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in...
(Elite League) - PolandTeam Speedway Polish ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Polish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1948....
: Caelum Stal GorzówStal Gorzów Wielkopolski- Famous riders :- External links :*... - Slovenia: AMTK Ljubljana
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 2003 Speedway Grand Prix The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season is the ninth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes... |
30th | 5 | 15th | Wild card ride |
| 2004 2004 Speedway Grand Prix The 2004 Speedway Grand Prix season is the tenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.-Event format:The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes... |
26th | 8 | 9th | Wild card ride |
| 2005 2005 Speedway Grand Prix The 2005 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 11th season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :... |
16th | 23 | 3rd | 2 Wild card rides |
| 2006 2006 Speedway Grand Prix The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season is the twelfth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :... |
7th | 97 | 2nd | First full season as a GP rider |