Avesta Motorstadion
Stadium in the Avesta locality, Sweden
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Avesta Motorstadion also called the Arena Avesta or Stadion Brovalla is a 12,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located 10 kilometres south of Krylbo and Avesta. The stadium is on the Swedish national road 70, in a remote area surrounded by Långheden Forest.[1][2] The stadium hosts the Masarna speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship[3] and have been champions of Sweden on two occasions.[4]
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| Location | Brovallen Motorbana 510, 775 96 Krylbo, Avesta, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 60°04′28″N 16°19′10″E |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Operator | Masarna motorcycle speedway |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Length | 0.315 km (0.196 mi) |
History
The track was inaugurated in 1979, with the Masarna speedway team moving there from the Avestavallen.[4]
The stadium's most significant event was the hosting of the World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2003.[5] It has also hosted the finals of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2001, 2008 and 2017.[6][7]
