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2 Teams  



2.1  2023 team  





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Kolejarz Rawicz
(nickname the Bears)
Club information
Track addressFlorian Kapała Stadium
St. Peaceful 1
63-900 Rawicz
CountryPoland
Founded1948 (re-formed 1996)
Team managerAdam Skórnicki
League2. Liga
Club facts
NicknameThe Bears
Track size330 metres (360 yd)
Major team honours
Team Speedway Polish Championship silver medal1955
Team Speedway Polish Championship bronze medal1954
2. Liga champions2000, 2007, 2012

Kolejarz Rawicz (Railwayman Rawicz) is a motorcycle speedway team based in Rawicz, Poland. They currently race in the Polish Speedway Second League (2. Liga).[1][2][3]

History

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The club competed in the inaugural 1948 Polish speedway season, under the name of Motoklub Rawicz.[4][5]

The club's first team honour was winning the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Polish Championshipin1954 and the following season they went one better after winning the silver medal in 1955.[6] Their leading rider Florian Kapała won the Polish Individual Speedway Championshipin1953 and 1956.[7]

The club was disbanded after the 1959 season and was not reformed until 1996.[8]

The club later won the Polish Speedway Second League three times in 2000, 2007 and 2012.[2][9]

In 2008, the club renamed their stadium to the Florian Kapała Stadium, named after a former rider Florian Kapała. The stadium has a capacity of 7,000 and the speedway track is 330 metres long.[10]

Teams

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2023 team

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Previous teams

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Extended content

2022 team

Notable riders

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  • Poland Florian Kapała
  • References

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    1. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.
  • ^ a b "METALLICA RECYCLING RAILWAYMAN RAWICZ". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  • ^ "Rawicz". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  • ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  • ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1948". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  • ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1955". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  • ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  • ^ "Historia Speedway Polsce 1996". Historia Speedway. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  • ^ "Historia Drużynowych Mistrzostw Polski". Zuzeland.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  • ^ "Metalika Recycling Kolejarz Rawicz". Sport We Katy. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kolejarz_Rawicz&oldid=1222811490"

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