Aleš Dryml Sr.
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| Born | 10 June 1953 Kolín, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1979, 1981, 1991 | Zlatá Přilba Pardubice |
| 1983-1985 | SVS Pardubice |
| Great Britain | |
| 1978, 1979 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1980 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1982 | Birmingham Brummies |
| Individual honours | |
| 1989, 1991 | Long Track World Championship silver medal |
| 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995 | Czech Longtrack Championship |
Aleš Dryml Sr. (born 10 June 1953) is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider who competed in speedway, longtrack and grasstrack racing.[1] He earned 32 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]
Career
[edit]Dryml reached fourteen World Longtrack world championship finals, finishing second in 1989 and 1991.[3][4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 to 1982,[5][6][1] riding for Exeter Falcons, Sheffield Tigers[7] and Birmingham Brummies.[8]
Family
[edit]He has two sons Aleš[9] and Lukáš who both also compete in Speedway.[10]
World Final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1980 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 12th - 5pts - 1981 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts
World Pairs Championship
[edit]- 1981 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 18pts (12) - 1982 -
Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway (with Jiří Štancl) - 7th - 8pts (3) - 1984 -
Lonigo, Santa Marina Stadium (with Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 10pts (5)
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Jiří Štancl) - 3rd - 23pts (5)
- 1978 -
Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Jan Verner) - 4th - 16+2pts (2) - 1979 - London, White City Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner) - 3rd - 19pts (5)
- 1980 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 12pts (1)
- 1982 - London, White City Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík / Antonín Kasper Jr.) - 4th - 17pts (7)
- 1983 -
Vojens, Speedway Center (with Jiří Štancl / Václav Verner / Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 3pts (0)
Ice World Championship
[edit]
Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Champion
[edit]- 1974
(18th) 6.5pts - 1975 (8th) 32pts
- 1976 (17th) 9pts
- 1977 (4th) 67pts
- 1978 (5th) 60pts
- 1979 (4th) 61pts
- 1980 (4th) 67pts
- 1981 (Second) 55pts (after run-off)
- 1982 (Champion) 51pts
- 1983 (Third) 47pts
- 1984 (Champion) 75pts
- 1985 (Second) 66pt
World Longtrack Championship
[edit]Finals
- 1977 Aalborg (8th) 12pts
- 1978 Mühldorf (10th) 10pts
- 1979 Mariánské Lázně (11th) 8pts
- 1983 Mariánské Lázně (6th) 14pts
- 1984 Herxheim (7th) 10pts
- 1985 Esbjerg (14th) 4pts
- 1989 Mariánské Lázně (Second) 37pts
- 1990 Herxheim (12th) 10pts
- 1991 Mariánské Lázně (Second) 21pts
- 1992 Pfarrkirchen (6th) 13pts
- 1993 Mühldorf (6th) 13pts
- 1994 Mariánské Lázně (5th) 16pts
- 1995 Scheeßel (8th) 17pts
- 1996 Herxheim (15th) 4pts
Semi-finals
- 1980
Gornja Radgona (11th) 7pts - 1982 Jubeck (16th) 3pts
Qualifying round
- 1981 Harsewinkel (12th) 6pts[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ales Dryml snr". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "WORLD LONGTRACK FINALS 1971 – 1996 Tracy Holmes" (PDF). Speedway Plus.com.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "No more excuses for Vikings". Hull Daily Mail. 2 April 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brummies swoop for McMillan". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 5 March 1983. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 September 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY: Tears of joy for Dryml". Oxford Mail. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Ales Dryml SNR - Grasstrack GB".