Filip Šitera
Encyclopedia
Filip Šitera is an international motorcycle speedway
rider who has represented Czech Republic at Under-21 level. His uncles, Jan Verner and Václav Verner are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager Miloslav Verner also rode.
in July. He rides in Poland for Atlas Wrocław and signed a deal to ride in Sweden for Griparna in 2008.
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 has represented Czech Republic at Under-21 level. His uncles, Jan Verner and Václav Verner are both former Czech international riders. His grandfather and manager Miloslav Verner also rode.
Brief career summary
Despite showing an interest to ride in the UK, and attracting the attention of several British clubs, Šitera ruled out riding in the UK from the start of 2008 due to racing and educational commitments but he signed for the Coventry BeesCoventry Bees
The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane...
in July. He rides in Poland for Atlas Wrocław and signed a deal to ride in Sweden for Griparna in 2008.
World Championships
- 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:...
)- 20082008 Speedway World CupThe 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup is the 8th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 19 2008 in Vojens, Denmark...
- 7th place (2 pts in Event 2)
- 2008
- 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...
- 20072007 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipFinal standing:# Emil Saifutdinov # Chris Holder # Paweł Hlib -Calendar:-Herxheim:*Qualifying round 1*April 22, 2007 Herxheim*Referee: Niels M...
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Ostrów Wlkp.Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów Wielkopolski is a town in central Poland with 72,360 inhabitants , situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.-History:Recently, a small fortified dwelling dating from the 10th century was discovered on the north-east side of...
- 9th place (8 pts) - 20082008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipEmil Saifutdinov from the Russia speedway team is the defending World champion.-Calendar:- Allocation :- Norden :*Qualifying Round 1*May 18, 2008 Norden*Referee:...
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PardubicePardubicePardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
- 16th place (2 pts) - 20092009 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 2009 version of FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. The Final will take place on October 4, 2009 in Goričan, Croatia. It will be first Final on Balkans. The current World Champion is Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia who won the...
- track reserve in Semi-Final 2
- 2007
- Team U-21 World ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
(Under-21 Speedway World Cup)- 20052005 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the 1st FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on October 1st 2005 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. World Championship was won by Poland team.- Calendar :...
- PardubicePardubicePardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
- 4th place (4 pts) - 20062006 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:...
- 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2 - 20072007 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship is the 3rd FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on September 23rd 2007 in Abensberg, Germany....
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AbensbergAbensbergAbensberg is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, Germany, lying around 30 km southwest of Regensburg, 40 km east of Ingolstadt, 50 northwest of Landshut and 100 km north of Munich...
- Bronze medal (11 pts) - 20082008 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007...
- 2nd place in Qualifying Round 1 - 20092009 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...
- Gorzów Wlkp.Gorzów WielkopolskiGorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
- 4th place (3 pts)
- 2005
European Championships
- 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 ....
- 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: ?...
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LendavaLendavaLendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
- 14th place (2 pts)
- 2008
- 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:...
- 2004 - RybnikRybnikRybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
- 12th place (5 pts) - 2006 -
GoričanGoricanGoričan is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2001 census was 3,148. Of the entire population, 3,088 people identified themselves as Croats....
- 9th place (8 pts) - 20072007 Individual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 2007 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the 10th UEM Individual Speedway Junior European Championship season. The Final took place on August 19, 2007 in Częstochowa, Poland...
- CzęstochowaCzestochowaCzęstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
- Bronze medal (10+3 pts)
- 2004 -
- 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:...
- 20082008 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2008 European Pairs Speedway Championship.Czech Republic are the defending European champion.- Calendar :- Rules :*Semi-Final 1: 3 pairs will qualify to the Final*Semi-Final 2: 3 pairs will qualify to the Final...
- started in Semi-Final 2 only
- 2008
- 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...
:- 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 2 (8 pts)
- 2007
Domestic competitions
- Individual U-21 Czech Championship
- 2005 - Silver medal
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual U-19 Czech Championship
- 2006 - Czech Champion
- Individual New Zealand Championship
- 2006 - Bronze medal
- Speedway Series in New Zealand
- 2006 - 3rd place
- Ivan Mauger Golden Helmet
- 2006 - Winner
External links
- Šitera's website (defunct, archived version)