Wolverhampton Olympique
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| Category | Motorcycle Racing |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Inaugural season | 1966 |
| Riders' champion | 2016: Jacob Thorssell |
| Official website | http://www.wolverhamptonwolves.co/ |
The Wolverhampton Olympique is a unique Motorcycle Speedway event that is hosted annually. It was first run in October 1966 by the Newcastle Diamonds club. At the time both Newcastle Diamonds and Wolverhampton Wolves were owned by the same promoter Mike Parker. In 1969 Parker sold his interest in Newcastle Diamonds and a number of his assets were transferred to Wolverhampton Wolves, two of which were the Olympique and speedway rider Ole Olsen.
With the closure of Wolverhampton Speedway in 1980 the meeting was transferred to Birmingham. It only last two seasons and when Wolves re-opened in 1984 Peter Adams brought it back to Wolverhampton.
Scoring Points: First 3, Second 2, Third 1, Fourth 0.
Much of this information has been taken from the Wolverhampton Wolves Olympique programme dated 11/10/16.
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