| Born | (1953-06-10) 10 June 1953 (age 71) 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. He earned 32 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.
Career
Dryml reached fourteen World Longtrack world championship finals, finishing second in 1989 and 1991.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1978 to 1982, riding for Exeter Falcons, Sheffield Tigers and Birmingham Brummies.
Family
He has two sons Aleš and Lukáš who both also compete in Speedway.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1980 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 12th - 5pts - 1981 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts
World Pairs Championship
- 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
- 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
Czechoslovakian Individual Speedway Champion
- 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
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
References
- ^ "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".