Speedway's richest minute.

The richest minute in motorsport will take place at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

The final round of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP) - the FIM German Speedway Grand Prix - will be held at the former FIFA World Cup venue, with the winner walking away with $100,000, the biggest in the sport's history.

The event, to be held on Saturday 13th October, will be the 100th Grand Prix since the Series' conception in 1995 and the first time world championship speedway has taken place at Veltins-Arena.

Paul Bellamy, managing director - speedway, BSI, rights holders of the SGP Series, said: "This is very exciting for the Series. Not only are we adding another world class venue to the calendar, but to celebrate the milestone of the 100th Grand Prix with the richest first prize in the history of the sport is great for the world championship and will make the final round of the 2007 Series an unmissable event.

"Bringing the Grand Prix to the Veltins-Arena keeps in line with our strategy to showcase world championship speedway in the world's great stadiums. It is the perfect backdrop for the richest minute in motorsport and a fitting finale to the 2007 season and the centenary Grand Prix."

To transform the Veltins-Arena into a world championship speedway stadium a specially built track will be constructed, under the eagle-eye of three times world champion and FIM Race Director, Ole Olsen. Olsen and his team already build tracks at the FIM British Speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, and the FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix at Parken, Copenhagen, and will use this knowledge to build a world class track at Veltins-Arena.

"The track building team are looking forward to creating a first class track inside this great stadium," said Olsen. "The final minute of the FIM German Grand Prix with a $100,000 first prize will be a fantastic climax to the 100th Grand Prix and I am sure the Veltins-Arena will create its own chapter in the history of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series."

Olsen added: "I only wish I was young enough to give the top riders in the world a run for their money in the final race...$100, 000 may give me the incentive to get back on a bike!"

Tickets for the Richest Minute in Motorsport, the FIM German Speedway Grand Prix, are on sale now via:
Local (Germany): www.veltins-arena.de Tel: 01805 150 810
International: www.seetickets.com/speedway Tel: +44 1159 934 111
UK Only: 0870 143 2207