Earlier than I begin this obituary, I need to take this chance to say that should you’ve by no means seen both Speedway or Ice Speedway racing, you owe it to your self to present it a watch. It is mesmerizing insanity, and you may quickly be hooked should you do. All gasoline, no brakes, and a transparent requirement of all members to have cojones the dimensions of small planetary our bodies. On ICE. (Or dust, if it is regular Speedway and never the frozen selection.)
On June 16, 2025, the FIM reported the unhappy information that eight-time FIM Ice Speedway World Champion Nikolai Krasnikov has died on the age of 40. A automotive crash was the trigger; additional particulars about what occurred do not seem like publicly obtainable.
Whereas he was racing, Krasnikov secured championships for himself eight occasions in a row between the years of 2005 and 2012. He was additionally a group participant, serving to his house nation of Russia to attain group ice speedway championships on 12 separate events. The group went for 10 in a row from 2004 to 2013, with a loss in 2014 lastly breaking the successful streak. Nonetheless, they managed to get again on prime of the world standings in each 2015 and 2016.
Significantly, should you’ve by no means watched, this is a brief little taster:
When you go searching, you could find quite a lot of movies; some quick, some lengthy, some shot with shaky and/or potatocams, however all uploaded as a result of somebody merely could not consider what they have been seeing and needed to share it with the world.
It is a unhappy day for Krasnikov’s followers, and the worldwide motorcycling neighborhood. RideApart‘s ideas are together with his household, buddies, and family members, and we ship our honest condolences to all.
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