Emotions on the track, DRUTEX supports young speedway entrants

Tyler Haupt has won the Golden Boy Trophy Zenon Plech award. DRUTEX again was the sponsor of the elite tournament that hosts the youngest speedway entrants not only from Poland, but also from Denmark or Germany.  

This year’s edition took place on 1 July on the Gdansk mini track that is located near the stadium where the Wybrzeże team members compete – in 1 Zawodników street. Young contestants, aged 10-14, took part in the competition aged, training and competing in speedway on motorcycles  with engine capacity 80-125 cm3. Not only did they race on the track, they also could meet the legends of the sport, such as the four-time world champion Hans Nielsen and Marvyn Cox, Grzegorz Dzikowski or Roman Jankowski.

The Gdańsk competition was filled with emotions. The final winner was Tyler Haupt from Germany. The Polish young competitors did not achieve a podium result. The best of them was Franciszek Szczyrba who took the fourth place. 

-    Sports values, such as fair play, competition and positive emotions are close to our heart. We have always adopted them in business. And speedway is an outstanding sport where innovation and new technologies are of key importance. Just like in our company.  Congratulations to the winners and to all the participants of the competition. They will definitely make the headlines in a few years – says  Paweł Grzonka, marketing director in  Drutex S.A. 

The Golden Boy Trophy competition  commemorates  Zenon Plech – one of the best world speedway riders. During his career his nickname was the Golden Boy. He passed away in November 2020. The competition is organized by his son.   

-     I am very grateful and proud that DRUTEX S.A. was with us again and that we could create such a great event for future generations of speedway riders, and to commemorate my dad. It really is special – said Krystian Plech, the son of the Polish speedway legend and the organizer of the contest.