Chris Slabon

Nickname: "Krzysztof Słaboń"
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Hometown: Canada
Place of Birth: Poland
Birthdate: February 21, 1981 
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Wife: Agnieszka
Children: Hubert
Relatives in Speedway: Father Robert Slabon
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Bike: Jawa laydown

Tracks Ridden:
USA: Champion Speedway (NY)
Canada: Niagara Speedway - Paris Speedway - Eagle's Nest Raceway
Europe: Various Tracks

Achievements:
1997 - Canadian Golden Helmet 1997
1997 - Paris Speedway Events Jun 13, Jul 11, Aug 31
1997 - Niagara Raceway Speedway Events Jul 12, Jul 26
1997 - Champion Speedway Event Aug 2
1997 - Eagles Nest Speedway Events Jul 13, Aug 30

1999 - He is the only rider from North America in the 1999 World Under 21 Championship Final
1999 - 3rd in World Under 21 Championship Qualifier (May 9,1999, Prelog (CRO)
1999 - 4th in World Under 21 Championship Semi Final (July 11,1999, Stralsund D)
1999 - World Under 21 Championship Final (August 7,1999, Vojens DK )

See Marcin's web site for the reports: (Editors Note: Marcin took his web site down after 10 years.)

In a 1998 match, Chris won more points that the opposing team's Tony Rickardson, a top world champion rider! See the speedway mail posting dated Sept. 1, 1998.

Chris had never raced in Canada until the 1997 season. He went to school here, but preferred to race in Poland during the summer season and had been driving mini-speedway in a team in Gettingarna. He quickly moved to the top of Division One when he started racing here in 1997, finishing third in the Canadian National Championships.

Other 1997 achievements:
Two Division One wins at Paris, a second at the Eagle's Nest Championships, and a third in the Paris Speedway Championships.

     
Left to right: Bogdan, Jeff Orosz, Chris Slabon, Chris Hesmer, John Keyhoe
Action photos at Welland by Willy.

Paris Speedway - Gary Hesmer leading, Chris right.

1998 Junior World Championships

Chris (Krzysztof) Slabon finished 12th in the Championship, after finishing 4th in the Semi Final in Terenzano, Italy on July 4, 1998.

Speedway Juniors' World Championship Final - PIla, Poland
The official results of the above event follows:
1. Robert Dados, PL - 14+3 points; Juniors' World Champion
2. Krzysztof Jablonski, PL - 14+2
3. Matej Ferjan, SLO - 12
4. Nicki Pedersen, DK - 11
5. Leigh Lanham, GB - 9
6. Scott Nicholls, GB - 8
7. Lee Richardson, GB - 8
8. Damian Balinski, PL - 7
9. Rafal Okoniewski, PL - 7
10. Andreas Jonsson, S - 5
11. Robert Kosciecha, PL - 5
12. Krzysztof Slabon, CAN - 5
13. Kenny Olsson, S - 3
14. Compton Andre, GB - 3
15. Sandor Fekete, H - 3
16. Laszlo Szatmari, H - 0
Res. Nigel Sadler, AUS - 5
Res. Ales Dolinar, SLO - 1
Cheers, Wladyslaw Pietrzak
wpietrzak@supermedia.pl

Ivan Mauger's 1997 Series in Australia

Canadian Chris Slabon did well 1997 fall series! Click on the race results link above for details!

1997 Junior Speedway Championships.

LUDWIGSLUST, Germany, May 5, 1997
1:   Tomasz Repala (PL)      3  3  3  3  3  15
2:   Mirko Wolter (D)        2  3  3  3  3  14
3:   Gregorz Walasek (PL)    3  3  3  2  1  12
4:   Diego Sanchez (D)       3  0  3  3  2  11
5:   Stuart Robson (GB)      1  2  X  2  3   8
6:   Scott Nicholls (GB)     2  2  2  2  R   8
7:   Craig Watson (AUS)      2  3  X  3  N   8
8:   Brett Woodifield (AUS)  1  2  1  R  3   7
9:   Roy Verbrugge (NL)      1  1  1  2  2   7
10:  Steffen Mell (D)        0  1  2  1  2   6
11:  Pavel Navratil (CZ)     3  0  0  1  1   5
12:  Theo Pijper (NL)        2  0  N  1  2   5
13:  Bevan Compton (SA)      0  1  2  R  R   3
14:  Chris Slabon (CAN)      0  2  R  0  1   3
15:  Jeromy Azals (F)        1  1  0  1  0   3
16:  David Azals (F)         0  R  2  0  R   2
Res: Bjoern Droeger (D)      N  N  1  N  1   2