Ales Dryml snr

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, 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 1974 – Nässjö, 16th 1976 – Assen, 10th

Czechoslovak 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