New Danish champion Michael Jepsen Jensen admits he introduced considered one of his most storied engines out of semi-retirement to punch his ticket into the 2025 Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 13.
MJJ gained the Danish Championship Remaining in Brovst on Wednesday night time to assert his first nationwide title – in addition to the wild card for Denmark’s largest speedway occasion.
The legendary Vojens Speedway Middle celebrates 50 years of racing by staging a Weekend of Champions on September 12 and 13, the place this 12 months’s Speedway GP sequence, SGP2 (the FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship) and the FIM SGP4 World Championship will all attain their climaxes.
Jepsen Jensen famously topped the 2012 FIM Nordic Speedway GP podium at Vojens, passing Danish legend and three-time Speedway GP world champion Nicki Pedersen on the final lap of the ultimate to take a dramatic victory.
Extremely, the identical engine Jepsen Jensen raced to that win at Vojens powered him to his first Danish Championship. And he could even convey it to his first Speedway GP look since 2018 as he prepares to tackle the perfect riders on this planet as soon as once more.
He stated: “That may be a cool story – to win in Vojens once more 13 years in a while the identical engine. That may be fairly enjoyable.
“I barely use that engine anymore. I obtained it fastened by Johnsy (tuner Peter Johns) final winter as a result of I hadn’t touched it for 10 years. Final 12 months, I used it a few instances. This 12 months, I’ve used it twice and once more on Wednesday night time. I barely use it – usually it’s hanging on the wall, however it’s nonetheless doing effectively, which is sort of enjoyable.
“I believe a few of the new ones are a little bit bit higher, however one thing in me instructed me I ought to experience it on Wednesday and it did nice.”
Jepsen Jensen raced to FIM Speedway World Cup gold with Denmark in 2012, in addition to the FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship alongside his Vojens victory throughout that unforgettable season.
Regardless of that flying begin to his profession after which showing full time within the 2015 Speedway GP sequence, ending eleventh, MJJ has largely spent the final decade within the SGP wilderness.
However his Danish title win got here as no shock after an astonishing resurgence in his profession over the previous 12 months. He was signed by Polish PGE Ekstraliga membership Grudziadz to exchange the injured Jason Doyle for the second half of the 2024 season and roared into red-hot kind.
Requested if had any doubts that he might return to his former glory, he stated: “After all – there have been lots. However there isn’t any secret to what’s taking place. I’ve been placing quite a lot of work in together with the folks behind me, particularly my spouse. They’ve been making this stuff doable and it’s one thing we’ve achieved over a few years.
“Final 12 months earlier than the Grudziadz deal, we put all the things into it, and I trusted my tools and myself. After all, the chance I obtained there helped me to point out what I’m able to doing. If I had achieved the identical, however perhaps in Poland’s second league, it wouldn’t have been as spectacular. We’ve been combating arduous to get again into this place, and it’s tremendous cool to be there.”
Jepsen Jensen could but arrive in Vojens as a full-time Speedway GP rider for 2026 as he’ll contest the FIM SGP Problem at Danish membership Holsted on August 9, the place the highest 4 riders will earn assured locations in subsequent 12 months’s SGP sequence.
He’s additionally a member of the Speedway European Championship line-up for this 12 months, with the champion assured a spot in Speedway GP for 2026. The SEC sequence concludes on September 19 – six days after the Deluxe Homeart FIM Danish Speedway GP.
If MJJ fights his manner again into the Speedway GP line-up, he’s decided to make use of his wild-card look in Vojens to organize for 2026.
He stated: “We can have the FIM SGP Problem beforehand, the place I’ll have the prospect of qualifying for Speedway GP subsequent 12 months. If that’s doable, then this assembly in Vojens goes to be a little bit extra necessary for me – for my build-up for subsequent 12 months.
“We’ll see what occurs within the subsequent few months. I’m doing my greatest to organize for what’s to come back. If the chance to come back again occurs, I’ll attempt to be prepared for it.
“There are nonetheless a couple of issues we try to organise and type out if we’re going to do it as a result of I solely need to get again if I really feel I can do it correctly. It appears like that will probably be doable and, as issues are including up, I’m tremendous hungry and I will probably be prepared for what’s to come back.”
Jepsen Jensen would like to repeat his 2012 Vojens victory as a wild card – a win he feared wasn’t going to occur after 20 heats.
He recalled: “I believe on the TV graphics, I used to be out. However after the ultimate calculations, I truly made it into the semi-finals.
“I keep in mind just one begin was gained from gate two all through the entire assembly. It was very dangerous, and I had it 4 instances. I had it twice in the primary 20 heats after which once more within the semi-final and closing.
“I made it occur from gate two, and it was superb. It was an superior night time – one of many first conferences ever the place I might really feel the ambiance from the spectators. The backing in Vojens has been unbelievable many instances. I hope it will likely be the identical as soon as once more this 12 months.”
Tickets for Vojens’ FIM Speedway Weekend of Champions on September 12 and 13 are nonetheless out there on-line. Witness the crowning of the 2025 Speedway GP, SGP2 and SGP4 champions – e book HERE now.
Phrases by Speedway GP – Pictures courtesy of Jarek Pabijan
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