[1] The venue is used by the speedway team MC Norden,[2] who compete in the German Bundesliga.

[4] In 1983, the stadium underwent significant renovation in time to host the 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship.

[5][6] The final attracted a record 50,000 crowd and German rider Egon Müller became the world champion.

[7] During the 1990s public interest in speedway in Germany waned, which resulted in the track lying idle for several years.

[8] In 2010, the track hosted the 2010 Team Speedway Junior European Championship,