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Solkatterna
Karlstad Speedway is a motorcycle speedway club from Karlstad in Sweden. Stadium The city's stadium is the Kalvholmen Motorstadion, a 297-metre track, which is located in the southern Lamberget region of Karlstad. History Solkatterna The city's first speedway club was Solkatterna (the Sun Cats) which was founded in 1967 and first raced in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 1967 Swedish speedway season in division 3 west. After a decade of racing in the third tier of Swedish speedway, the team's first honours came during the 1976 Swedish speedway season when they won the third division south. However, they failed to gain promotion after being beaten in the promotion play off, despite the best efforts of Lars Ericsson. A second opportunity arose in 1979, when the team won the division again but this time won the play off. After finishing second during their first season of second tier speedway in 1980, they won the division in 1981. The main riders that brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvholmen Motorbana
Kalvholmen Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway track located in the southeast of Karlstad. The facility on the Kalvholmsgatan forms part of a complex that includes, speedway, Rally cross and Cross Kart. The stadium hosts the Karlstad Speedway (Solkatterna) team that competes in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. History The track's origins started in the late 1960s, with a search by the motor club association for a new site, following the speedway team's move away from the short lived Färjestad's Trotting Track. The association found a landfill area and began construction in 1970 and opened it in the Autumn of the same year. In 1979, a smaller 80cc track was constructed inside of the main 500cc track. The venue hosted the World Championship Swedish final round during both the 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship and the final of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1984. Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvholmen Motorstadion
Kalvholmen Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway track located in the southeast of Karlstad. The facility on the Kalvholmsgatan forms part of a complex that includes, speedway, Rally cross and Cross Kart. The stadium hosts the Karlstad Speedway (Solkatterna) team that competes in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. History The track's origins started in the late 1960s, with a search by the motor club association for a new site, following the speedway team's move away from the short lived Färjestad's Trotting Track. The association found a landfill area and began construction in 1970 and opened it in the Autumn of the same year. In 1979, a smaller 80cc track was constructed inside of the main 500cc track. The venue hosted the World Championship Swedish final round during both the 1983 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship and the final of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship The Swedish Individual Championship is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1982 Swedish speedway season was the 1982 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1982 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 September in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fifth time. Junior Championship Winner - Magnus Johnson Team Team Championship A major change took place for the 1982 season. A new elite division was introduced called the Elitserien. In addition there would be five divisions consisting of two regional leagues in both the first and second divisions. Getingarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the 12th time. The Getingarna team included Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson, Richard Hellsén and Per Jonsson. Solkatterna and Kaparna won the first division north and south respectively, while Lindarna and Brassarna won the second division northeast and southwest respectively. See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1984 Swedish speedway season was the 1984 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Swedish Individual Speedway Championship, Individual Championship The 1984 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 8 September in Karlstad. Jan Andersson (speedway rider), Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time. Swedish Junior Speedway Championship, Swedish U21 Championship Winner - Jimmy Nilsen Team Swedish Speedway Team Championship, Team Championship Njudungarna won the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. The Njudungarna team included Conny Samuelsson, Ulf Blomqvist and Uno Johansson. The Smederna club split up in two separate clubs called Smederna and Tuna Rebels and the league format changed in that there were only four divisions. Solkatterna won the first division, while Vikingarna Speedway, Vikingarna and Lejonen won the second division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Speedway Team Championship ...
The Swedish Speedway Team Championship is the team championship of speedway in Sweden. Season by season History The Championship was introduced in 1950. In 1982 the Championship was renamed with a new league called the Elitserien being introduced. previously the highest league had been known as the Allsvenskan but since 1982 it has been the second tier of Swedish speedway. Between 1986 and 1999 the team that finished top of the league were declared champions because there was no play off. Tier 1 Previous winners Tier 2 Previous winners See also * Elitserien (current highest tier) * Allsvenskan (current second tier) * History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden References {{Swedish speedway teams Team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1981 Swedish speedway season was the 1981 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1981 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 11 September in Vetlanda. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship for the third time. Junior Championship Winner - Anders Kling Team Team Championship Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the 11th time in their history. The Getingarna team included Tommy Nilsson, Anders Michanek and Richard Hellsén. Solkatterna and Vargarna won the second division north and south, while Brassarna won the third division. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1976 Swedish speedway season was the 1976 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1976 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 24 September in Vetlanda. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the third time. Junior Championship Winner - Jan Davidsson Team Team Championship Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Njudungarna team included Lars-Åke Andersson, Christer Löfqvist, Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand. Örnarna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division north and south respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1979 Swedish speedway season was the 1979 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1979 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 August in Kumla. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Lars Rosberg Team Team Championship Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the tenth time. The team included Richard Hellsén, Anders Michanek and Tommy Nilsson. Skepparna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division east and west respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1988 Swedish speedway season was the 1988 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1988 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Kumla Motorstadion in Kumla on 27 August. Per Jonsson won the Swedish Championship for the third consecutive year. U21 Championship Henrik Gustafsson won the U21 championship for the third consecutive year. Team Team Championship Bysarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. The Bysarna team included Per Jonsson, Tony Olsson, Dennis Löfqvist and Brian Karger. Getingarna and Gamarna merged to become became Stockholm United and Tuna Rebels changed their name to Eskilstuna. Rospiggarna won the first division, while Solkatterna and Filbyterna won the second division north and south respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1983 Swedish speedway season was the 1983 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1983 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 September in Mariestad. Tommy Nilsson won the Swedish Championship. Swedish U21 Championship Winner - Ove Osterberg Team Team Championship Njudungarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third time. The Njudungarna team included Göran Waltersson, Uno Johansson, Conny Samuelsson and Alf Trofast. Gamarna and Vargarna won the first division north and south respectively, while Eldarna and Filbyterna won the second division north and south respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Ericsson
Lars Ericsson (born 16 April 1956) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Indianarna in the Swedish First Division and Leicester Lions in the British League. Born in Torsby, Ericsson rode in the Swedish Third Division in 1976 for Solkatterna, moving up to the Swedish top flight in 1977 with Indianarna.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 164 He competed in the 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the inaugural edition of the European Under-21 Championships. European Final *July 24, 1977 * Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center * only 12 heats - abandoned due to rain, result stands ..., finishing seventh. In 1978, he was signed by Leicester Lions, but he failed to score consistently and was released after riding in seven matches. References 1956 births Living people Swedish speedway riders Leicester Lions riders {{Sweden-speedway- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1967 Swedish speedway season was the 1967 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the seventh time. Junior Championship Winner - Christer Löfqvist Team Team Championship For the fifth consecutive season Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Despite Arne Carlsson retiring and losing Leif Larsson for the season the Getingarna team recruited well by gaining Anders Michanek and Leif Enecrona to support Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson. Four divisions returned for the 1967 season with the addition of Dackarna (returning after missing 1966) and three other clubs; Bysarna, Vikingarna and Solkatterna. Indianerna won the second division, while Dackarna and Smederna won the third division east and west respectively. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |