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2018 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2018 Swedish speedway season was the 2018 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2018 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Smedstadion in Eskilstuna on 4 August. Freddie Lindgren won the Swedish Championship. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last *f - fell *r - retired U21 Championship Joel Kling won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Smederna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. Piraterna won the Allsvenskan. Play offs References {{International speedway Speedway competitions in Sweden Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2017 Swedish speedway season was the 2017 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2017 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Avesta on 1 July. Antonio Lindbäck won the Swedish Championship for the second time. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last *ef - engine failure *t - tape touching excluded *f - fell U21 Championship Alexander Woentin won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Smederna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third time. Västervik won the Allsvenskan. Play offs References {{International speedway Speedway competitions in Sweden Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. *Edmonton International Speedway, also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus Eklöf
Linus Eklöf (born 3 March 1989) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider, who won the Team U-19 European Champion title in 2008. Career In 2009 he rode in the Premier League in the UK, averaging over six points per match for treble-winning King's Lynn Stars, staying with them in 2010 (averaging over 7 that season) and also riding in the Elite League for Peterborough Panthers.Rider Index , speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-07-07 He left British speedway in June 2010 for personal reasons, returning in 2011 with in the Premier League and in the Elite Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västervik Speedway
Västervik Speedway are a motorcycle speedway team from Västervik in Sweden. They ride in the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien and are one time champions of Sweden. The team race at the Ljungheden also known as the Helja Arena. History 1966 to 1981 They were established as Skepparna and raced in division 3 during the 1966 Swedish speedway season. In 1977 Swedish speedway season, 1977 the team won their first honours when winning division 2 and were promoted to the top tier for the first time. However, in 1978 Swedish speedway season, 1978 the team struggled and were subsequently relegated before signing Bengt Jansson and winning division 2 again in 1979 Swedish speedway season, 1979. With the addition of Tommy Johansson (speedway rider), Tommy Johansson the team survived the 1980 and 1981 seasons. 1982 to 1992 The club were put in the second tier, on the introduction of the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien in 1982 Swedish speedway season, 1982. In 1986 Swedish speedway seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elit Vetlanda Speedway
Njudungarna or Vetlanda Speedway are a motorcycle speedway team based in Vetlanda, Sweden, who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. They race at the Vetlanda Motorstadion and are ten times champions of Sweden. History 1946 to 1965 The club was formed in 1946, and arranged their first meeting three years later. The team raced as Njudungarna and first participated in the league system during the 1961 Swedish speedway season although a team called Vetlanda had raced in 1950. 1967 to 1985 They raced in the highest division of Swedish speedway for the first time in 1967, following their promotion after they won the second division in 1966. In their maiden season in the top league they finished runner-up to Getingarna, a feat they repeated again the next two seasons in 1969 and 1970. The main riders during the successful period included Bo Josefsson, Conny Samuelsson, Bo Wirebrand and Gunnar Malmqvist. The club were relegated in 1974 but bounced straight back af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rospiggarna
Rospiggarna is a motorcycle speedway team based in Hallstavik, Sweden. They ride in the Elitserien are five times champions of Sweden. History 1930 to 1977 The club was founded in 1930 and were named Orion, although it did not compete in the Swedish speedway leagues until 1966. The club joined the Swedish Division three in 1966 and the team name was changed to Stjärnorna (English: The Stars). They competed in the lower leagues of the Swedish league system as Stjärnorna until 1978. 1978 to 1993 In 1978, the name was changed again to Rospiggarna which is the demonym for people from Roslagen, where Hallstavik is situated. The club were in the second tier, which became known as Division 1 because of the introduction of the Elitserien in 1982. Led by Bengt Jansson the team managed two second place finishes in division 1 in 1983 and 1984 before finally managing to gain promotion after winning the division in 1988. The team's leading riders were Jansson, Mikael Teurnberg and Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dackarna
Dackarna is a motorcycle speedway club from Målilla in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track since 1993 has been the Skrotfrag Arena which was the venue for the Grand Prix of Scandinavia and is the current venue for the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden. They ride in the Elitserien and are six times champions of Sweden. History 1935 to 1964 The team was founded in May 1935 as Målilla Motorklubb and in 1949 renamed itself Dackarna (in honour of Nils Dacke) and the club began league racing. The team raced at the Gamla Målilla Motorstadion but in 1956, the team rode their matches at the Växjö Motorstadion. In 1957, Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time; the team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg. They then dominated the championship by winning successive titles in 1958 and 1959 before claiming a fourth success in 1962. Riders like Sormander, Per-Tage Svensson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allsvenskan (speedway)
Allsvenskan (literally, "The National League") is the second tier in the league system of Speedway in Sweden and currently comprises six motorcycle speedway teams. Until the introduction of the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien in 1982 the Allsvenskan was the highest level of Swedish Speedway. Past winners 2024 Clubs History From the start of Swedish league speedway in 1948 until 1981 the Allsvenskan was the top speedway league in Sweden. But in 1982 the Elitserien was formed and the Allsvenskan became the second level of Swedish speedway. Speedway meetings in Sweden are normally held between May and September. The teams are generally known by nicknames rather than club or city names. These nicknames usually have some sort of local connection. Rules As with the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien and the Speedway Elite League in the UK, the top four teams at the end of each season compete in the playoffs in semi-finals and a final. The winner of the final are crowned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piraterna
Piraterna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Motala, Sweden The team are two times Swedish Speedway Team Championship, champions of Sweden. and compete in the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien History 1949 to 1951 Piraterna made their league debut during the 1949 Swedish speedway season, finishing 8th in a ten team division. The following season in 1950 Swedish speedway season, 1950, the club won their first honours in the newly created division 2. However after 1951, the club would not ride in the league system for 20 years. 1971 to 1999 In 1971 Swedish speedway season, 1971 the team returned to league action competing in division 3, and two years later in 1973 Swedish speedway season, 1973 gained promotion to division 2. The club continued to race and despite a division 2 win in 1980 they never competed in the top division, which became the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien in 1982 Swedish speedway season, 1982. The team then dropped out of the league in 1997 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elitserien (speedway)
Elitserien (literally, "The Elite Series") () is the highest league in the league system of speedway in Sweden and currently comprises the top eight Swedish speedway teams. The first season began in 1982. Before that Allsvenskan was the highest division. The winner of the Elitserien is crowned the Swedish Speedway Team Championship winner. 2024 Clubs History From the start of Swedish league speedway in 1948 until 1981 the highest speedway league in Sweden was called Division 1. In 1982 Elitserien was formed, consisting of only six teams where the top four teams qualified for the playoffs. Getingarna became the first winners after defeating Njudungarna in the finals. The league size was increased to seven teams in 1983 and to eight teams in 1984, a league size that was maintained until the 1996 season when the league expanded to nine teams and then to ten teams the following season. In 1986 the playoffs lost its championship status; instead the winner of the league becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smederna
Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden called the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion, Eskilstuna motorstadion outside Eskilstuna. Smederna has won six Swedish Speedway Team Championships. Venues Snälltorpet The team raced at Snälltorpet from the 1953 Swedish speedway season, 1953 season until the 2001 Swedish speedway season, 2001 season, when the land was sold by Eskilstuna Municipality. The track was also used for 1976 Swedish final, the 1976 Speedway World Pairs Championship and the intercontinental final of the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup. Eskilstuna motorstadion Since 2002, the team have raced at the Eskilstuna motorstadion. History In 1948 the speedway team Griparna (English: the Griffins) started to race in the Swedish leagues. The team was co-run by motorcycle sport clubs SMK Södermanland, Nyköpings MS and Eskilstuna MK and was based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Speedway Team Championship
The Swedish Speedway Team Championship is the team championship of motorcycle speedway, speedway in Sweden. History The Championship was introduced in 1950. In 1982 the Championship was renamed with a new league called the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien being introduced. The second tier of the Championship is known as the Allsvenskan (speedway), Allsvenskan. Between 1986 and 1999 the team that finished top of the league were declared champions because there was no play-off. List of winners See also * Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien (current highest tier) * Allsvenskan (speedway), Allsvenskan (current second tier) * History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Junior Speedway Championship
The Individual Speedway Junior Swedish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year since 1958. Swedish riders aged 21 and under take part. Previous winners See also * History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Sweden U21 Speedway competitions in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
