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Lejonen
Lejonen () is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved, Sweden, Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien. Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which is Sweden's oldest track still in use. The club are three times Swedish Speedway Team Championship, champions of Sweden. History 1929 to 1968 In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally wide and long but in 1936 it was widened to and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to . In 1963 Swedish speedway season, 1963, Smålands Lejon began racing in Division Three, becoming Lejonen the following season in 1964. During the 1965 Swedish speedway season, the club won their first honours by winning division three A. They were promoted to division 2 and finished 2nd in 1966 Swedish speedway season, 1966 and 1967 Swedish speedway season ... [...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] |
2024 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2024 Swedish Speedway season is the 2024 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. The season includes the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship and the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. In October 2023, Vargarna announced their intention to return to the Bauhaus (company), Bauhaus retail company sponsored Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien. The Allsvenskan (speedway), Allsvenskan would retain seven teams with the addition of Masarna, who won the third tier division 1 in 2023. Individual Swedish Individual Championship The 2024 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship took place on 28 May at the Hejla Arena and was won by Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider), Fredrik Lindgren. It was the fourth time Lindgren had been crowned Swedish champion, moving him up to fifth place on the all-time list. Kim Nilsson finished second and earned a wildcard for the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden on 15 June. U21 Championship Team Team Championship Elitserien Lejonen won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lejonen
Lejonen () is a motorcycle speedway team from Gislaved, Sweden, Gislaved in Sweden, who compete in the Elitserien (speedway), Elitserien. Their home track is at the Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena for sponsorship purposes, which is Sweden's oldest track still in use. The club are three times Swedish Speedway Team Championship, champions of Sweden. History 1929 to 1968 In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally wide and long but in 1936 it was widened to and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to . In 1963 Swedish speedway season, 1963, Smålands Lejon began racing in Division Three, becoming Lejonen the following season in 1964. During the 1965 Swedish speedway season, the club won their first honours by winning division three A. They were promoted to division 2 and finished 2nd in 1966 Swedish speedway season, 1966 and 1967 Swedish speedway season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2009 Swedish speedway season was the 2009 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2009 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the G&B Stadium in Målilla on 25 July. Andreas Jonsson won the Swedish Championship for the third time. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last *ef - engine failure U21 Championship Thomas H. Jonasson won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Lejonen won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second successive year. Valsarna won the Allsvenskan after winning the play offs. 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 Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2008 Swedish speedway season was the 2008 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2008 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Avesta on 8 August. Magnus Zetterström won the Swedish Championship. The final was abandoned due to rain and the scores were taken after heat 16. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last U21 Championship Ricky Kling won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Lejonen won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time in their history. Vargarna won the Allsvenskan after winning the play offs. 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2022 Swedish speedway season was the 2022 season of speedway in Sweden. In March 2022, Vetlanda were declared bankrupt and would not compete during the season. Individual Individual Championship The 2022 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2022 version of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship. The title was won by Oliver Berntzon. The final was held at the Motorstadium in Linköping on 28 June 2022. U21 Championship Team Team Championship Smederna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Valsarna won the Allsvenskan (second-tier league). Elitserien Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Allsvenskan (second tier league) + Smålänningarna failed to fulfil their final fixture and were fined 25,000 kronor and deducted 4 pts Semi-finals Final Division One (third tier league) See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gislaved Motorbana
Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena (for sponsorship purposes) is a motorcycle speedway track in the southern outskirts of Gislaved. The track is located on the Reftelevägen 61 and surrounded by the Skogsmusen Solpark (a forest and hiking area). The stadium hosts the Lejonen speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship and have been champions of Sweden on two occasions. History The track was constructed in 1931 and opened on 10 July 1932, it is the oldest speedway tack in Sweden. Four years later in 1936, the track width was increased from 6 metres to 10 metres. The record attendance of 12,247 was set on 10 August 1947. The speedway track hosted the Nordic Speedway Final in 1961. During the 1980s, the track increased in size to 380 metres. and hosted the Scandinavian round of the 1983 Speedway World Team Cup The 1983 Speedway World Team Cup was the 24th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2007 Swedish speedway season was the 2007 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2007 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Kumla Motorstadion in Kumla on 1 September. Andreas Jonsson 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 *r - retired *t - tape touching excluded *u - fell U21 Championship Robert Pettersson won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Dackarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fifth time, but first since 1962. The Dackarna team included Andreas Jonsson, Freddie Lindgren, Hans Andersen and Peter Karlsson. Lejonen won the Allsvenskan. Play offs References {{International speedway Speedway competitions in Sweden Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden Swedish speedway Speedway may refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Holder
Christopher Robert Holder (born 24 September 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian speedway rider, who was the 2012 World Speedway Champion. He is also five times Australian champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Career Holder won the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, in addition to finishing runner-up in the Under-21 World Championship in 2007 and 2008. He started racing in the United Kingdom with the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2006. In 2007, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Jason Bunyan for the Isle of Wight, during the 2007 Premier League speedway season and was part of the Isle of Wight four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena Additionally in 2007, he rode for Atlas Wrocław in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga. Holder won the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2007 and the Elitserien in 2008 and 2009 with Lejonen. In 2008, Holder signed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1972 Swedish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1972 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 29 September in Borås. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Tommy Pettersson Team Team Championship Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second successive year. The Bysarna team included Sören Sjösten and Christer Löfqvist. Dackarna and Indianerna won the second division east and west respectively, while Gamarna won the third division. See also * Speedway in Sweden Motorcycle speedway, Speedway in Sweden is one of the recognised 'four big leagues' in world speedway (along with Great Britain, Poland and Denmark). The Swedish leagues consists of three domestic leagues, an individual World Championship round of ... References {{International speedway Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1968 Swedish speedway season was the 1968 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1968 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 13 September in Stockholm. Leif Enecrona won the Swedish Championship. Junior Championship Winner - Hans Johansson Team Team Championship Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Kaparna team included Ove Fundin and Göte Nordin. Lejonen won the second division and Dackarna and Filbyterna won the third division east and west respectively. See also * Speedway in Sweden Motorcycle speedway, Speedway in Sweden is one of the recognised 'four big leagues' in world speedway (along with Great Britain, Poland and Denmark). The Swedish leagues consists of three domestic leagues, an individual World Championship round of ... References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sw ... [...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 final of the 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship took place on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin emerged victorious, claiming the Swedish Championship for the seventh time. Junior Championship Winner - Christer Löfqvist Team Team Championship In the team events, Getingarna continued their dominance by winning Division 1 for the fifth consecutive season, thus being 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. The 1967 season saw the return of four divisions, with Dackarna rejoining after missing the 1966 season, along with three other clubs: Bysarna, Vikingarna and Solkatterna. Indianerna won the second division, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |