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VMS Elit Vetlanda
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] |
Vetlanda Motorstadion
Vetlanda Motorstadion or the Hasses Motorstadion (for sponsorship purposes) is a motorcycle speedway track located in the north eastern outskirts of Vetlanda. The track is on the Valhallavägen road and largely surrounded by forest. The stadium hosts the Njudungarna speedway team (previously known as Elit Vetlanda Speedway) that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The speedway team have been champions of Sweden 11 times racing under the name of Vetlanda. History Work began on the track on 12 October 1946, when the area was rented by Vetlanda Motorsällskap from farmer Henric Wictorin. It opened on 24 June 1949. The venue hosted the World Championship round known as the Intercontinental final in 1982, 1985 and 1988. The 1982 event set a record stadium attendance of 11,517. In addition to the intercontinental finals, it has also hosted multiple finals of the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 1976, 1981, 1991,1997, 2005, 2012 and 2013. The record leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1969 Swedish speedway season was the 1969 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1969 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 18 September in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the eighth time. Junior Championship Karl Erik Claesson won the Junior Championship. Team Team Championship Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the seventh time (and sixth time in the last seven years). The Getingarna team included Anders Michanek, Bengt Jansson and Leif Enecrona . Örnarna won the second division, while Bysarna and Eldarna 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 indiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of soil, dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1994 Swedish speedway season was the 1994 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1994 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Västervik on 3 September. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the second time. U21 Championship Daniel Andersson won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Örnarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third successive year. The Örnarna team included Kelvin Tatum, Peter Karlsson, Christer Rohlén, Mikael Karlsson and Niklas Klingberg. Buddys changed their name to Team Viking. Rospiggarna won the first division, while Team Viking and Njudungarna won the second division A and B 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1991 Swedish speedway season was the 1991 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1991 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Vetlanda on 21 September. Peter Karlsson won the Swedish Championship for the second time. U21 Championship Jorgen Hultgren won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Indianerna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second successive season. The Indianerna team included Henrik Gustafsson, Christer Rohlén, Mikael Blixt, Lars Gunnestad and Stefan Dannö. Brassarna changed their name to Nässjö and Örebro changed their name to Buddys. Dackarna won the first division and Kaparna won the second 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 leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1990 Swedish speedway season was the 1990 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1990 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Stockholm on 22 September. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the first time. U21 Championship Joakim Karlsson won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Indianerna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Indianerna team included Henrik Gustafsson, Christer Rohlén, Lars Gunnestad, Simon Wigg and Stefan Dannö. Eskilstuna and Karlstad merged for the 1990 season. Skepparna won the first division, while Masarna and Korparna won the second division north and south 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 le ... [...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 Motorcycle speedway, Speedway in Sweden is one of the recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1970 Swedish speedway season was the 1970 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 1970 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 September in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the ninth time. Junior Championship Winner - Tommy Jansson Team Team Championship Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The team included Ove Fundin, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson Bysarna won the second division, while Filbyterna and Vikingarna 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 Spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2013 Swedish speedway season was the 2013 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2013 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Vetlanda on 30 August. Andreas Jonsson won the Swedish Championship for the sixth time. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last *r - retired U21 Championship Fredrik Engman won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Piraterna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. Rospiggarna won the Allsvenskan. Play offs *Final - Griparna/Hammarby v Malilla (48–36, 41–43) 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 Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Swedish Speedway Season
The 2005 Swedish speedway season was the 2005 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2005 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Vetlanda on 2 July. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the eighth time, which brought his total to just one behind the nine achieved by Ove Fundin during his career. Key *points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last *ef - engine failure *r - retired *t - tape touching excluded *f - fell U21 Championship Jonas Davidsson won the U21 championship. Team Team Championship Västervik won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time in their history. The Västervik team included Tomasz Gollob, Jacek Gollob, Bjarne Pedersen and Niels Kristian Iversen. Bajen Speedway, Stockholm won the Allsvenskan. Play offs References {{International speedway Speedway competitions in Sw ... [...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 also ... [...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 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 {{I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
