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1949 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Swedish Individual Speedway Championship, Individual Championship The 1949 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 October in Stockholm. Olle Nygren won the inaugural Swedish Championship. Team Swedish Speedway Team Championship, Team Championship Vargarna won the league and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The league was increased from seven teams to ten teams with the additions of Dackarna, Smålänningarnaa, Piraterna and Kaparna, GEMA Goteborg. There were also three name changes; Motorsällskapet Stockholm became Getingarna (the Wasps), Nyköping became Griparna (the Grippers) and Vendelsö became Tigrarna. See also * Speedway in Sweden References {{International speedway Speedway leagues Professional sports leagues in Sweden 1949 in speedway, Swedish Seasons in Swedish speedway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Swedish Speedway Season
The 1948 Swedish speedway season was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden, in terms of an organised league system. The Swedish Individual Speedway Championship, individual championship would not be introduced until the following season. Team Swedish Speedway Team Championship, Team Championship Filbyterna won the first league known as the Dirt Track League and they were declared the first winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Swedish teams were inspired by Speedway in the United Kingdom, British speedway, including the taking of nicknames. There were seven teams in the first league SMK Stockholm, Motorsällskapet Stockholm, Vendelsö MK (Stockholm), Nyköping MS, SMK Östgöta, Linköping MK and Kumla MSK. Continuing the British speedway model some of the teams took nicknames, SMK Östgöta became Vargarna (the Wolves), Kumla became Indianerna (the Indians), Linköping became Filbyterna. See also * Speedway in Sweden References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |