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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] |
Hejla Arena
Ljungheden also known as the Hejla Arena (for sponsorship purposes) is a motorcycle speedway track located in the north western outskirts of Västervik. The track is on the Stora Infartsvägen road and forms part of the Westerviks Motorsportklubb. The stadium hosts the Västervik Speedway speedway team that compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship and have been champions of Sweden on one occasion. History The stadium opened on 8 May 1952. The record attendance of 9,398 was set on 3 October 2007. In 1994, the stadium hosted the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship and in 1997 and 2001 it held the Intercontinental final. From 2011 to 2018, the stadium was known as the Stena Arena It hosted events as part of the 2016 Speedway World Cup and 2017 Speedway World Cups. In 2018, the stadium was renamed the Hejla Arena following sponsorship from the laser and gas cutting company Hejla Skärteknik. Track names *Västerviks Motorstadion, Västerviks Motorbana (1952-200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
