Lars Ericsson (born 16 April 1956) is a

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former

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 anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider who rode for Indianarna in the Swedish First Division and Leicester Lions in the British League. Born in Torsby, Ericsson rode in the Swedish Third Division in 1976 for Solkatterna, moving up to the Swedish top flight in 1977 with Indianarna.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 164 He competed in the

1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship The 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the inaugural edition of the European Under-21 Championships. European Final *July 24, 1977 * Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center * only 12 heats - abandoned due to rain, result stands ...

, finishing seventh. In 1978, he was signed by Leicester Lions, but he failed to score consistently and was released after riding in seven matches.

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