Dackarna is a
speedway
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club from
Målilla
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in Sweden who compete in the
Swedish Elitserien. Their home track is at the
Skrotfrag Arena which has been used as the venue for the
Grand Prix of Scandinavia since 2005.
History
The team was founded in May 1935 as Målilla Motorklubb and in 1949 renamed itself Dackarna (in honour of
Nils Dacke
Nils Dacke (died 1543) was a Swedish yeoman who was the leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in the historic province of Småland in southern Sweden. The resulting Dacke War ( sv, Dackefejden) was fought against King Gustav I of Sweden ...
) and the club began league racing. Dackarna raced in the highest level of league racing in Sweden between 1951 and 1965, winning the league championship in 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1962, and finished as runners-up in 1956 and 1964. Dackarna switched between the first and second league for the next 30 years until 1997 when the team received the backing of a major new sponsor (Svelux) and were renamed Team Svelux. Svelux were taken over by
Luxo
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in 2002 and the team name was changed to Luxo Stars. In 2006 the sponsorship deal expired and the team name reverted to Dackarna. Success returned to Dackarna when they won the 2007
Elitserien after defeating
Västervik
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland.
Climate
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in the
play-off
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final.
In 2021 Dackarna again became Swedish champions after defeating Smederna in Eskilstuna.
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References
External links
(Dackarnas Website Swedish)Swedish speedway teams and results
{{Speedway Elitserien
Swedish speedway teams
Sport in Kalmar County