Lejonen
| Lejonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Club information | |||
| Track address | Gislaved Jönköping County Sweden | ||
| Country |  Sweden | ||
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Team manager | Anders Fröjd and Jesper Lindroth | ||
| Team captain | David Ruud | ||
| League | Elitserien | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
| Club facts | |||
| Colours | Black, gold and red | ||
| Nickname | Lions | ||
| Track size | 380 metres | ||
| Track record time | 65.5 seconds | ||
| Track record date | 2008 | ||
| Track record holder | Nicki Pedersen | ||
| Major team honours | |||
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Lejonen (the Lions) is a speedway club from Gislaved in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track is at the which is Sweden's oldest track still in use.[1]
History[]
In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 400 metres (440 yd) long but in 1936 it was widened to 10 metres (33 ft) and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to 380 metres (1,250 ft). In 1963 the Lejonen team began racing in Division Three and became the champions in 1965.[1] Lejonen finished at the top of Division Two (the Allsvenskan) in 2007 and defeated in the play-off final to gain promotion to the Elitserien for 2008.[2]
During the winter of 2007-08 the track underwent major changes to accommodate Elitserien racing and the club announced the signing of Nicki Pedersen, the 2007 World Champion.[1][3]
2017
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Peter Kildemand -
Pontus Aspgren -
Rafal Okoniewski - Krzysztof Kasprzak
- Tobiasz Musielak
Guest Riders
References[]
- ^ a b c "Lejonen Speedway site" (in Swedish). Lejonen speedway. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Swedish Leagues". Benfield Sports International. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nicki makes the switch". Benfield Sports International. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-11.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Swedish speedway teams
- Sport in Jönköping County