Dackarna is a motorcycle speedway club from Målilla in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track since 1993 has been the Skrotfrag Arena which was the venue for the Grand Prix of Scandinavia and is the current venue for the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden.[1] They ride in the Elitserien[2] and are six times champions of Sweden.[3][4]
| Dackarna | |||
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| Club information | |||
| Track address | Skrotfrag Arena Målilla Sweden | ||
| Country | Sweden | ||
| Founded | 1929 | ||
| Team manager | Mikael Teurnberg | ||
| Team captain | Jacob Thorssell | ||
| League | Elitserien | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
| Club facts | |||
| Colours | Yellow, white and red | ||
| Nickname | The Tires | ||
| Track size | 305 metres | ||
| Track record time | 55.1 seconds | ||
| Track record date | 23 August 2011 | ||
| Track record holder | Andreas Jonsson | ||
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History
edit1935 to 1964
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The team was founded in May 1935 as Målilla Motorklubb and in 1949 renamed itself Dackarna (in honour of Nils Dacke) and the club began league racing. The team raced at the Gamla Målilla Motorstadion but in 1956, the team rode their matches at the Växjö Motorstadion.
In 1957, Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time; the team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg.[5][6] They then dominated the championship by winning successive titles in 1958[7] and 1959[8] before claiming a fourth success in 1962.[9] Riders like Sormander, Per-Tage Svensson and Åke Andersson were instrumental during this period.
1965 to 1996
editDackarna switched between the first and second league for the next 30 years until 1997. Despite a largely quiet period they did win five tier two titles in 1971, 1972, 1986, 1991 and 1995. Tommy Johansson also won the 1973 Swedish title as a Dackarna rider. In 1992, the Gamla Målilla Motorstadion was demolished and a new Målilla Motorstadion opened on 29 June 1993 and Dackarna would become the resident speedway team.
1997 to 2005
editWhen the team received the backing of a major new sponsor (Svelux) and were renamed Team Svelux in 1997. Svelux were taken over by Luxo in 2002 and the team name was changed to Luxo Stars.[10]
2006 to present
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In 2006, the sponsorship deal expired and the team name reverted to Dackarna. Success soon returned to Dackarna when they won the 2007 Elitserien, after defeating Västervik in the play-off final. The team included Andreas Jonsson, Freddie Lindgren, Hans Andersen and Peter Karlsson.[11][12][3]
In 2021, Dackarna became Swedish champions for the sixth time, after defeating Smederna in Eskilstuna. The team included Tai Woffinden, Jason Doyle, Maciej Janowski and Jacob Thorssell.[3]
Smålänningarna and Team Dalej
editSmålänningarna and Team Dalej compete in the tiers below the Elitserien and were a collaboration between Dackarna and Lejonen allowing less senior riders the opportunity to race. The collaboration ran from 2020 and the Smålänningarna name came from and old team that had riders from Småland.[13]
Season summary
editPrevious teams
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Notable riders
editReferences
edit- ^ "EUROPEAN PREVIEW - SGP Sweden". FIM. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. pp. 38–39.
- ^ a b c "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Dackarna Malilla". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1958". formula2.se. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "1959". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "1962". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "History" (in Swedish). Målilla Motorklubb. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Gold for Dackarna" (in Swedish). Eurosport. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Smålands team in Allsvenskt Speedway collaboration". Dackarna Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "DACKARNA BAGS BEWLEY FOR 2023". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.