Dag Lövaas (born 25 February 1951 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider,[1] who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.[2] He earned 9 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]
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| Born | 25 February 1951 Holmestrand, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1970 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1971-1973 | Reading Racers |
| 1974 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1975 | Oxford Rebels |
| 1976 | White City Rebels |
| Individual honours | |
| 1973, 1974 | Norwegian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1973 | British League winner |
| 1972 | Spring Gold Cup winner |
| 1975 | Midland Cup winner |
Family
editHis brother Ulf Lövaas was also a speedway rider.[3]
Career summary
editLövaas was twice Norwegian champion, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1973 and 1974, as a NMK Tønsberg rider.[4]
In Great Britain, he started his career with Newcastle Diamonds in 1970.[5] He won the British League in 1973 with Reading Racers[6][7] finishing with the 5th highest average in the league. When Reading closed for a year he moved to the Hackney Hawks in 1974, finishing the season with the highest recorded average in the Hawks' history.[8]
He then rode for Oxford Rebels (photo) in 1975,[9] winning the Midland Cup and then moved with the team and the promoters Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard to become the White City Rebels in 1976.[10][11] Dag had been keen to ride at Oxford, a track he loved and was disappointed at the move to the London stadium in 1976. On deciding not to return to England in 1977, White City were granted a 'Dag Lovaas (Rider Replacement)' facility for the entire season, in which they ended up as champions.
World Final appearances
editIndividual World Championship
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World Pairs Championship
edit- 1973 -
Borås (with Reidar Eide) - 5th - 17pts (8)
References
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Flying Michanek threat to Bees". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 April 1970. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Top riders are flying in for the big clash". Daily Mirror. 21 June 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mudge retires but Lovaas available". Reading Evening Post. 31 January 1973. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
- ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
- ^ "Dag Lovaas". Acton Gazette. 18 March 1976. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9