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Kai Huckenbeck signed with Rospiggarna

Andrej Karpov and Henrik Bergström signed by Piraterna.

Allsvenskan updated with Team Småland's riders for 2020.

Varg-Olle Nygren turned 90 years old a few days ago. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/varg-olle-90-ar

Kai Huckenbeck leaves Piraterna for another team in Elitserien which means Masarna, Rospiggarna or Smederna. Jonas Davidsson is likely to remain at Piraterna. Daniel Davidsson was appointed team manager when Stefan Andersson Skill quit.

Just read that Piraterna intends to go ahead with Elitserien for 2020. https://www.dagensvimmerby.se/sport/speedway/e/49838/piraternas-besked-kommer-kora-i-elitserien-2020/

Not much news lately. PIraterna's future is still up in the air. All signings have to be finished by end of November and they are still trying to solve their debt problems. Smederna and Indianerna will both have a team of their own in Allsvenskan next season. Smederna's team will keep the name Team Rapid from this season. Team Rapids's team for next season: Pontus Aspgren Linus Eklöf Daniel Henderson Johannes Stark (ny från Valsarna i Allsvenskan) Rasmus Broberg Max Belsing Alexander Jacobsson Sundkvist Team manager: Alexander Edberg Ass. team manager: Felix Andersson

i am tempted as well. Perhaps take a few days off from work and do a mini holiday to see Hamburg and Swedish Pomerania.

Aleksandr Loktaev to Smederna.

Tomas H Jonasson has been awarded wild card for 2020.

5 wildcards in theory, 3 in reality since 7th and 8th placed riders will be given ones by default anyway.

Hallstavik and Målilla are only 3 weeks apart, feels a little too close?

Ryan Douglas have signed for Rospiggarna.

Dimitri Bergé to Masarna.

Fricke confirmed for Indianerna.

If you are on FB look up Stephen Zetterwall, he knows everything about Swedish speedway. Rospiggarna 1989 was highest league though (think it was called Elitserien then) . Gamarna 1984- 1985 was also highest league, might have been called Allsvenskan then. Some history here: http://www.speedway.org/history/

Michael Jepsen Jensen stays with Smederna.

Max Fricke leaves Rospiggarna, most likely signed with Indianerna.

Peter Ljung and Alexander Woentin returns to Vetlanda.

Meh. I don't know, probably wouldn't be a big difference regarding crowd size and racing quality.Previous GP:s att Eskilstuna wasn't that attractive from a spectator point of view, didn't really attract any larger crowds.

Johannes Stark have signed for another year at Smederna. Nothing confirmed yet, but Anders Thomsen might be heading to Västervik.

It's not possible. The Olympic stadium had it's athletics tracks refurbished in 2011-2012 and it is no longer allowed to cover the tracks with gravel/dirt. I don't remember the exact reason/phrasing but it was something like that.

I wrote a longer reply 1-2 years ago as to why I don't think Eskilstuna would be a good arena for a GP, can't find it now though. Basically not the greatest race track, very limited parking facilities, only one (narrow) access road, probably wouldn't attract substantial enough spectators (despite have a very good locations geographically) in the same as the previous GP:s there. They also don't have track covers.

I don''t know, but @Dave Goddard might know. Smederna signed Eköf for another season which makes me really frustrated. He is 30 years old but still hardly scores a point even from reserve. I also don't buy the talk of him being important because he is as local rider. For Smederna it has been mentioned by the local newspaper that Smederna might be interested in Daniel Davidsson. Västervik have signed Linus Sundström and Vikor Kulakov. Piraterna still only have one rider signed (Pawel Przedpelski), lots of articles in the local newspaper but all of them are paywalled. Things not looking good. Piraterna apparently are disappointed that the city aren't interested in aiding Piraterna financially. Vetlanda will announce their team on Friday.

Martin Smolinski stays with Masarna.