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Swedish Elite & Allsvenskan Team Squads For 2008


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Bysarna haven't got a track for next season so won't compete, hopefully they'll have a track for 2009 but local residents to the proposed site at Traume have issued complaints. Looks worrying IMO.

 

Doubts concering Eldarna have arised in previous months but they have thankfully been able to work out a deal with the local government to stay at the current track.

 

The stand-alone Gävle club/team will be replaced by Rospiggarna's own reserve league team Stjärnorna (The Stars). This is possible since SVEMO made a change to allow Elitserien and Allsvenskan reserve league teams in Division 1 without them having to start a new club but instead working under the same organization as the existing Elitserien and/or Allsvenskan club. Stjärnorna will however race some meetings in Gävle, but the majority will be held in Hallstavik.

 

Team Kumla Promotion, which practically was Indianerna's reserve league team for 2007, will loan all their riders to neighbours Vikingarna from Örebro, trying to revive the sport in Örebro. Indianerna and Vikingarna will have a co-operation deal for 2008. Most meetings will be held in Örebro, but some of them will be held in Kumla.

 

Team CanVac, Filbyterna and Nässjö remains unchanged from 2007.

 

Team Bikab were relegated from Allsvenskan and Team Dalakraft choose to take the step down to Division 1.

 

Stand-alone club Gnistorna from Malmö have opted to enter the league after spending several seasons in the regional league Division 2 South. Most meetings will be held in Malmö but some will be raced in Gislaved, home of Lejonen, as the two clubs have a co-operation deal for 2008.

 

Elit Vetlanda and Piraterna have entered one reserve team each. Piraterna's team will AFAIK will be known as Crossbone Pirates while the name for Elit Vetlandas reserve team is unknown at the moment. If a sponsor could be found for the team, it will be known as "Team CompanyName", otherwise Njudungarna which is a previous team name for Elit Vetlanda and the name for the current reserve league team within the Elit Vetlanda organization.

 

A summary:

 

Crossbone Pirates (Motala)

Eldarna (Huddinge)

Filbyterna (Linköping)

Gnistorna (Malmö)

Njudungarna (Vetlanda)

Nässjö (Nässjö)

Stjärnorna (Hallstavik)

Team Bikab (Eskilstuna)

Team CanVac (Mariestad)

Team Dalakraft (Avesta)

Vikingarna (Örebro)

 

A draft of the fixture list have been sent to the clubs but it hasn't been finalized yet.

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Crossbone Pirates (Motala)

Eldarna (Huddinge)

Filbyterna (Linköping)

Gnistorna (Malmö)

Njudungarna (Vetlanda)

Nässjö (Nässjö)

Stjärnorna (Hallstavik)

Team Bikab (Eskilstuna)

Team CanVac (Mariestad)

Team Dalakraft (Avesta)

Vikingarna (Örebro)

 

Eleven! Wow!! All the riders on a swedish license too...

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Anders.

 

I heard that the main sponsor Dalakraft is to quit sponsoring the speedway in Avesta and that there will be no Dalakraft in Division 1.

If it is true it will be a big blow to Masarna as Dalakraft has sponsored with as I have heard in the region 750.000:- SEK each year.

 

/ Mikael

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Just read that Tobias Johansson has retired.Anyone have confirmed info.Seems he might become team manager of Lejonen :unsure:

 

Tobias will be either the assistent team manager or co-team manager for Lejonen alongside Jesper Lindroth.

 

I heard that the main sponsor Dalakraft is to quit sponsoring the speedway in Avesta and that there will be no Dalakraft in Division 1.

 

I have also heard that they are about to quit sponsoring, or at least reduce the input into the club/team. The second 80cc team of MasarnaAvesta and the team in Division 1 may be known by another name than Team Dalakraft, that is obviously not decided yet. However, a team has been entered into Division 1, but I guess it could still be a questionmark over the actual team name.

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