Rospiggarna
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| Rospiggarna | |
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| Club information | |
| Track address |
Carl Wahren Arena Hallstavik |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1930 |
| League | Elitserien 1989-2010 Allsvenskan 2011- |
| Website | Official site |
| Club facts | |
| Colours | Red, white and yellow |
| Track size | 289 metres |
| Track record time | 56.7 seconds |
| Track record date | 11 August 2011 |
| Track record holder | Andreas Jonsson |
| Major team honours | |
| Elitserien Champions | 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2002 |
Rospiggarna is a motorcycle speedway team based in Hallstavik, Sweden.
History
The club was founded in 1930 and were named Orion, although it did not compete in the Swedish speedway leagues until 1966. The club joined the Swedish Division Three in 1966 and the team name was changed to Stjärnorna (English: The Stars). In 1978 the name was changed again to Rospiggarna which is a nickname given to people from the Hallstavik area. Rospiggarna have won four Elitserien Championships and is the home team of former World Champion Greg Hancock. Other former World Champions that have represented the club are Tony Rickardsson, Per Jonsson, Andreas Jonsson and Jason Crump.[1]
Team 2012
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Kauko Nieminen -
Mads Korneliussen -
Simon Gustafsson - Kim Nilsson
- Ludvig Lindgren
- Timo Lahti
- Kalle Katajisto
- Jari Mäkinen
- Joel Nyström
- Peter Wall
- Fredrik Engman
- Andreas Jonsson , Dackarna
- Henric Lindqvist , Elit Vetlanda
Swedish team championships
- Gold: 4 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2002)
- Silver: 3 (1996, 1998, 2000)
- Bronze: 1 (1999)
References
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