1992 Swedish speedway season

Season of speedway in Sweden

1992 Swedish speedway season
1992 was the year of the Americans; Sam Ermolenko (pictured) of Skepparna, topped the league averages and John Cook became the Swedish champion.
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The 1992 Swedish speedway season was the 1992 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1992 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Mariestad on 6 September. John Cook won the Swedish Championship.[3][4]

Cook became the first and only rider in the history of the event to win the title as a non-Swedish rider. He qualified for the competition due to his residence being in Sweden.[5]

Pos Rider Team Pts Total
1 John Cook Indianerna (3,3,3,3,3) 15
2 Per Jonsson Getingarna (3,2,2,2,3) 12+3
3 Claes Ivarsson Vetlanda (2,3,3,1,3) 12+2
4 Peter Karlsson Örnarna (2,1,3,3,2) 11
5 Mikael Karlsson Örnarna (1,3,2,2,1) 10
6 Tony Rickardsson Rospiggarna (2,2,2,1,2) 9
7 Peter Nahlin Smederna (3,3,1,0,1) 8
8 Henrik Gustafsson Indianerna (2,2,0,0,3) 7
9 Dennis Löfqvist Bysarna (1,1,0,3,2) 7
10 Niklas Karlsson Örnarna (0,d,1,3,2) 6
11 Conny Ivarsson Vetlanda (1,1,2,2,0) 6
12 Jimmy Nilsen Getingarna (3,1,1,0,0) 5
13 Tony Olsson Bysarna (w,2,0,2,0) 4
14 Kenneth Lindby Bysarna (0,0,2,1,1) 4
15 Jimmy Engman Getingarna (0,0,1,0,1) 2
16 Niklas Klingberg Örnarna (1,0,0,1,0) 2

U21 Championship

Mikael Karlsson won the U21 championship.[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Örnarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time in their history. The Örnarna team included Kelvin Tatum, Peter Karlsson, Christer Rohlén, Mikael Karlsson and Rick Miller.[8][9][10]

Many of the teams created a reserve side to compete in the lower divisions, they were - Stockholm (Getingarna), Husarerna (Indianerna), Stjärnorna (Rospiggarna), Gesällerna (Smederna), Zaags (Dackarna), Njudungarna (Vetlanda), Peking Riders (Vargarna) and Mariestad (Örnarna).[11]

Smederna won the first division, while Stockholm and Zaags won the second division east and west respectively.[12]

Elitserien
Pos Team Pts
1 Örnarna 24
2 Indianerna 22
3 Bysarna 18
4 Skepparna 15
5 Rospiggarna 13
6 Vetlanda 9
7 Getingarna 8
8 Dackarna 3
Div 1
Pos Team Pts
1 Smederna 26
2 Valsarna 23
3 Vargarna 16
4 Kaparna 12
5 Griparna 12
6 Masarna 12
7 Filbyterna 6
8 Karlstad 5
Div 2 east
Pos Team Pts
1 Stockholm 26
2 Husarerna 23
3 Stjärnorna 18
4 Piraterna 18
5 Gesällerna 16
6 Eskilstuna 13
7 Buddys 12
Div 2 west
Pos Team Pts
1 Zaags 25
2 Korparna 23
3 Njudungarna 20
4 Nässjö 20
5 Peking Riders 14
6 Mariestad 12
7 Gnistorna 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ "1992 Swedish Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "John Cook". Speedway Bikes.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1992". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Vargarna 1992". formula2.se. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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