Dackarna

Dackarna is a motorcycle speedway club from Målilla in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track is at the Skrotfrag Arena which was the venue for the Grand Prix of Scandinavia and is the current venue for the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden.[1] They ride in the Elitserien[2] and are six times champions of Sweden.[3][4]

Dackarna
Club information
Track addressSkrotfrag Arena
Målilla
Sweden
CountrySweden
Founded1929
Team managerMikael Teurnberg
Team captainJacob Thorssell
LeagueElitserien
WebsiteOfficial Website
Club facts
ColoursYellow, white and red
NicknameThe Tires
Track size305 metres
Track record time55.1 seconds
Track record dateSeptember 7, 2010
Track record holderAndreas Jonsson
Major team honours
Team champions1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 2007, 2021, 2023

History

1935 to 1964

The team was founded in May 1935 as Målilla Motorklubb and in 1949 renamed itself Dackarna (in honour of Nils Dacke) and the club began league racing.

In 1957, Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time; the team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg.[5][6] They then dominated the championship by winning successive titles in 1958[7] and 1959[8] before claiming a fourth success in 1962.[9] Riders like Sormander, Per-Tage Svensson and Åke Andersson were instrumental during this period.

1965 to 1996

Dackarna switched between the first and second league for the next 30 years until 1997. Despite a largely quiet period they did win five tier two titles in 1971, 1972, 1986, 1991 and 1995. Tommy Johansson also won the 1973 Swedish title as a Dackarna rider.

1997 to 2005

When the team received the backing of a major new sponsor (Svelux) and were renamed Team Svelux in 1997. Svelux were taken over by Luxo in 2002 and the team name was changed to Luxo Stars.[10]

2006 to present
Andreas Jonsson spent 11 years with the club

In 2006, the sponsorship deal expired and the team name reverted to Dackarna. Success soon returned to Dackarna when they won the 2007 Elitserien, after defeating Västervik in the play-off final. The team included Andreas Jonsson, Freddie Lindgren, Hans Andersen and Peter Karlsson.[11][12][3]

In 2021, Dackarna became Swedish champions for the sixth time, after defeating Smederna in Eskilstuna. The team included Tai Woffinden, Jason Doyle, Maciej Janowski and Jacob Thorssell.[3]

Smålänningarna and Team Dalej

Smålänningarna compete in the Allsvenskan and Team Dalej compete in the third tier (division 1), they are a collaboration between Dackarna and Lejonen allowing less senior riders the opportunity to race. The collaboration started in 2020 and the Smålänningarna name came from and old team that had riders from Småland.[13]

Season summary
Main article: Swedish Speedway Team Championship

Teams

2023 Dackarna team

[14]

2023 Smålänningarna team

To be announced

Previous teams
Extended content

2019 Team

2020 team

2021 Team (Champions)

2022 teams 2022 Dackarna team

2022 Smålänningarna team

Notable riders

References
  1. "EUROPEAN PREVIEW - SGP Sweden". FIM. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 38-39. 23 July 2022.
  3. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Dackarna Malilla". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. "Vargarna 1958". formula2.se. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. "1959". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. "1962". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. "History" (in Swedish). Målilla Motorklubb. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  11. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. "Gold for Dackarna" (in Swedish). Eurosport. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  13. "Smålands team in Allsvenskt Speedway collaboration". Dackarna Speedway. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  14. "DACKARNA BAGS BEWLEY FOR 2023". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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