Lejonen

Lejonen (the Lions) is a speedway club from Gislaved in Sweden who compete in the Swedish Elitserien. Their home track is at the Axelent Arena which is Sweden's oldest track still in use.[1]

Lejonen
Club information
Track addressAxelent Arena
Gislaved
Jönköping County
Sweden
Country Sweden
Founded1936
Team managerAnders Fröjd and Jesper Lindroth
Team captainDavid Ruud
LeagueElitserien
WebsiteOfficial Website
Club facts
ColoursBlack, gold and red
NicknameLions
Track size380 metres
Track record time65.5 seconds
Track record date2008
Track record holderNicki Pedersen
Major team honours
Allsvenskan Champions2007

History

In December 1929 Gislaved Motorclub was formed and by 1931 the track was built. The track was originally 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 400 metres (440 yd) long but in 1936 it was widened to 10 metres (33 ft) and during the 1980s the inside edge of the track was moved and the length was reduced to 380 metres (1,250 ft). In 1963 the Lejonen team began racing in Division Three and became the champions in 1965.[1] Lejonen finished at the top of Division Two (the Allsvenskan) in 2007 and defeated Valsarna in the play-off final to gain promotion to the Elitserien for 2008.[2]

During the winter of 2007-08 the track underwent major changes to accommodate Elitserien racing and the club announced the signing of Nicki Pedersen, the 2007 World Champion.[1][3]

2017

Guest Riders

References
  1. "Lejonen Speedway site" (in Swedish). Lejonen speedway. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  2. "Swedish Leagues". Benfield Sports International. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  3. "Nicki makes the switch". Benfield Sports International. 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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