Rospiggarna

Rospiggarna is a motorcycle speedway team based in Hallstavik, Sweden. 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 the demonym for people from Roslagen, where Hallstavik is situated. Rospiggarna have won four Elitserien Championships and has also been the home team of 4 former World Champions, Tony Rickardsson, Per Jonsson, Greg Hancock and Jason Crump. In 2010 it was announced that the club voluntarily made the decision to drop down a division due to financial problems. In 2014 the club returned to the Elitserien.

Rospiggarna
Club information
Track address	Carl Wahren Arena
Country	Sweden
Founded	1930
Team manager	Micke Teurnberg
Team captain	Andreas Jonsson
League	Elitserien
Website	www.rospiggarna.nu
Club facts
Colours	Red, white and yellow
Track size	289 metres
Track record time	55.0 seconds
Track record date	8 June 2004
Track record holder	Joonas Kylmäkorpi
Major team honours
Elitserien Gold 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2016 Elitserien Silver 1996, 1998, 2000 Elitserien Bronze 1999