1992 Swedish speedway season

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.

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

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway 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

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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