Indianerna

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Indianerna
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Club information
Track address Glottra Skog Arena
CountrySweden
Founded1936
Team managerPeter Johansson
League Elitserien
Website Official website
Club facts
ColoursRed, white and black
NicknameIndians
Track size375 metres
Track record time62.4
Track record date2020
Track record holder Jonas Jeppesen
Major team honours
Team Championship Gold 1990, 1991
Team Championship Silver 1953, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2011, 2015, 2020
Team Championship Bronze 1952, 1954, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998

Indianerna (the Indians) are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla, Sweden. The club's official name is Kumla MSK and it was founded in 1936 which makes the club one of the oldest motorsport clubs in Sweden. [1] They are two times champions of Sweden. [2] [3] and compete in the Elitserien [4] [3] Their home stadium is the Glottra Skog Arena (Sannaheds Motorstadion) south of Kumla. [5]

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History

1948 to 1957

Indianerna was one of the seven teams that competed in Sweden's first speedway league in 1948. From 1952 to 1954 they managed to finish in the top three teams. Göte Olsson was the team's leading rider during the period.

1962 to 1985

After missing four seasons the team returned in the second division of the 1962 Swedish speedway season. After a lean spell they won the second division in 1967 but were relegated in 1970. The performances of Bernt Persson and Hasse Holmqvist brought the club back to prominence, culminating in a silver medal during the 1976 Swedish speedway season. [6] [7] The team continued to compete in the top tier during the following nine years but without trophy success.

1986 to 1992

The golden period for the club started in 1986 with two third-place finishes in 1986 and 1987, this was followed by a second place the following year and another third place in 1989. In 1990, the team won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. [8] [9] They retained the Championship for the second successive season in 1991 and took another silver in 1992. Riders over the period included Henrik Gustafsson, Roland Dannö, Simon Wigg, Christer Rohlén, Lars Gunnestad, Mikael Blixt, John Cook and Stefan Dannö. [8]

1993 to present

Henrik Gustafsson continued to lead the club during the remainder of the 1990s and into the mid-2000s. He became a club legend as the club continually retained their status in the Elitserien. Magnus Zetterström replaced Gustafsson as the club's leading rider before Antonio Lindbäck helped them top the table in 2011, only to lose to Piraterna in the play off final.

In recent years the club has won the silver medal twice in 2015 and 2020 and as of 2023 remain in the Elitserien.

Season summary

Previous teams

Extended content

2015 Team

Guest Riders

2022 teams

First team

2nd & 3rd teams

2023 team

[10]

Notable riders

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References

  1. ↑ "History" (in Swedish). Indianerna Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Kumla Indianerna". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 38-39. 23 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "KUMLA INDIANERNA - Sweden". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "1976". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vargarna 1976". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kumla Indianerna". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "INDIANS ADD TUNGATE TO 2023 SIDE". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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