1948 Swedish speedway season explained

1948 Swedish speedway season
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The 1948 Swedish speedway season was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden, in terms of an organised league system. The individual championship would not be introduced until the following season.^{[1] [2]}

Team

Team Championship

Filbyterna won the first league known as the Dirt Track League and they were declared the first winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The Swedish teams were inspired by British speedway, including the taking of nicknames. There were seven teams in the first league SMK Stockholm, Motorsällskapet Stockholm, Vendelsö MK (Stockholm), Nyköping MS, SMK Östgöta, Linköping MK and Kumla MSK.^[6]

Continuing the British speedway model some of the teams took nicknames, SMK Östgöta became Vargarna (the Wolves), Kumla became Indianerna (the Indians), Linköping became Filbyterna.^[7]

Dirt track
width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=50	P	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=80	Pts	width=80	Diff
1			6	5	1	10	108
2	SMK Stockholm	6	5	1	10	65
3	Vargarna	6	4	2	8
4	Indianerna	6	3	3	6
5	Motorsällskapet	6	2	4	4
6	Nyköping	6	2	4	4
7	Vendelsö	6	0	6	0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 15 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results - 1948 Swedish League table . WWOS Backup . 15 March 2023.
3. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 15 March 2023.
4. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 15 March 2023.
5. Web site: 1948 Swedish speedway season . Speedway.org . 15 March 2023.
6. Web site: 1948 A HISTORIC YEAR, THE SERIES COMPETITION STARTS . Indianerna Speedway . 15 March 2023.
7. Web site: Vargarna 1948 . formula2.se . 15 March 2023.