Indianerna

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]

Indianerna
Club information
Track addressGlottra Skog Arena
CountrySweden
Founded1936
Team managerPeter Johansson
LeagueElitserien
WebsiteOfficial website
Club facts
ColoursRed, white and black
NicknameIndians
Track size375 metres
Track record time62,4
Track record date2020
Track record holderJonas Jeppesen
Major team honours
Team Championship Gold1990, 1991
Team Championship Silver1953, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2011, 2015
Team Championship Bronze1952, 1954, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998

History

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 but then had a lean spell until 1976 when they finished second. 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. They finally won the Elitserien in 1990 and retained their title the following year.[3][6]

In 2020, after a 6th place finish in the league they reached the play off final where they lost to Masarna.

Teams

2023 team

[7]

Previous teams
Extended content

2015 Team

Guest Riders

  • Robin Törnqvist
  • Anders Mellgren
  • Freddy Godlund

2022 teams

First team

2nd & 3rd teams

  • Marius Nielsen
  • Fraser Bowes
  • Ricards Ansviesulis
  • Tero Aarnio
  • Hugo Lundahl
  • Max Belsing
  • Alexander Jacobsson Sundkvist
  • Eddie Bock
  • Theo Bergkvist
  • Johannes Stark
  • Erik Persson
  • Christoffer Selvin
  • Ludvig Selvin

Previous seasons
Extended content
Year League Position
2020Eliserien6th in league (play off final)
2021Eliserien7th
2022Eliserien4th in league (play off quarter finals)

References
  1. "History" (in Swedish). Indianerna Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. "Kumla Indianerna". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "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. "Kumla Indianerna". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. "INDIANS ADD TUNGATE TO 2023 SIDE". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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