Masarna

Masarna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Avesta, Sweden. They last rode in the Elitserien during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season but are currently not racing due to financial problems.[1][2] They are two times champions of Sweden.[3][4]

MasarnaAvesta
Club information
Track addressAvesta Motorstadion
Avesta, Sweden
CountrySweden
Founded1937
LeagueElitserien (in 2022)
WebsiteOfficial website
Club facts
ColoursBlue and yellow
Track size315 metres
Track record time57.0 seconds
Track record date8 August 2006
Track record holderLeigh Adams
Major team honours
Team Championship2000, 2020

History

The club was founded in 1937 as the Folkare Motorklubb but their first track was not built until 1948. Masarna joined the Swedish second division in 1958 (which was known as the Allsvenskan from 1982) and remained there until gaining promotion to the Elitserien in 1999. They then won their first Elitserien championship in 2000.[3]

Masarna continued to compete in the highest division until they were relegated in 2008 to the Allsvenskan, after finishing bottom of the Elitserien table although they had already announced their intention to drop a division for the 2009 season.[5][6]

They later returned to the Elitserien. The team won a second Swedish title in 2020 despite finishing fifth in the regular season table; the team peaked at the right time and went on to defeat Indianerna in the final.[7][3]

Despite the success experienced in 2020 and 2022 the club withdrew from the league for the 2023 season due to financial problems.[1]

Season summary
Main article: History of motorcycle speedway in Sweden

Teams

Currently not competing

Previous teams


References
  1. "MASARNA OUT OF SWEDISH LEAGUE". FIM. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 38-39. 23 July 2022.
  3. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. "Masarna". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. "History" (in Swedish). MasarnaAvesta. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  6. "Elite League review". Benfield Sports International (BSI). 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  7. "2020 Swedish season". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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