Lars Ericsson

Lars Ericsson
Born (1956-04-16) 16 April 1956 (age 68)
Torsby, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
1975-1976, 1980-1985Solkatterna
1977-1979Indianerna
Great Britain
1978Leicester Lions
Team honours
1984Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion
1982Allsvenskan Div 1 (North) Champion
1981Allsvenskan Div 2 (North) Champion
1976Allsvenskan Div 3 (South) Champion

Lars Ericsson also spelt Ericson (born 16 April 1956) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Career

Born in Torsby, Ericsson rode in the Swedish Third Division in 1976 for Solkatterna, moving up to the Swedish top flight in 1977 with Indianerna.[2] He competed in the 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, finishing seventh. In 1978, he was signed by Leicester Lions, but he failed to score consistently and was released after riding in seven matches.[2]

In the British leagues he rode for Leicester Lions during the 1978 British League season[1][3] but struggled and was dropped from the team.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 164
  3. ^ "Speedway". Leicester Daily Mercury. 6 April 1978. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Bees boost for Bell". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1978. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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