Dag Lövaas (born 25 February 1951 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider,[1] who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.[2] He earned 9 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[3]

Family

His brother Ulf Lövaas was also a speedway rider.[3]

Career summary

Lövaas was twice Norwegian champion, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1973 and 1974, as a NMK Tønsberg rider.[4]

In Great Britain, he started his career with Newcastle Diamonds in 1970.[5] He won the British League in 1973 with Reading Racers[6][7] finishing with the 5th highest average in the league. When Reading closed for a year he moved to the Hackney Hawks in 1974, finishing the season with the highest recorded average in the Hawks' history.[8]

He then rode for Oxford Rebels (photo) in 1975,[9] winning the Midland Cup and then moved with the team and the promoters Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard to become the White City Rebels in 1976.[10][11] Dag had been keen to ride at Oxford, a track he loved and was disappointed at the move to the London stadium in 1976. On deciding not to return to England in 1977, White City were granted a 'Dag Lovaas (Rider Replacement)' facility for the entire season, in which they ended up as champions.

World Final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Flying Michanek threat to Bees". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 April 1970. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Top riders are flying in for the big clash". Daily Mirror. 21 June 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Mudge retires but Lovaas available". Reading Evening Post. 31 January 1973. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
  9. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
  10. ^ "Dag Lovaas". Acton Gazette. 18 March 1976. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Lovaas
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