Dag Lövaas

Dag Lövaas
Born (1951-02-25) 25 February 1951
Holmestrand, Norway
Nationality  Norway
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
1970 Newcastle Diamonds
1971-1973 Reading Racers
1974 Hackney Hawks
1975 Oxford Rebels
1976 White City Rebels
Individual honours
1973, 1974 Norwegian Champion
Team honours
1973 British League winner
1972 Spring Gold Cup winner
1975 Midland Cup winner

Dag Lövaas (born 25 February 1953 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider,[1] who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.[2] His brother Ulf was also a speedway rider.

Career summary

He won the British League in 1973 with Reading Racers 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.[3] He then rode for Oxford Rebels (photo) in 1975[4], 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. 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.
  2. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ↑ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
  4. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0
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