Lars Gunnestad

Lars Gunnestad and Rinat Mardanshin. Polish league. 1992
Lars Gunnestad
Born (1971-02-18) 18 February 1971
Drammen, Norway
Nationality Norway Norway
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
Great Britain
1991 Sheffield Tigers
1993–1998, 2000–2002 Poole Pirates
Poland
1991–1992 Morawski Zielona Góra
1993 Polonia Bydgoszcz
2000–2001 RKM Rybnik
2003 KM Ostrów Wielkopolski
Norway
1991, 1999 NMK Drammen
Sweden
1987 Piraterna
1988–2004 Indianerna
2005 Valsarna
Individual honours
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003		 Norwegian Champion
Team honours
1990, 1991 Elitserien Champion
1994 British League Champion
2002 Craven Shield Winner

Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway)[1] is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times.

His son, Lars Daniel, is speedway rider also.[2] Lars Daniel finished fifth in the 2009 Norwegian Championship.[3]

Career summary

Gunnestad first came to prominence in 1988 when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992, but returned in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001.[4] He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card.

Speedway Grand Prix results

  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. ↑ "Norwegia powalczy o DPŚ" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Rune Sola mistrzem Norwegii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  4. ↑ Robert Bamford, Glynn Shailes (2004). 50 Poole Pirates Greats. Tempus Publishing. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-7524-3257-5.

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