Lars Gunnestad
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| Lars Gunnestad | ||
| Personal Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Norway |
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| Date of birth | February 18, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Sheffield Tigers Poole Pirates ZKŻ Zielona Góra (POL) Polonia Bydgoszcz (POL) RKM Rybnik (POL) KM Ostrów Wielkopolski NMK Drammen (NOR) Indianerna (SWE) |
1991 1993-1998, 2000-2002 1991-1992 1993 2000-2001 2003 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Norwegian Champion |
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| British League Champion Craven Shield Winner |
1994 2002 |
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Lars Gunnestad (born February 18, 1971 in Drammen, Norway)[1] is a retired Norwegian former international speedway rider. He was the Norwegian Speedway Champion a record 10 times.
[edit] Career
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 UK season in 1992 but came back in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Lars became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001.[2] He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a Wild Card.
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Final Championship standings: | 21 | 9 | Riding No (16) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 5 /6 |  Danish SGP |
11 | 9 | (1,1,1,2,1) | 13 |
| Final Championship standings: | 28 | 5 | Riding No (24) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 3 /6 | Danish SGP |
18 | 4 | (0,3,1) | 24 |
| 5 /6 |  Swedish SGP |
24 | 1 | (0,Ex) | 24 |
| Final Championship standings: | 28 | 6 | Riding No (23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /10 | Norwegian SGP |
13 | 6 | (3,2)(0,1) | 23 |
| Final Championship standings: | 33 | 4 | Riding No (23) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 9 /9 | Norwegian SGP |
18 | 4 | (0,2,1) | 23 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ (2004) 50 Poole Pirates Greats. Tempus Publishing, pp. 54-55. ISBN 0-7524-3257-5.
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