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301:2003 Swedish speedway season
285:1999 Swedish speedway season
264:1988 Swedish speedway season
245:1983 Swedish speedway season
207:1976 Swedish speedway season
200:1967 Swedish speedway season
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175:Kalvholmen Motorstadion
295:Return as Solkatterna
98:Second tier champions
202:in division 3 west.
118:Third tier champions
49:Kalvholmen Motorbana
415:Lillebror Johansson
159:motorcycle speedway
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88:Major team honours
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921:Njudungarna
898:Allsvenskan
864:Rospiggarna
707:formula2.se
432:Toni Kasper
289:Allsvenskan
198:during the
192:Solkatterna
186:Solkatterna
165:in Sweden.
18:Solkatterna
1015:Team Bikab
1010:Monarkerna
995:Getingarna
990:Filbyterna
963:Vikingarna
957:Indianerna
952:Team DaLej
849:Indianerna
836:Elitserien
459:References
241:Elitserien
161:club from
879:Västervik
859:Piraterna
1429:Category
1000:Hammarby
968:Smederna
936:Valsarna
911:Griparna
906:Gislaved
874:Vargarna
869:Smederna
844:Dackarna
787:22 March
762:22 March
280:Karlstad
274:For the
270:Karlstad
163:Karlstad
56:, Sweden
54:Karlstad
1024:Seasons
1005:Kaparna
985:Bysarna
926:Ă–rnarna
916:Masarna
854:Lejonen
181:History
169:Stadium
69:Founded
61:Country
52:652 21
978:Former
753:"1999"
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