Lokomotiv Daugavpils
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Lokomotiv Daugavpils is a Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

n motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

 team based in Daugavpils
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

 who currently race in Polish First League
Team Speedway Polish Championship
The Team Speedway Polish Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different polish clubs organized by the Polish Motor Union since 1948....

 (2nd division). The club never rode in the Polish top division.

Stadium

The Latvijas Spidveja Centrs is located on 69 Rainaiela Street. It contains 10,000 seats. The track is 373 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was set by Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current Individual Latvian Champion.Laguta have two speedway licency: Russian and Latvian . His brother Artem Grigory Laguta (born April 9, 1984) is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current...

 (68.6 sec on 13 August 2006).

Team Squad

2010 season:
Maksims Bogdanovs
Maksims Bogdanovs
Maksims Bogdanovs is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider, since 2007 participating in Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia competitions.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :...

 Roman Povazhny
Roman Povazhny
Roman Povazhny is a Russian-Polish international motorcycle speedway rider.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :* Individual World Championship...

 Vjačeslavs Giruckis
Vjačeslavs Giruckis
Vjačeslavs Giruckis is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider who rides for Lokomotiv Daugavpils.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :* Individual World Championship...

 Jevgēņijs Karavackis
Jevgēņijs Karavackis
Jevgenijs Karavackis is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Latvian national team.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2008 - 9th place in the Qualifying Round 3...

 Igorj Antonenko Artem Laguta
Artem Laguta
Artem Laguta is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russia national team.His brother Grigory is speedway rider also.He will ride in the Speedway Grand Prix 2011.- World Championships :...

 Vadim Tarasenko
Vadim Tarasenko
Vadim Tarasenko is a Russian speedway rider who ride for Latvian Lokomotiv Daugavpils in the Polish First League .- 2009:...

   Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current Individual Latvian Champion.Laguta have two speedway licency: Russian and Latvian . His brother Artem Grigory Laguta (born April 9, 1984) is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current...

 Paweł Miesiąc Leonids Paura Kauko Nieminen
Kauko Nieminen
Kauko Armas Nieminen is a Finnish self-taught physicist. His work is pseudoscience.Although Nieminen is most known for his works in physics, he does not have any academic training or degree in physics, but is entirely self-taught...

 Charlie Gjedde
Charlie Gjedde
Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde is an international motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006...


Honours

European Club
European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The European Speedway Club Champions' Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different clubs organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Previous winners:-Medals classification:-See also:* motorcycle speedway...

 (KPE)
(since 1998)
2 1 2005
2005 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2005 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup....

1 2001
2001 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 2001 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...


History in Polish league

Season League Rang
2005  Second 3rd
2006  Second 3rd
2007  Second 2nd (promotion)
2008
2008 Team Speedway Polish Championship
The 2008 Team Speedway Polish Championship is the 2008 version of the Team Speedway Polish Championship organized by the Polish Motor Union and Speedway Ekstraliga LLC . In 2008 there are three leagues: Ekstraliga, First and Second League...

 
First 5th
2009
2009 Team Speedway Polish Championship
The 2009 Team Speedway Polish Championship will be the 2009 version of the Team Speedway Polish Championship organized by the Polish Motor Union and Speedway Ekstraliga LLC . In 2009 there will be three leagues: Ekstraliga, First and Second League...

 
First 2nd

See also

  • Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
    Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
    The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.-Winners:-See also:* Latvia national speedway team...

  • Sport in Latvia
    Sport in Latvia
    -Ice hockey:Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Latvia. It has one pro hockey league, there are also several amateur hockey leagues. Ice hockey has been played in Latvia since the 1920s. Latvia is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation , its national team has participated in...

  • Daugavpils
    Daugavpils
    Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

  • Speedway in Poland
    Speedway in Poland
    Speedway is one of the most popular sports in Poland. The Polish Extraleague has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland...


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