Lokomotiv Daugavpils
Lokomotīve Daugavpils, also known as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, is a Latvian motorcycle speedway team based in Daugavpils who race in the Polish Speedway Second League.
Stadium
Stadium Lokomotīve is located at Jelgavas iela 54, Daugavpils. Its capacity is 10,000 seats. The track is 373 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was set by Grigory Laguta.History
Founded in 1963, the club began league speedway in 1964, as part of the Soviet Union Championship. They won the silver medal in 1970 and 1971. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union the team continued to race in the Russian Team Speedway Championship, due to the lack of a team competition in Latvia. They won the bronze medal four times in 1995, 1996, 2001 and 2002. The team also competed in the Finnish league from 1994 to 2002.The team withdrew from the Russian leagues to join the Polish leagues and twice won the 1. Liga in 2015 and 2016 but were not promoted to the Ekstraliga, which was restricted to Polish clubs.
During the 2020 Polish speedway season the club were relegated to 2. Liga.
Teams
2023 team
- Nick Morris
- Gustav Grahn
- Kevin Juhl Pedersen
- Steve Worrall
- Sam Jensen
- Justin Sedgmen
- Jevgeņijs Kostigovs
- Daniils Kolodinskis
- Časts Puodžuks
- Ričards Ansviesulis
Previous teams
2022 team- Nick Morris
- Victor Palovaara
- Adam Ellis
- Kevin Juhl Pedersen
- Jevgeņijs Kostigovs
- Daniils Kolodinskis
- Ričards Ansviesulis
Team name changes
- Iskra Daugavpils: 1964
- Lokomotiv Daugavpils: 1966–1993
- Daugavpils Speedway–Center: 2003–2004
- Daugavpils Speedway: 2005
- Daugavpils Speedway Center : 2006
- Lokomotiv Daugavpils : 2007–''present''