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Joel Blomstrand Speedway Racing
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The big dream
Motorcycles runs in the family, so to speak.
Going sideways
2007 was my first year racing sideways. We ended fourth in the swedish youth team league this year and in 2008. There were really good riders in that league, many of them now sidewinding on 500´s.
Single cylinder F1 racers
2009, 16 and the big step from 85cc to 500cc. All in all a good first season on 500, got the chance to meet experienced riders. Had some ups and but a few downs. Nice to be riding with the winning team.
Lots of greasy mud - Restoring my 1946 Rex SpeedyGrandfather Charlie with a bit of Norton in his handBiking with my dad on a 1934 DKWGrand mother decorating a Husqvarna side valve. Ain´t no off season. Think I was six.Giving my mother some advice before she took off with my "Speedy".
Check thisKeep it cleanI´m eight and on MX Summer CampShowtimeJump - Suzuki RM80450cc, hot as the desert and as much sand. But fun to be on an mx track again. Think I was fifteen, so must be 2008.
Coming thru. First season 2007."Gnistorna" Youth 2007, the first in a row of wins. L-R: TM Gert, Chatrine, Bjorn, Mattias, me, RobinHeat leader, Chatrine backs me up.2008, last check before raceBacking up MattiasLast race in a youth meeting, which we won and my last heat which I won.
Motocross
Started when I was five in 1998
2009, at last on a 500. "Gnistorna" 2009. My first meeting at home. L-R: TM Jarek, me, Jonas, Tony, TC Mattias, Michael, Christian, Anton, RobertGetting focused.Training lapSidewindingMarcus and I give TM a celebration shower. Gnistorna won, I blew it, but the ending was fun!
2010...
My best season so far. Thanks to supportive people, I could do more races and training. Also took the chance to try sidecar racing to some success.
In Norwegian 2:nd league I ended third with Kongsberg MK. Swedish Div 1 I finished 4:th with Gnistorna, Malmö. As "gun for hire" I did service in Gasarna/Avesta, Nässjö/Vetlanda, Hultsfred/Dackarna. This was my first year with a spare bike and a bus, making life easier. All in all, more confidence and better riding.
/Joel
Winter, preparing bikes for the next season.Last effort!The season of 2010 is launched - Miles and miles racing Riska, Hallstavik, Malmö, Nässjö, Mjösa, Vinsvoll, Vetlanda, Eskilstuna, Kumla, Oslo...Warming up.A good day in Kumla. P-O Klasson, fine grasstrack rider and me is going for 5 - 1!Gnistorna with Olof Nilsson, me, Robert Pettersson, P-O Klasson, Mathias Thörnblom, Oliver Berntsson, Christian Agö and the TM, Gunnar Hurtig
Vinsvoll, shortest track ever. My mate in Kongsberg MK, Björn Sveinsen and two aspiring speedway guys.Competition delivered by Roy Martinsen with a racing history that can fill a novel - Iceracing, speedway, motocross, Teterow... The week at Lunner (Oslo) we will never forget - Explosive!A day off, visiting racing museum in Drammen - recommended.This time doing service for Nässjö. Did fine on the training laps, not so good in the race. Got a new chance in another meeting and replied with around 10 points A good day in Div 1 at Kumla - 9 + some bonus points. Training in Malmö
Took the chance to try sidecar racing, that was cruel! The pilot is Tommy Heia. Check out film in Gallery. With your nose one inch off the dirt. Second race and a second place - Serious busines for fun. Strange tasting champagne, eeh?Full throttle!Adrenaline! But time is tight so this have to go, for now.Small cups, great experience1