Dag Lövaas (born 25 February 1951 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider, who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1974.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. He earned 9 caps for the Norway national speedway team.
Family Lövaas' brother Ulf was also a speedway rider.
Career summary Lövaas was twice Norwegian champion, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1973 and 1974, as a NMK Tønsberg rider.
In Great Britain, Lövaas started his career with Newcastle Diamonds in 1970. He won the British League in 1973 with Reading Racers finishing with the fifth highest average in the league. When Reading closed for a year, he moved to the Hackney Hawks in 1974, finishing the season with the highest recorded average in the Hawks' history.Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
Lövaas then rode for Oxford Rebels (photo) in 1975,Lawson, K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. winning the Midland Cup and then moved with the team and the promoters Danny Dunton and Robert Dugard to become the White City Rebels in 1976.Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. Dag had been keen to ride at Oxford, a track he loved and was disappointed at the move to the London stadium in 1976. On deciding not to return to England in 1977, White City were granted a 'Dag Lovaas (Rider Replacement)' facility for the entire season, in which they ended up as champions.
World Final appearances Individual World Championship 1974 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 11th place - 5 points
World Pairs Championship 1973 - Borås (with Reidar Eide) - 5th - 17pts (8)
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