Lars Gunnestad

Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971) is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times and earned 22 caps for the Norway national speedway team.

Career

Gunnestad was born on 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway. He first came to prominence in 1988, when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992 despite signing for Poole Pirates, but returned in 1993 to compete in the British League for Poole Pirates, with whom he would spend this rest of his British career.

Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001. He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card.

Speedway Grand Prix results

World Longtrack Championship

1994 Semi-final 1995 Semi-final 1996 - Herxheim (18th) 3pts

Personal life Gunnestad's sons, Lars Daniel Gunnestad and Thomas Gunnestad, were both speedway riders. Lars Daniel won the 2011 Norwegian Championship and Thomas won the 2012 Norwegian Championship.