[5] In 1977 the team won their first honours when winning division 2 and were promoted to the top tier for the first time.

However, in 1978 the team struggled and were subsequently relegated before signing Bengt Jansson and winning division 2 again in 1979.

In 1993, the team changed their name to Västervik and signed Sam Ermolenko (who would become the world champion that year).

[9][10] The team continued to compete in the Elitserien finishing third again in 2001 after signing Tomasz Gollob and Nicki Pedersen.

[11] During the 2005 Swedish speedway season the club won their first Swedish Team Championship with a team that included Tomasz Gollob, Jacek Gollob, Bjarne Pedersen and Niels Kristian Iversen.