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The Finnish Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Finnish national champion. It was first staged in 1955. Winners See also Finland national speedway team References {{International speedway Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkka Teromaa
Ilkka "Ila" Teromaa (3 September 1953 – 21 June 2017) was a Finnish speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions and Cradley Heathens in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Oakes, Peter (1981) ''1981 Speedway Yearbook'', Studio Publications, , p. 132 After riding for three years for the Tampere Aces, Teromaa joined Leicester Lions in 1975, becoming a heat leader by the end of the year and winning the 1975 Finnish individual championship.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 178-9 In 1976 he was the top scorer for the Lions. His season was interrupted by injury in 1977 but he continued to score well in 1978. He stayed until 1979 when he was transferred to the Heathens during the season after his form had dropped, averaging below 6 points.Oakes, Peter (1980) ''1980 Speedway Yearbook'', Studio Publications, , p. 107, 147-8 A disappointing 1980 season for the Heathens saw his average drop below 5 points. Teromaa rode in the 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Moksunen
Juha is a masculine given name of Finnish origin derived from Johannes (or John in English language contexts). Notable people with the name include: * Juha Alén * Juha Gustafsson * Juha Hakola * Juha Harju * Juha Haukkala * Juha Hautamäki * Juha Helppi * Juha Hernesniemi * Juha Hirvi * Juha Hurme * Juha Ikonen * Juha Isolehto * Juha Janhunen * Juha Jokela * Juha Järvenpää * Juha Kankkunen * Juha Kaunismäki * Juha Kilpiä * Juha Kivi * Juha Kylmänen * Juha Lallukka * Juha Laukkanen * Juha Leimu * Juha Leiviskä * Juha Leskinen * Juha Lind * Juha Malinen * Juha Mannerkorpi * Juha Metsola * Juha Metsäperä * Juha Mieto * Juha Pasoja * Juha Pekka Alanen * Juha Peltola * Juha Pentikäinen * Juha Pirinen * Juha Pitkämäki * Juha Plosila * Juha Rantasila * Juha Rehula * Juha Reini * Juha Riihijärvi * Juha Riippa * Juha Ruusuvuori * Juha Salminen * Juha Salo * Juha Sihvola * Juha Sipilä * Juha Soukiala * Juha Suoranta * Juha Tapio * Juha K. Tapio * Juha Tiainen * Juha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Tyrväinen
Olli Tyrväinen (born 11 January 1960) is a former international speedway rider from Finland. Speedway career Tyrväinen reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981-1992, riding for various clubs. He has twice won the silver medal and twice won the bronze medal in the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship. World final appearances Individual World Championship * 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 4pts World Pairs Championship * 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Kai Niemi) - 5th - 31pts * 1990 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi (born 15 September 1955 in Pori, Finland) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented the Finland national speedway team. Career He reached four World Championship finals, finishing a career best fourt ...) - 5th - 31pts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyrvainen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Hautamaki
Pekka Heikki Hautamaki (born 9 June 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. Career Hautamaki made his British leagues debut in 1978, when he joined Cradley Heath for the 1978 British League season. The following season he moved to ride for the Belle Vue Aces. Also in 1979, he represented the Finland national speedway team during the 1977 Speedway World Team Cup. He established himself as a regular member of Finnish national squad and went on to compete in the next five Speedway World Cups, in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984. He also won the silver medal at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship The Finnish Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Finnish national champion. It was first staged in 1955. Winners See also Finland national speedway team References {{Interna .... References Living people 1952 births Finnish speedway riders Sportspeople from Seinäjoki Belle Vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Koponen (speedway Rider)
Ari Koponen (20 July 1959 – 28 April 2018) was a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. Career In 1978, Koponen joined the Birmingham Brummies for the 1978 British League season, this was his first season in the British leagues. The following year he won a bronze medal at the 1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. He remained with Birmingham for five years, scoring over 800 points until he joined Wimbledon Dons in 1983. It was in 1983, that Koponen became the national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship. In 1984, Koponen switched from Wimbledon to join the Swindon Robins where he enjoyed two successful seasons in 1984 and 1985. Also in 1985, he won a second Finnish national championship. In 1987, he won his third and final Finnish national championship. He was also a long track rider and reached the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship final in 1988. See also * Finland national speedway team The Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veijo Tuoriniemi
Veijo Tuoriniemi (7 April 1958 – 9 January 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. Career Tuoriniemi made his British leagues debut in 1979, when he joined Eastbourne for the 1979 British League season. The same season he won the first of three bronze medals in the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship. In 1980, he continued to ride for Eastbourne and improved his average considerably. The following season he moved to ride for the Swindon Robins during the 1981 British League season. Also in 1981, he represented the Finland national speedway team during the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup The 1981 Speedway World Team Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final took place at the Olching Speedwaybahn in Olching, West Germany. Denmark won their second title. Ominously .... He concentrated on longtrack speedway in the following years and won the Finnish Longtrack Championship for four successive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Koivuoja
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Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (other) * Mati (other) Mati may refer to: Geography *Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines, a city **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati ** Mati Protected Landscape, a protected area in Davao Oriental, Philippines **Mati Airport, Davao Oriental, Philippines *Mati, a barangay in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauli Mäkinen
Rauli may refer to: * Rauli, a village and railway station in Odisha, India. * ''Nothofagus alpina'' (rauli), a species of plant in the family Fagaceae * Rauli, a male given name, a Finnish version of the name Ralph. It may refer to: **Rauli Pudas, Finnish pole vaulter **Rauli Raitanen, Finnish ice hockey player **Rauli Somerjoki, Finnish rock singer **Rauli Tuomi (1919–1949), Finnish actor **Rauli Virtanen Rauli Virtanen (born 28 June 1948) is a Finnish writer, freelance journalist, lecturer and television producer. He has covered wars and conflicts since the days of Vietnam and has travelled in 194 countries. He has been a foreign correspondent base ..., Finnish freelance journalist and television producer {{disambiguation, given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauli Makinen
Rauli may refer to: * Rauli, a village and railway station in Odisha, India. * ''Nothofagus alpina'' (rauli), a species of plant in the family Fagaceae * Rauli, a male given name, a Finnish version of the name Ralph. It may refer to: **Rauli Pudas, Finnish pole vaulter **Rauli Raitanen, Finnish ice hockey player **Rauli Somerjoki, Finnish rock singer **Rauli Tuomi (1919–1949), Finnish actor **Rauli Virtanen Rauli Virtanen (born 28 June 1948) is a Finnish writer, freelance journalist, lecturer and television producer. He has covered wars and conflicts since the days of Vietnam and has travelled in 194 countries. He has been a foreign correspondent base ..., Finnish freelance journalist and television producer {{disambiguation, given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Helminen
Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finnish markka ( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Polish mark ( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany * Lodz Ghetto mark, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Turkia
Olli is a Dutch children's book character and a stuffed toy. The character Olli was created in 2004 by Dutch designer and film director Hein Mevissen and writer Diederiekje Bok as a character for a bottled mineral water. Olli was one of the many characters used on the packages and posters of the bottled water brand and John's Phone. Olli was launched at a party of MTV In Rotterdam in 2004. In 2013, Olli was again part of a campaign, this time to save the Rotterdam Zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp. Olli is part of the Ollimania family which is the company that created and owns all characters. After the launch, Olli became the symbol of Rotterdam and professional football club Feyenoord. On 10 September 2015, Ollimania and its creators Hein Mevissen and Diederiekje Bok donated a huge Olli statue to the Sophia children's hospital in Rotterdam. Books The first two Ollimania books were launched in October 2014. 'Olli en het poepkanon' and 'Olli is een olifant'. Both books made it into the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
