Rene Aas (born 13 August 1969) is an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n motorcycle racer.
He was born in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
.
He began his motorcycle racing career in 1981, coached by Vambola Helm. He won silver medal at
1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. He is 3-times Estonian champion in different motorsport disciplines. In 1993 he moved to Great Britain. He is the first Estonian
speedway
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racer who is competed for British teams.
He earned five caps for the
Soviet Union national speedway team
The Soviet Union national speedway team were one of the leading nations who competed in international team motorcycle speedway.
History
The Soviet Union speedway team (which was comprised predominantly of Russian riders but also Ukrainian, La ...
.
References
Living people
1969 births
Estonian motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from Tallinn
Soviet Union speedway riders
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