Misplaced Pages

Veli-Pekka Teromaa also known as Pepe Teromaa (born 6 April 1956) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions and Coventry Bees in the 1970s. He earned three caps for the Finland national speedway team.

Career

The younger brother of former Finnish Champion Ila Teromaa, Pepe established himself in speedway racing in Finland, and finished fourth in the Finnish Championship in 1974.

In 1975 he signed for Coventry Bees but his season was cut short by injury in his first match. In 1976 he joined his brother at Leicester Lions where he spent two seasons.

References

1. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. ^ Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 156
3. "Untried Lions launch forth". Leicester Daily Mercury. 14 March 1975. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 179
5. "Lions at a crossroads". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 March 1976. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

• v
• t
• e

• 1956 births
• Finnish speedway riders
• Coventry Bees riders
• Finnish expatriate speedway riders in England
• Leicester Lions riders
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Tampere
• European speedway biography stubs
• Finnish sportspeople stubs