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Pepe Teromaa

Pepe Teromaa
Born (1956-04-06) 6 April 1956 (age 68)
Tampere, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Career history
1975Coventry Bees
1976–1977Leicester Lions

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.[1]

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.[2]

In 1975 he signed for Coventry Bees[3] but his season was cut short by injury in his first match.[2] In 1976 he joined his brother at Leicester Lions where he spent two seasons.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.


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