Mika Pellinen

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Mika Pellinen
Born (1968-03-23) 23 March 1968 (age 55)
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Great Britain
1994 Swindon Robins
1994 Exeter Falcons
Individual honours
1993 Finnish champion

Mika Pellinen (born 23 March 1968) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. He was the champion of Finland in 1993 [1] and earned four international caps for the Finland national speedway team. [2]

Biography

Pellinen, born in 1968, earned his reputation riding in Finland and won the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1993. [1] Pellinen regularly qualified for the Speedway World Championship Nordic final round. He was associated with the Hyvinkää speedway track. [3]

He only rode one season in the United Kingdom, riding for Swindon Robins (as a temporary replacement) [4] before moving to Exeter Falcons during the 1994 British League Division Two season season. [5] His rides were restricted to just three meetings for Swindon and six meetings for Exeter during his debut season in Britain [6] and he averaged 6.24 and 5.43 respectively. [7]

His career at Exeter finished abruptly because he broke his leg during the season, ending his British leagues career. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Speedway driver Mika Pellinen, 48, wants to get behind the wheel - "Perhaps age is not an obstacle yet"". Aamuposti. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brundle joins boys in Brazil" . Western Daily Press. 22 March 1994. Retrieved 18 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "1994 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mika Pellinen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Faclons fly in" . Nottingham Evening Post. 26 July 1994. Retrieved 18 February 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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