Born | Tampere, Finland | 6 April 1956
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Nationality | Finnish |
Career history | |
1975 | Coventry Bees |
1976–1977 | Leicester 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]
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]
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