Ulf Lövaas

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Ulf Lövaas
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Born (1947-03-24) 24 March 1947 (age 78)
Holmestrand, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1973 Cradley United
1974 Oxford Rebels
Individual honours
1972 Norwegian Champion

Ulf Lövaas (born 24 March 1947 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway. [1] [2] He earned 6 caps for the Norway national speedway team. [3]

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Family

His brother Dag Lövaas was also a speedway rider. [3]

Career

Lövaas was a national champion, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1972, as a NMK Tønsberg rider. [4]

He represented Norway in World Team Cup [5] and earned six caps for the Norway national speedway team. [3]

In Great Britain, he rode for two seasons, in 1973 for Cradley Heathens [6] and 1974 for Oxford Rebels. [7] [8] Brother Dag Lövaas also rode for Oxford Rebels in 1975. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Top riders are flying in for the big clash" . Daily Mirror. 21 June 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5
  6. ↑ "Youth can answer Cradley's problems" . Sports Argus. 23 February 1974. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Exeter are all set for league title" . Kent Evening Post. 12 March 1974. Retrieved 2 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  9. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN   978-0-244-99725-0
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