Timo Aleksander Laine (born 5 July 1934) is a former international Speedway longtrack and motorcycle speedway rider from Finland.[1][2] He was the three times champion of Finland.
| Born | 5 July 1934 Turku, Finland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961 | European Longtrack Champion |
| 1961, 1962, 1963 | Finland National Champion |
Speedway career
editLaine won the gold medal at the European Longtrack Championship in the 1961 Individual Long Track European Championship.[3][4][5] In addition he won the Nordic Longtrack Championship three times (1964, 1965, 1966) and the Finish Longtrack Championship seven times (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1972).[2]
He was also a prominent rider in conventional speedway and won the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1961, 1962 and 1963.[6]
He did not ride in the British leagues for a team, which was rare for the leading riders of the time but did visit the United Kingdon to take part in several meetings.[7]
References
edit- ^ "SpeedwayChampionship". Liverpool Daily Post. 8 September 1961. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Timo Laine". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Longtrack World Champions". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "European Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Finnish Speedway Star's Visit". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 June 1961. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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