Ila Teromaa

Ila Teromaa
Personal information
Nationality  Finland
Date of birth 3 September 1953 (1953-09-03) (age 58)
Place of birth    Finland
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
Tampere
Leicester Lions
Cradley Heathens		 1972–1974
1975–1979
1979–1980
Individual honours
Finnish individual champion 1975
Team honours

Ilkka "Ila" Teromaa (born 3 September 1953) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions and Cradley Heathens in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1]

After riding for three years for the Tampere Aces, Teromaa joined Leicester Lions in 1975, becoming a heat leader by the end of the year and winning the 1975 Finnish individual championship.[2] In 1976 he was the top scorer for the Lions.[2] His season was interrupted by injury in 1977 but he continued to score well in 1978. He stayed until 1979 when he was transferred to the Heathens during the season after his form had dropped, averaging below 6 points.[3] A disappointing 1980 season for the Heathens saw his average drop below 5 points, preventing him from gaining a UK work permit for 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Oakes, Peter (1981) 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-017-5, p. 132
  2. ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 178-9
  3. ^ Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-007-8, p. 107, 147-8