Born | 23 March 1968 |
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Nationality | Finnish |
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]
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]