Tommy Pettersson

Tomas "Tommy" Pettersson (born 29 December 1952) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.

Tommy Pettersson
Born (1952-12-29) 29 December 1952
Norrköping, Sweden
Nationality Sweden
Current club information
Career statusRetired
Career history
Sweden
1971–1979Vargarna
1981–1988Smederna
Great Britain
1977Bristol Bulldogs
1977Leicester Lions
Individual honours
1972Swedish Junior Champion

Born in Norrköping, Pettersson learnt to ride a speedway bike in England, at Olle Nygren's training school in Boston.[1] He made his competitive debut in 1971 for his home town team Vargarna, and won the Swedish Junior Championship the following year.[1] He rode for Sweden in test matches against the Soviet Union in 1973 and England in 1974, and was due to tour England with Sweden in 1975 but a broken leg from a racing crash ruled him out.[1] In 1976 he signed for Birmingham Brummies but a dispute between Birmingham and Vargarna meant that he only appeared in three challenge matches for Birmingham.[2] He returned to Britain in 1977, first with Bristol Bulldogs and then a longer spell with Leicester Lions.

References

  1. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 232
  2. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
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