Ulf Lövaas

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Ulf Lövaas
Born (1947-03-24) 24 March 1947 (age 77)
Holmestrand, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1973Cradley United
1974Oxford Rebels
Individual honours
1972Norwegian Champion

Ulf Lövaas (born 24 March 1947 in Holmestrand, Norway) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[1]

Family[edit]

His brother Dag Lövaas was also a speedway rider.[2]

Career[edit]

Lövaas was a national champion, winning the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1972, as a NMK Tønsberg rider.[3]

He represented Norway in World Team Cup[4] and earned six caps for the Norway national speedway team.[2]

In Great Britain, he rode for two seasons, in 1973 for Cradley Heathens and 1974 for Oxford Rebels.[5] Brother Dag Lövaas also rode for Oxford Rebels in 1975.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  5. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  6. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Rebels 1975 – The Last Season”. ISBN 978-0-244-99725-0