Finn Jensen (speedway rider) explained

Finn Jensen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:9 January 1957
Birth Place:Haderslev, Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Years2:1975–1976
Career2:Haderslev
Career3:Great Britain
Years4:1977–1981
Career4:Birmingham Brummies
Years5:1981–1983
Career5:Leicester Lions
Years6:1983
Career6:Reading Racers
Years7:1984–1985
Career7:Cradley Heathens
Indivyear1:1975
Indivhonour1:Danish Under-21 Champion
Indivyear2:1978
Indivhonour2:European Junior Champion
Teamyear1:1984
Teamhonour1:League Cup Winner
Teamyear2:1984
Teamhonour2:Midland Cup Winner

Finn Rune Jensen (born 9 January 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He earned nine international caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[1]

Biography

Born in Haderslev, Denmark, Jensen started his speedway career at Ole Olsen's training school at Stoke in 1974.[2] He joined the Haderslev Motorsport Club (Hvepserne) on his return to Denmark and finished in tenth place in the 1974 Danish Junior Championship. The following year, only his second in speedway, he won the championship, scoring 15 points.

He was taken on by the Birmingham Brummies in 1977, where he spent four years, also winning the European Junior Championship at the Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo during 1978.[3] He represented Denmark several times in international matches.[4] In 1981 he moved to Leicester Lions, scoring eight points on his debut. He was a regular member of the Lions team until a poor spell in 1983 saw him loaned to Reading Racers. His form picked up and he returned for the end of the season, but with the demise of the Lions at the end of 1983, he moved on to Cradley Heathens in 1984. After two seasons with the Heathens, he retired from speedway.

He has since found success as an engine tuner.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 16 January 2024.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications,, p. 151
  3. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 169
  4. Oakes, Peter (1979) 1979 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications,, p. 99
  5. Staniszewski, Marek (2011) "Gwiazdy i zapomniani żużlowcy", onet.pl, 16 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-20