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The Finnish SM-liiga (formerly known as Extraliiga) will be a four team battle again next year. Kuusankoski (fka Keittiöpiste), Hyvinkää (fka Sand Blowers), Pori (fka Paholaiset) and Seinäjoki (fka Kotkat) are those four teams. The door is kept open for a fifth team until the end of the year. Team nicknames will be announced with lineups after January 15th 2011.

 

Kaupunki Cup will also be contested next year, more info on that WAY later... :D

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Enough sources have confirmed that Kalevi Lahtinen passed away just before christmas. He was one of the 16 riders that took part in the first ever Finnish speedway championship final back in 1955. Mentioning just that dont do him the credit he deserves so I'll wait for others with more knowledge to write about him. More on this next years thread.

 

He was also a member of the VSRA.

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Some meeting with Kalevi:

 

World Team Championship;

 

 

Year:1960 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 4

 

Year:1961 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 4

 

Year:1962 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 4

 

Year:1964 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 3

 

Year:1965 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 3

 

Year:1967 Rank meeting: Scandinavian round: Team: Finland Position: 4

 

 

Long Track World Championship;

 

Year: 1957 Rank meeting: Semifinal Position: 8 Points: -

 

Year: 1958 Rank meeting: Semifinal Position: 13 Points: 10

 

Year: 1959 Rank meeting: Semifinal Position: 6 Points: 0

 

Year: 1960 Rank meeting: Semifinal Position: 5 Points: 12

 

Year: 1960 Rank meeting: Final Position: 7 Points: 16

 

Year: 1962 Rank meeting: Qualifying round Position: 9 Points: 8

 

Year: 1963 Rank meeting: Qualifying round Position: 7 Points: 8

 

Year: 1964 Rank meeting: Qualifying round Position: 10 Points: 7

 

Year: 1965 Rank meeting: Qualifying round Position: 4 Points: 13

 

 

Individual Finnish Championship;

 

Year: 1955 Rank meeting: Final Position: 15 Points: 3

 

Year: 1957 Rank meeting: Final Position: 10 Points: 7

 

Year: 1958 Rank meeting: Final Position: 6 Points: 10

 

Year: 1959 Rank meeting: Final Position: 2 Points: 13

 

Year: 1960 Rank meeting: Final Position: 1 Points: -

 

Year: 1961 Rank meeting: Final Position: 2 Points: 14

 

Year: 1962 Rank meeting: Final Position: 2 Points: 14

 

Year: 1963 Rank meeting: Final Position: 2 Points: -

 

Year: 1964 Rank meeting: Final Position: 1 Points: -

 

Year: 1965 Rank meeting: Final Position: 1 Points: -

 

Year: 1966 Rank meeting: Final Position: 3 Points: -

 

Year: 1969 Rank meeting: Final Position: 1 Points: -

 

Year: 1970 Rank meeting: Final Position: 1 Points: -

 

Year: 1971 Rank meeting: Final Position: 2 Points: -

 

Year: 1972 Rank meeting: Final Position: 3 Points: 12

 

I am sure that Timo Laine have more details about him.

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