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Estonian motorcycle racer

Rene Aas
Born (1969-08-13) August 13, 1969 (age 55)
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Career history
Estonia
1990AMK Ranna
1992AMK Ramo
Great Britain
1993, 1995–1998Sheffield Tigers
1996Bradford Dukes
1999Stoke Potters
2000Hull Vikings
2001Edinburgh Monarchs
Individual honours
1990World U21 Championship silver

Rene Aas (born 13 August 1969) is an Estonian former motorcycle speedway rider who raced in British Speedway leagues from 1993 to 2001 and represented the Soviet Union at international level in the 1980s.

Career

Aas was born in Tallinn, Estonia, during the Soviet occupation. Aas began racing motorcycles in 1981, racing for the Ranna Sovkhoz motorsport club. In 1986, he finished in third place during the Soviet Union's hippodrome ride championships in the 250 cc class. He won the Soviet Championships in hippodrome ride in 1990 in the 500cc class. He also won 5 Estonian titles in speedway and hippodrome rides. He raced for Ranna AMK and Ramo AMK after Estonia regained independence.

In 1993, he first raced for British teams and was the first Estonian speedway rider to ride in Britain.

Aas raced for Sheffield Tigers, with loan spells at other clubs. Demotivated and feeling as an "homeless" outsider in the United Kingdom, Aas ended his career in 2002.

International

Aas earned five caps for the Soviet Union. He won silver medal at the 1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. In 1989, he reached the finals of the Speedway Under-21 World Championship and the following year won silver medal at the 1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.

References

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  2. "Sporditulemused. Rene Aas". www.sport24.ee. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. "Rene Aas". WWOS backup. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. "Motoäss Rene Aasa purunenud lootused" (in Estonian). Postimees. 19 August 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. "1989". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. "Tigers stalk team trophy". Daily Record. 14 September 1990. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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