Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Ila Teromaa has passed away aged 63 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 RIP ILA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Sad news. R.I.P. + Ila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Ila Teromaa RIP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Teromaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Oh my, this is sad news. Fond memories of Ila in his time with Leicester and Cradley in particular. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Sad news indeed - happy memories of Ila at Blackbird Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 That is very sad news. Remember first watching him at Cowley when Leicester visited. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Ila was always a popular visitor to Waterden Road. He was Finland's number 1 for a long time before Niemi came along. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Remember Ila's younger brother, Pepe, if I recall gave up following a career in speedway after an injury (broken leg?) and went back to studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Sure i saw him a couple of times over the past decade as he was an FIM official RIP IIa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 I missed the 1978 World Final at Wembley (I was in Jersey) but Ila beat one of my favourites Gordon Kennett when they met during the meeting and that point dropped by Gordon denied him the chance of a run-off for the title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Oh no how sad what a damn good rider Ila was one of those I looked out for apart from my own team my deepest condolences to his family and friends always seemed a very nice man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDen Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Ila was one of my favourite riders when he first broke into the Leicester team and despite what seemed like a transfer request every close season, he was the mainstay during some particularly lean seasons if I recall. That said, both him and the team as a whole improved a lot in 1978…. we even had three Lions in the World Final that year! RIP Ila. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Ila was rumoured to be a Cradley target for a few seasons before Dan McCormick finally nabbed him. Ironically when he did finally ride for Cradley he never reached the heights he had for the Lions. One of my favourite riders of the seventies, last I read he was involved with the FIM, so a shock to hear this news. RIP Ila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 It was reported he wanted to join Sheffield at the end of 1978, and he eventually joined Cradley. Like Salty says, he dipped alarmingly after that, IIRC he got injured in the 1979 World Pairs and never seemed to recover from that. Such a shame at a relatively young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroundtheboards Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I remember Ila from my Leicester days in the mid to late 70s. I remember his first meeting for the club, such a nice, unassuming guy RIP Ila Teromaa . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 RIP Ila Teromaa, as people have said a really good rider in his Leicester days, when he signed for Cradley i was over the moon, but he never found the same form for Cradley that he showed for the Lions for whom he was a class rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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