Andrea Maida[1] (born 23 March 1964 in Loreo, Rovigo Italy) is an Italian former motorcycle speedway rider, who was a member of Italy's national team.
| Born | 23 March 1964 Loreo (Rovigo) |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Straky |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Career history | |
| Italy | |
| 1994 | Terenzano |
| Individual honours | |
| 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 | Italian National Champion |
Career
editAs a child prior to his speedway career he started practicing skating achieving several wins in provincial and regional championships. Looking for more excitement, he devotes himself to karate gaining a brilliant third place in the Italian championship. The love for bikes without brakes begins back in 1973 when he was 9 years old and he has his first encounter with this particular motoring.[2]
He finished third in the 1994 Italian Individual Speedway Championship behind Armando Castagna[3] before going on to become a five times champions of Italy.[4][5]
Maida competed in both the World Team Cup and individual World Championship at the Continental Speedway final stage.[6][7]
Results
edit- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual European Championship
- European Pairs Championship
- European Club Champions' Cup
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ www.lubusports.pl Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 10 March 2009
- ^ "International Speedway Racer" (in Italian). www.andrea-maida.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Racer's title bid". Reading Evening Post. 9 September 1994. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Individual Italian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Unlucky Topinka out in controversial style". Lynn Advertiser. 28 July 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway mondiale da oggi in Austria Cinque azzurri al via". La Gazzetta Dello Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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