Pekka Päivärinta (motorcycle racer)
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Pekka Päivärinta is a Finnish
sidecar
motorcycle racer, who with passenger Timo Karttiala, was the 2008 Superside
FIM
World Sidecar Champion. Päivärinta rode a Suzuki GSXR1000 powered LCR
as part of Team Suzuki Finland and is the first Finn to win a world sidecar
title. Päivärinta also won the 2010 and 2011 FIM Sidecar World Championship, with Swiss passenger Adolf Hanni.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
sidecar
Sidecar
A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.-History:A sidecar appeared in a cartoon by George Moore in the January 7, 1903, issue of the British newspaper Motor Cycling. Three weeks later, a provisional patent was...
motorcycle racer, who with passenger Timo Karttiala, was the 2008 Superside
Superside
style="float:right"|FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship. It is one of the two remaining original FIM road racing championship classes that started in 1949, the other being the 125cc world championship...
FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
World Sidecar Champion. Päivärinta rode a Suzuki GSXR1000 powered LCR
Louis Christen Racing
Louis Christen Racing, commonly known as LCR, is a Swiss sidecar manufacturer named after founder Louis Christen. LCR sidecars have dominated sidecar road racing winning 25 World Sidecar Championships including every one of Steve Webster's 10 world championships.LCR started in 1971 building open...
as part of Team Suzuki Finland and is the first Finn to win a world sidecar
Sidecar
A sidecar is a one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.-History:A sidecar appeared in a cartoon by George Moore in the January 7, 1903, issue of the British newspaper Motor Cycling. Three weeks later, a provisional patent was...
title. Päivärinta also won the 2010 and 2011 FIM Sidecar World Championship, with Swiss passenger Adolf Hanni.