Basse Hveem

Leif Hveem known as Basse Hveem (29 March 1920 – 23 July 1964) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[1][2][3]

Basse Hveem
Born(1920-03-29)29 March 1920
Oslo, Norway
Died23 July 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 44)
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1953West Ham Hammers
Individual honours
1957European Longtrack Champion
1953Continental Champion
1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953Norwegian Championship
1952Nordic Champion

Speedway career

Hveem won the gold medal at the European Longtrack Champion in the 1957 Individual Long Track European Championship.[4]

In 1953, he won the second Continental Speedway Final.[5]

He was champion of Norway seven times in 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1953. He was also the Norwegian Longtrack Champion in 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 and the Scandinavian Longtrack Champion in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1957.[1]

He rode a few meetings in the top tier of British Speedway in 1953, riding for West Ham Hammers.[6]

References

  1. "Leif O. "Basse" Hveem". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. "LEIF "BASSE" HVEEM". 500 race. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. "Continental Final". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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