About Jari Mäkinen
Born 1990. Jari Mäkinen is a Finnish speedway rider.
Jari Aulis Mäkinen (born 13 June 1990) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. He earned 1 cap for the Finland national speedway team.
Career Born in Hämeenkyrö, Mäkinen took up speedway at the age of eight. He has ridden for several teams in Sweden (including current team Rospiggarna), Poland, and Denmark. In the UK for Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2008 and the Premier League for Somerset Rebels in 2009. In November 2011 he signed with Leicester Lions for the 2012 Premier League season. He joined Ipswich Witches in 2013 but was dropped early in the season.
Mäkinen won the Finnish Under-21 Championship in 2007.
In 2015 Makinen again rode only in Sweden and Finland while trying to secure a reserve berth in the F.I.M Finnish Grand Prix as well as defending his national title.
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Who is Jari Mäkinen?
Finnish speedway rider
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Jari Mäkinen was born on 13 June 1990 in Hämeenkyrö.
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Jari Mäkinen is Finnish.
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