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Facts Tommy Celander Age: 47 years Country: Swede
n Background: Driver for 10 years (1978-1987) and thereafter a coach for juniors in the Lions. Worked as a mechanic since 2001. Has worked for: David Ruud and Roland Olofsson. Tommy Cellander Tommy is a mechanic for David Ruud, the Lions (Gislaved). Tell us about your relation to David; - I am from Gislaved and have always competed for the Lions. After my career I was a trainer for the juniors and then I met David Ruud. I have followed him during his career and also when he competed for Vetlanda and Västervik. How did that feel as a Lion-fan? - My excuse is that the Lions where not in the elite series then. But when we started off in 2008, David and I were back to the Lions and then we took the gold in Swedish Championship and the year after we defended it. What do you think of Teng Tools? - As long as I have repaired I have used Teng Tools. The tools work fi ne and have a wide range. The tool cabinets make it easy to be organized, you easily fi nd and know where the tools are. This is how it all began… The year of 1990, Colin North, the agent for Teng Tools in Great Britain, wanted to find new ways to reach professional mechanics, engineers, industrialists and purchasing managers. Colin started to sponsor the British speedway driver Simon Wigg who introduced Teng Tools to a gang of young and promising stars, one of them was Jason Crump. The reputation of the tools and the tool cabinets soon spread to other drivers and teams and soon enough Teng Tools became the brand name that all speedway drivers wanted to have. Speedway was from the beginning a local matter and concerned only supporters and people who were involved in the sport. - When Sky Sports developed Grand Prix to a more professional format, together with Benfi eld, BSI and IMG, the exposure of the sport increased so that nowadays it reaches out to all motor sports fans around the world. Teng Tools was already established in speedway when Sky started showing speedway so we got a lot more coverage Colin North, the agent for Teng Tools in Great Britain. than was the thought from the beginning, says a proud Colin North, Managing Director, IQ Supplies. Today there are approximately 200 tool cabinets in the speedway pits in England, Poland and Sweden. But also in Denmark, Australia, Italy, Russia, USA, Norway, Czech Republic and Finland there are drivers who can boast of their red cabinets. And there will be more… 10