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RIDER PROFILE

BORN: Ipswich
BIRTHDATE: 15th August 1977
NICKNAME: Leroy
FAMILY: dad Mike, mum Julie and brother Nicky
BACKGROUND: son of former Ipswich and Leicester rider Mike Lanham whose caree was cut short by a near-fatal injury in 1983. Mike and Julie now run Hot Stuff Takeaway, a successful fish and chip shop in Reynolds Road, Ipswich.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
1996 - World U21 Finalist = 8th place
1997 - World U21 Semi-finalist, British U21 Champion, Exeter No.1
1998 - World U21: 1st in Quarter Finals, 5th in Semi-final and 5th in Final
Successfully captained England at U21 level in tests against Russia, Scotland and Sweden.
AMBITIONS: To achieve heat leader status in the Elite League, represent England at top level and compete in the GP Series.
LIKES: Winning!!
FAVOURITE FOOD: Indian, also Mum Julie's continental trip pick-ups and girlfriend Lucy's carrot sticks!
DRINK: Ballantines Whisky, Jack Daniels with coke, Fosters Lager.
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES: Eastenders, X Files
FAVOURITE CAR: BMW M3 CON, Evolution
FAVOURITE COLOURS: Red and Yellow
FAVOURITE TRACK: Maristad (Sweden)
BEST COUNTRY VISITED: Australia
DISLIKES: Losing (of course!) also "Bigheads", IOW Track and Hangovers
DREAM TEAM: Tony Rickardsson, Tomasz Gollob, Billy Hamill, Greg Hancock, Mark Loram and Henka Gustaffson.
TRANSPORT: Transit Van
MECHANIC: Nick Lanham
DRIVER: Nick Lanham
TUNER: Dave Jessop, Shornespeed
SPONSORS: Foskers Fruit and Veg, Hot Stuff Takeaway, serviceMASTER.
Information supplied by the OFFICIAL LEIGH LANHAM FAN CLUB AND SUPPORT TEAM.
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