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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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