Mike Lanham

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Mike Lanham
Born (1951-08-02) 2 August 1951 (age 71)
Ipswich, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1972 West Ham Hammers
1972-1982 Ipswich Witches
1972-1973 Birmingham Brummies
1974 Peterborough Panthers
1983 Eastbourne Eagles
1983 Leicester Lions
Team honours
1975, 1976 British League Champion
1976, 1978, 1981 British League KO Cup winner
1976Spring Gold Cup

Michael William Lanham (born 2 August 1951) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, who had a long career with Ipswich Witches. [1]

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Career

Lanham took up speedway in 1971 at the training school at Rye House, and was given a competitive ride the same year by Canterbury Crusaders. [2] He won the BSSC Junior Trophy in his first season. [2] In 1972 he was given rides by West Ham Hammers, Glasgow Tigers, Birmingham Brummies (for whom he rode in 24 matches at an average close to six points), and Ipswich Witches, the team for which he would go on to ride for eleven seasons until 1982. In 1973 he continued to split his racing between Birmingham and Ipswich and in 1974 doubled up for Peterborough Panthers. In 1983 he moved to Eastbourne Eagles and later Leicester Lions. A broken arm, leg and pelvis in a crash while racing towards the end of the season at Leicester Stadium put him in hospital for five weeks and led to his retirement from the sport. [3] [4] [5]

Lanham rode in the Second Division 'Young England' team in 1973 and 1974. [2] He reached the British Final in 1976, 1979, and 1980.

Family

Lanham's son Leigh followed him into a career in speedway.

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 73
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 170
  4. ↑ "Rogers Looks to 1985", Speedway Star , 3 December 1983, p. 11
  5. ↑ Linden, Eric (1983) "Track Review: Leicester", Speedway Star , 3 December 1983, p. 12-13
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