Neil Leeks

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Neil Leeks
Born (1959-09-10) 10 September 1959 (age 65)
Ipswich, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1976-1978 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1978 Leicester Lions

Neil Spencer Leeks (born 10 September 1959) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider who rode for Mildenhall Fen Tigers and Leicester Lions. [1]

Career

Born in Ipswich, Leeks made his debut in the National League for Mildenhall in 1976. [2] [3] In 1977, he established himself as a regular member of the Mildenhall Team and the following season also rode in the British League on loan to Leicester Lions, where he averaged just over three points from six matches. [4]

Leeks represented England at National League level in 1977 against Australasia, scoring ten points in the fifth Test at Mildenhall. [5] Injury hampered his riding and he retired at the end of the 1978 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tigers recall Leeks" . Cambridge Daily News. 29 May 1976. Retrieved 27 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1979) 1979 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN   978-0-904584-60-8, p. 236
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 170
  5. ↑ "Heroic stuff from young Neil Leeks" . Bury Free Press. 22 July 1977. Retrieved 27 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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