Tanel Leok is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 1, 1985 in Võru, Estonia. He as well as American racing star He and American racer Kevin Windham began to emerge in the motocross racing scene during the same period. began to make their mark on the motocross racing world at the same time.
He became the first rider with two junior world titles to his credit, winning the 85 cc FIM world cup in 2000 and the 125cc FIM Junior World Cup in 2001. He turned semi-professional midway through the 2001 season, and qualified for a number of GP races at 15 years of age. He claimed his first senior title in 2001 as well, being crowned German 125cc champion. His hard-charging and unmistakable racing style earned him the moniker “The Estonian Express.”
In 2002 his first professional team was Vangani Racing KTM His teammates were Tyla Rattray and Ben Townley. In 2003, the Vangani Racing team metamorphosed into Bruforce Racing, still on KTM motorcycles. Tanel had by now definitely broken through in the top level of motocross world.
He got married Karoliina Karu on the 11th of October in 2008; the pair had twins called Sebastian as well as Travis.
In his time, he was an KWS British Champion, MXX1 Italian Champion and MX1 Dutch Champion.
Tanel Leok (born June 1, 1985) is an Estonian professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2001.
