Leon Camier

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Leon Camier is a British motorcycle racer from Ashford, Kent, although he currently lives in a motorhome based in Bournemouth. His appreciation of the music of Jack Johnson has been mentioned on ITV's racing coverage; he also enjoys metal bands such as System of a Down and Linkin Park. At 6'3" he is unusually tall for his profession, and thus unlikely to be suited to 800 cc MotoGP bikes. According to ITV's coverage, he has a habit of walking around racetracks on the evening before the races, with the aim of spotting extra details about the track. His nickname is Shafter.

2007 was his first season in British Superbikes, on a Bike Animal Honda. He lead the first corners of his very first race, and was on the podium in the first three races. A crash in race 6 at Silverstone and two eighth places at Oulton Park damaged his momentum however. At Snetterton a bike failure in qualifying saw him start 29th, but he moved up to 6th in both races amidst Honda dominance. His season ended with a huge crash at Cadwell Park, causing a broken left femur and right pelvis [1]. For 2008 he joins the GSE Airwaves Ducati team alongside former champion Shane 'Shaky' Byrne.

After beginning grasstrack racing aged 6, and winning five British championships, he was British Junior 80 cc Road Racing champion in 1998. He won the British 125 cc title in 2001, and the British Supersport crown in 2005 [2], building up a working relationship with Honda.