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Reg Luckhurst

Reg Luckhurst
Born11 November 1935
Ashford, Kent, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1960Edinburgh Monarchs
1960-1961New Cross Rangers
1962-1963Southampton Saints
1964, 1971West Ham Hammers
1965-1970, 1973-1975Wimbledon Dons
1976Canterbury Crusaders
Individual honours
1965Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1962National League Champion
1968, 1969, 1970British League KO Cup winner
1968, 1969, 1970, 1974London Cup Winner

Reginald Thomas Luckhurst (born 11 November 1935) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team and seven caps for the Great Britain team.[3]

Speedway career

Luckhurst reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4][5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1959 to 1976, riding for various clubs.[6][7] He was capped by England four times and Great Britain seven times.[8]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

Music

Luckhurst recorded a couple of singles in the early 1970s. They were "Your Cheatin' Heart" bw "Was it Rain" for the Decca label[9] and "In the Misty Moonlight" bw "Home" for the Crystal label.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Reg Luckhurst". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Reg Luckhurst chases title". Kentish Express. 3 September 1965. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ Discogs - Reg Luckhurst, Releases, Singles and EPs
  10. ^ President Records - CRYSTAL RECORDS
  11. ^ Methanol Press, 24/02/2020 - Singing Speedway Riders – A Rich Tradition, Here are some brief but truly evocative singing speedway rider highlights to be going on with:


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