Reg Luckhurst (born 11 November 1935) is a former international
speedway rider from England.
Speedway career
Luckhurst reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...
in the
1965 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Björn Knutsson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley wit ...
.
He rode in the
top tier of British Speedway from 1959 to 1976, riding for various clubs. He was capped by England four times and Great Britain seven times.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
*
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
–
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
,
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
– 12th – 4pts
References
1935 births
British speedway riders
Canterbury Crusaders riders
Edinburgh Monarchs riders
New Cross Rangers riders
Southampton Saints riders
West Ham Hammers riders
Wimbledon Dons riders
Living people
{{Speedway-stub