Reg Luckhurst Explained

Reg Luckhurst
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:11 November 1935
Birth Place:Ashford, Kent, England
Career1:Edinburgh Monarchs
Years1:1960
Career2:New Cross Rangers
Years2:1960-1961
Career3:Southampton Saints
Years3:1962-1963
Career4:West Ham Hammers
Years4:1964, 1971
Career5:Wimbledon Dons
Years5:1965-1970, 1973-1975
Career6:Canterbury Crusaders
Years6:1976
Indivyear1:1965
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1962
Teamhonour1:National League Champion
Teamyear2:1968, 1969, 1970
Teamhonour2:British League KO Cup winner
Teamyear3:1968, 1969, 1970, 1974
Teamhonour3:London 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]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1959 to 1976, riding for various clubs.[5] [6] He was capped by England four times and Great Britain seven times.[7]

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[8] and "In the Misty Moonlight" bw "Home" for the Crystal label.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Reg Luckhurst. Grasstrack GB. 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 21 December 2023.
  4. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  5. Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”.
  6. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 8 July 2021.
  8. Discogs - Reg Luckhurst, Releases, Singles and EPs
  9. President Records - CRYSTAL RECORDS
  10. 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: