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]
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]
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]