Geoffrey Curtis (26 April 1943 – 15 December 1973) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]

Speedway career

Curtis joined Crewe Kings in 1969[3] before joining Newcastle Diamonds for the 1970 season.[4]

He was a finalist at the British Speedway Championship in 1971 and helped Reading Racers win the British League title in 1973.[5]

Just two months after helping Reading become the British champions he was killed in a race at the Sydney Showground Speedway.[6][7]

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "28th July 2019". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Kings will reign at Crewe Speedway". Staffordshire Sentinel. 25 April 1969. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Australian ace not available". Crewe Chronicle. 25 March 1970. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Racers are acknowledged as champions". Reading Evening Post. 2 October 1973. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Racers' star dies after speedway accident". Reading Evening Post. 17 December 1973. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Curtis
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