Reginald Thomas Luckhurst (born 11 November 1935) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team and seven caps for the Great Britain team.
Speedway career Luckhurst reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Luckhurst rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1959 to 1976, riding for various clubs.Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. He was capped by England four times and Great Britain seven times.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship 1965 – London, Wembley Stadium – 12th – 4pts
Music Luckhurst recorded a couple of singles in the early 1970s. They were "Your Cheatin' Heart" bw "Was it Rain" for the Decca labelDiscogs - Reg Luckhurst, Releases, Singles and EPs and "In the Misty Moonlight" bw "Home" for the Crystal label.President Records - CRYSTAL RECORDSMethanol 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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