Geoff Curtis
Appearance
Born | 26 April 1943 Sydney, Australia |
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Died | 15 December 1973 Sydney, Australia | (aged 30)
Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1969 | Crewe Kings |
1970 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1971–1973 | Reading Racers |
Individual honours | |
1971 | British Speedway Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1973 | British League Champion |
1972 | Spring Gold Cup Winner |
1972 | Metropolitan Gold Cup Winner |
Geoffrey Curtis (26 April 1943 – 15 December 1973) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]Curtis joined Crewe Kings in 1969[3] before joining [[Newxcastle 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, but was killed after the 1973 season, in a race at the Sydney Showground.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "28th July 2019". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Kings will reign at Crewe Speedway". Staffordshire Sentinel. 25 April 1969. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Australian ace not available". Crewe Chronicle. 25 March 1970. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 1973 deaths
- Australian speedway riders
- Crewe Kings riders
- Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
- Newcastle Diamonds riders
- Reading Racers riders
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Motorcycle racers who died while racing
- Sport deaths in Australia
- Speedway biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs