Geoff Curtis

Australian speedway rider

Geoff Curtis
Born26 April 1943 (1943-04-26)
Sydney, Australia
Died15 December 1973(1973-12-15) (aged 30)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1969Crewe Kings
1970Newcastle Diamonds
1971–1973Reading Racers
Individual honours
1971British Speedway Championship finalist
Team honours
1973British League Champion
1972Spring Gold Cup Winner
1972Metropolitan Gold Cup Winner

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 [[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

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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