Geoff Curtis (26 April 1943 – 15 December 1973) was a
speedway rider from Australia.
Speedway career
Curtis rode in the
top tier of British Speedway from 1969 to 1973, riding for various clubs.
He was a finalist at the
British Speedway Championship
The British Speedway Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway competition open to British national speedway riders.
The winner of the event becomes the British Speedway Champion.
History
Inaugurated in 1961 as a qualifying round of the Spe ...
in 1971 and helped
Reading Racers
Reading Racers are a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. In 2016 a ...
win the British League title in 1973 but was killed after the 1973 season, in a race at the Sydney Showground.
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References
1943 births
1973 deaths
Australian speedway riders
Crewe Kings riders
Newcastle Diamonds riders
Reading Racers riders
Sportspeople from Sydney
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Sport deaths in Australia
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