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Jim Lightfoot (speedway rider)

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Jim Lightfoot
Born11 November 1933
Coventry, England
Died24 February 2023(2023-02-24) (aged 89)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1953-1966Coventry Bees
1967Long Eaton Archers
Individual honours
1963Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1954Northern Shield
1960, 1966Midland Cup
1961Central Shield

James Arthur Lightfoot (11 November 1933 – 24 February 2023) was an international Motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team and three caps for the Great Britain team.[2]

Speedway career

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Lightfoot reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Coventry Bees.[4] Jim was born within 4 miles of Coventry's Brandon Stadium and captained his team for a number of years.[5]

He helped Coventry win the Midland Cup on two occasions in 1960[6] and 1966.[7]

Lightfoot died on 24 February 2023.[8]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Coventry Win Midland Cup". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 September 1966. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "IN MEMORIAM". Save Coventry Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.