Misplaced Pages

Charles Edward Blacklock (1908 – 27 January 1935) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Blacklock was one of the early speedway pioneer riders who travelled to the United Kingdom from New Zealand. He was also a rugby player and just missed selection for the New Zealand side that toured England in 1929. He started racing in the British leagues during the 1931 Speedway Southern League, when riding for the Stamford Bridge Pensioners and Crystal Palace Glaziers.

In 1933, he became the champion of New Zealand after winning the New Zealand Solo Championship.

After joining Harringay Tigers for the 1934 Speedway National League he was due to return to Britain in 1935 but his career came to an untimely end when he was killed in a track crash at Christchurch, after suffering head injuries.

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Charlie Blacklock" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Speedway". Dail Herald. 15 April 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "A_Z of Rider Averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
5. "Harringay's field day". Holloway Press. 28 July 1934. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Charlie Blacklock". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
7. "Christchurch Speedways, Monica Park, Halswell, Aranui, Ellesmere and Ruapuna". Historic Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

• 1908 births
• 1935 deaths
• New Zealand speedway riders
• Crystal Palace Glaziers riders
• Harringay Tigers riders
• New Zealand expatriate speedway riders in England
• Stamford Bridge Pensioners riders
• Nottingham speedway riders