Luke Killeen (born 16 April 2005) is an Australian speedway rider. He currently rides in the second tier of British Speedway, for the Oxford Cheetahs in the SGB Championship.[1]

Luke Killeen
Born (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)
Perth, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2022–2024Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
2023Western Australia champion
Team honours
2023NDL champions

Speedway career

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Killeen came to prominence when he won the Australian 125cc national title in 2020.[2][1] For the 2022 season, he signed for the newly reformed Oxford Cheetahs National Development team called the Oxford Chargers.[3] After a four month delay with passport issues he made his debut.[4]

In 2023, he moved up to ride for the Oxford Cheetahs senior team for the SGB Championship 2023.[5][6] He also remained with the Chargers for the 2023 NDL season,[7] where he won the NDL league title with Oxford, defeating Leicester in a one-off Grand Final.[8]

He re-signed for Oxford for the 2024 season[9] and shortly afterwards won the Western Australia championship at Pinjar Park Speedway.

References

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  1. ^ a b "British Speedway profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Luke Killeen Takes Out 2020 125cc Solo Speedway Championship At Pinjar Park". Australian Speedway Championships. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile". WWOS backup. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Luke Killeen makes debut as Oxford Chargers visit Plymouth Centurions". Oxford Mail. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Oxford Cheetahs 2023 squad revealed in full". Oxford Speedway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Cheetahs name team for 23". British Speedway. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Oxford re-charge for 23". British Speedway. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Chargers' win title". British Speedway. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Cheetahs name their side". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.