Charlie Blacklock

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

[1] 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.

[2] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1931 Speedway Southern League, when riding for the Stamford Bridge Pensioners and Crystal Palace Glaziers.

[4] After joining Harringay Tigers for the 1934 Speedway National League[5] 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.