Harold John Hastings (13 July 1906 – 5 November 1965) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.
[1] Hastings, born in Ipswich, Queensland, was one of the many Australians that travelled over to the United Kingdom in the early 1930, as pioneers of speedway.
He was recruited by Lea Bridge[2] and his first season was racing in the 1930 Speedway Southern League.
[6] During the 1931 season he improved his official average by recording a 6.80, although his league average was slightly down to 6.20[7] but continued to represent Australia in test matches and rode in the 1931 Star Riders' Championship.
His season with the Manchester club had been affected by a broken ankle that he raced with, protecting it in a custom made steel shoe.