Luke Killeen

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Luke Killeen
Born (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)
Perth, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2022–2025 Oxford Cheetahs
2024 Oxford Spires
2022-2025 Oxford Chargers
Individual honours
2023 Western Australia champion
Team honours
2023 NDL champions

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

Speedway career

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 Speedway National Development League 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] In November 2023 he won the Western Australia championship at Pinjar Park Speedway.

He rode again for Oxford in the 2024 season in all three of Oxford's teams, starting the season with the Oxford Cheetahs in the SGB Championship, while also captaining the Oxford Chargers in the National Development League, then being signed for the Oxford Spires in the SGB Premiership in July 2024. [9] [10] In November 2024, he was runner-up in the Western Australian Championship, finishing second behind the youngest ever winner, Mitchell McDiarmid. [11] [12]

For the 2025 season, Killeen has signed for the Oxford Spires, in the SGB Premiership, and the Oxford Cheetahs, in the SGB Championship. [10] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  10. 1 2 "LUKE KILLEEN CONFIRMED FOR 2025 – OXFORD SPEEDWAY". oxfordspeedway.club. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ McDermid, Mitchell (18 November 2024). "Mitchell McDermid - Official Facebook Page - 500cc WA State Champion". Facebook. Retrieved 18 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Wilton, Tony (18 November 2024). "Mitch McDiarmid Dominant in State Solo Title". The official Facebook page for RCA Civil Group Pinjar Park Motorcycle Speedway & Speedway Motorcycle Club WA. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs triple signing completes 2025 line-up". Oxford Mail. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.


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