# Reg West

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{{Short description|Australian motorcycle speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Reg West
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date text|24 April 1907}}
| birth_place = [Launceston, Tasmania](/source/Launceston%2C_Tasmania), Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|4|21|1907|4|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Australia

| career1 = [Manchester (Belle Vue)](/source/Belle_Vue_Aces)
| years1 = 1931

| indivyear1 = 1930
| indivhonour1 = [Australian Solo Championship](/source/Australian_Solo_Championship) (2 miles)
}}

'''Reginald Aldgate West''' also known as '''Reg Thorne''' (24 April 1907 – 21 April 1968) was a [motorcycle speedway](/source/motorcycle_speedway) rider from Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

== Biography==
West, born in [Launceston, Tasmania](/source/Launceston%2C_Tasmania) and won the 2 miles [Australian Solo Championship](/source/Australian_Solo_Championship) in 1930.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmaustralii.php|title=Individual Australian Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

West travelled to the United Kingdom for the first time in 1931<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous Australian's Visit to Sheffield |work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph  |date=21 May 1931 |access-date=2 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/19310521/265/0007 | via = [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and later began his British leagues career riding for the [Manchester Belle Vue team](/source/Belle_Vue_Aces) that took over the fixtures of [Harringary Canaries](/source/Harringay_Canaries_(Speedway)) following their withdrawal during the [1931 Speedway Southern League](/source/1931_Speedway_Southern_League) season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1931record.pdf |title=1931 season |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> He averaged 6.00.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

As was the bizarre practice by a small number of speedway riders at the time he rode as Reg Thorne in later years, signing for [West Ham Hammers](/source/West_Ham_Hammers) in 1933 but not actually appearing for them.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Daily Herald  |date=1 June 1933 |access-date=2 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19330601/321/0018 | via = [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

== References ==
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