James Arthur Lightfoot (11 November 1933 – 24 February 2023) was an international Motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Speedway career
Lightfoot reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Coventry Bees. Jim was born within 4 miles of Coventry’s Brandon stadium and captained his team for a number of years, Jim was capped by England once and Great Britain three times.
Lightfoot died on 24 February 2023.