Jacob Hook

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Jacob Hook
Born21 August 2002 (2002-08-21) (age 21)
Brisbane, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2022-2023 Edinburgh
2024 Plymouth

Jacob Hook (born 21 August 2002) is a speedway rider from Australia. [1] [2]

Speedway career

Hook began riding at the North Brisbane Junior Motorcycle Club and impressed in Australian junior racing. [3] He began his British speedway career riding for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022. [1] [4] Hook's 2020 & 2021 seasons were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic before he joined the Monarchs. [5]

In 2023, he re-signed for Edinburgh in the SGB Championship 2023 [6] and also signed for Edinburgh's NDL academy side. He was later dropped by the first team. [7]

He signed for the Plymouth Gladiators for the 2024 season. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hook, Jacob". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. "Jacob Hook". WWOS backup. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. "Rider Bio". Australian Speedway Championships. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. "Edinburgh Monarchs: Why young Australian teenager Jacob Hook can wait to rev it up at Armadale". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. "Jacob Hook profile". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. "Hook back with Monarchs". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. "Hook completes Academy". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "Covatti in to complete Gladiators". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 December 2023.