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.


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