Jacob Hook
| Born | 21 August 2002 (age 22) Brisbane, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 2022-2023 | Edinburgh |
| 2023 | Berwick |
| 2024 | Plymouth |
| 2025 | Workington |
Jacob Hook (born 21 August 2002) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]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] but signed for Scottish rivals Berwick Bandits for the remainder of the season.[8]
He signed for the Plymouth Gladiators for the 2024 season.[9] Hook signed for Workington Comets for the SGB Championship 2025, as one of the five Australians included in the team for the season.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hook, Jacob". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Jacob Hook". WWOS backup. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Rider Bio". Australian Speedway Championships. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Edinburgh Monarchs: Why young Australian teenager Jacob Hook can wait to rev it up at Armadale". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Jacob Hook profile". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Hook back with Monarchs". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Hook completes Academy". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Berwick Bandits end the season with an emphatic win to avoid the wooden spoon". Northumberland Gazette. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Covatti in to complete Gladiators". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Workington Comets signs Australian Jacob Hook". Cumbria Crack. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
 | This biographical article relating to Australian speedway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Australian speedway riders
- Berwick Bandits riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Plymouth Gladiators riders
- Workington Comets riders
- Australian expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
- Motorcycle racers from Brisbane
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Speedway biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs