Joe Jacobs (speedway rider)
| Joe Jacobs | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British | |
| Date of birth | 14 August 1993 | |
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | |
| Website | www | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Wolverhampton Wolves/ Workington Comets/ Mildenhall Fen Tigers | |
| Career history | ||
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers Rye House Cobras Coventry Storm Glasgow Tigers Peterborough Panthers Wolverhampton Wolves Workington Comets |
2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2014 2010 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Team honours | ||
| National League Knock-out Cup National League Fours National League National League Trophy |
2011, 2012 2012 2012 2012, 2014 | |
Joseph Louis "Joe" Jacobs (born 14 August 1993) is a British speedway rider.
Career
Born in Ipswich, Jacobs began riding motorcycles at the age of four, and took up speedway as a junior, riding for Rye House in the Academy League in 2008, finishing as runner up in the British Under-15 Championship that year.[1] He made his senior debut in 2009 with Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the National League, moving to Rye House Cobras in 2010 after the Fen Tigers closed early in the season.[1] That year he finished as runner up (to Brendan Johnson) in the British Under-18 Championship.[1] He returned to the Fen Tigers in 2011 for a further two seasons before signing for the newly formed Coventry Storm in 2013.[2] He also rode in the Premier League in 2013 for Glasgow Tigers.[2] In 2014 he rode in all three British Leagues, riding for Mildenhall Fen Tigers (NL), Peterborough Panthers (PL), and Wolverhampton Wolves (Elite League).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 26 March 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carpenter, Steve (2012) "Joe Jacobs set to lead Bees National League side", Coventry Observer, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014
- ↑ "Elite League speedway: Wolves maul Birmingham Brummies in season opener", Sky Sports, 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014