Hubert Henry Hoskin (4 December 1927 – 20 January 2005) was a

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from England. During his speedway career he was known as Goog Hoskin.

Biography

Hoskin, born in Exeter, began his British leagues career riding for Exeter Falcons during the

1949 Speedway National League Division Three The 1949 National League Division Three was the third season of British speedway's National League Division Three. The league expanded to 13 teams from 12. Cradley Heath, Southampton and Coventry had all moved up to Division Two whilst Wombwel ...

season. He spent seven seasons with the Devon club from 1949 to 1955, improving his average season by season and averaged 10.86 and was the division's leading rider during the

1953 Speedway Southern League The 1953 Southern League was the second season of the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. It was the final season before being replaced by the Southern Area League. From the previous season, A ...

. He earned a status as a fan's favourite but was left without a club when Exeter stopped league racing after the 1955 season. Hoskin chose not to join another club and contemplated emigrating to Canada. When Exeter returned to British speedway in 1961, Hoskin was a target for the new promotion at the club, but he chose not to ride. However, he did resume riding for his home club in 1963 for one final season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoskin, Goog 1927 births 2005 deaths British speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders