Joseph Louis Jacobs (born 14 August 1993) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Career

Born in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

, 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.Rider Index
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 26 March 2014 He made his senior debut in 2009 with

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975 and currently riding in the National Development League. History 1971–1989 The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with chef Bernie Kla ...

in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

, moving to Rye House Cobras in 2010 after the Fen Tigers closed early in the season. That year he finished as runner up (to Brendan Johnson) in the British Under-18 Championship. He returned to the Fen Tigers in 2011 and was part of the Mildenhall team that won the National League Fours, held on 26 August 2012 at

Loomer Road Stadium Loomer Road Stadium is a former sports stadium situated in Chesterton, Staffordshire. The building had considerable parking facilities, covered terracing and a bar with a view of the track. It had a capacity of 5,000. The stadium was construct ...

. He signed for the newly formed

Coventry Storm Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...

in 2013.Carpenter, Steve (2012)
Joe Jacobs set to lead Bees National League side
", '' Coventry Observer'', 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014 He also rode in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

in 2013 for Glasgow Tigers. In 2014, he rode in all three British Leagues, riding for

(NL),

Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021. History 1970–1994 The Panthers inaugural se ...

then

Workington Comets The Workington Comets are a British speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria, racing out of the Northside Training Track. The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium which they shared with Workingt ...

(PL), and

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves are a British speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and signed a deal with owner Dave Parry (previous speedway rider for the Wolverhampton Wolves) for the 20 ...

( Elite League). Joe took a year out of the sport in 2015 but returned in 2016 after being offered an Elite League place with

Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier League championship 13 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, wi ...

. Following a successful 28-day contract with National League Isle of Wight Islanders as injury cover Joe was signed by Premier League

Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm (first r ...

in June 2016. After failing to secure team places for 2017 (although he had a short-term contract mid-season with

Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a British speedway club, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They currently compete in the SGB Championship, racing at Shielfield Park, with home matches usually taking place on Saturday evenings. They also run a second team ...

) and 2018, he announced his retirement from the sport in January 2018.Joe Jacobs Announces Retirement
, worldspeedway.com, 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Joe 1993 births Living people English motorcycle racers British speedway riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Rye House Cobras riders Coventry Storm riders Glasgow Tigers riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders