Martin Hagon
{{Short description|English speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| image =
| name= Martin Hagon
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hackney, England
| years1 = 1981–1983
| career1 = Hackney Hawks
| years2 = 1981
| career2 = Rye House Rockets
| years3 = 1984–1986
| career3 = Sheffield Tigers
| years4 = 1987
| career4 = Ipswich Witches
| indivyear1 = 1984
| indivhonour1 = European Grasstrack Champion
| indivyear2 = 1984, 1987
| indivhonour2 = British Masters Grasstrack champion
}}
Martin Peter Hagon (born 25 December 1961 in Hackney, England is a former motorcycle speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=6 August 2023}}
Career
Hagon raced for Hackney Hawks during the 1982 British League season.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1293/martin-hagon |title=Martin Hagon |website=WWOS Backup |access-date=6 August 2023}} After another season with them he joined Sheffield Tigers for the 1984 British League season{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19840218/022/0002 |title=Hagon aims to roar home |website=Star Green 'un |date=18 February 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 September 2024}} and would spend three seasons with them.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=6 August 2023}}
Peter Adams, the Wolverhampton Wolves promoter made inquiries towards Hagon at the beginning of the 1986 season{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003126/19860226/392/0028 |title=Moves for Moran |website=Wolverhampton Express and Star |date=26 February 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 September 2024}} but Hagon chose to join Ipswich Witches, where he spent his final season riding in league speedway.
Away from standard speedway he excelled in Longtrack and grasstrack and reached two Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship finals in 1985 and 1987.{{cite web |url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/martin-hagon/ |title=Martin Hagon profile |website=Grasstrack GB |access-date=6 August 2023}} His last season was with Ipswich Witches in 1987.
Personal life
World Longtrack Championship Record
European Grasstrack Championship
- 1982 – {{Flagicon|BEL}} Damme 10pts (8th)
- 1983 – {{Flagicon|FRG}} Nandlastadt 14pts (6th)
- 1984 – {{Flagicon|NED}} Eenrum 24pts (Champion)
British Masters Grasstrack Championship
- 1982 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Exeter Finalist
- 1983 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Long Marston Airfield Finalist
- 1984 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Yarm (Champion)
- 1985 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Andover Finalist
- 1986 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Exeter (2nd)
- 1987 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Andover (Champion)
- 1988 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Abingdon Finalist
- 1989 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Andover Finalist
- 1990 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Bridgnorth (2nd)
- 1991 – {{Flagicon|ENG}} Tonbridge Finalist
After racing
After his racing career, Martin went into the business his father set up called 'Hagon Shocks'. Today he runs the business and supplies many of the racing fraternity.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
References
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:English motorcycle racers
Category:Rye House Rockets riders
Category:Sheffield Tigers riders
Category:Ipswich Witches riders
Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney
Category:Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders