William Ewing Hoy was an English racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing.
13 Facts About Will Hoy
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Will Hoy supplemented his racing career as a fully qualified chartered surveyor, employed first by Bernard Thorpe and latterly by DTZ.
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In late 2002, Will Hoy suffered an inoperable brain tumour and died shortly afterwards.
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Will Hoy is survived by his wife and three children.
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Will Hoy made full use of his opportunity in a car entered by Vic Lee, building a championship lead nobody was able to overhaul.
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Will Hoy won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton in a BMW M3, partnering Ray Bellm and Kurt Luby.
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The closest Will Hoy came was at Silverstone in 1993, when he was punted off onto his roof by team-mate Julian Bailey, an incident remembered for Murray Walker's commentary line "the car upside down is a Toyota", a play on the company's advertising slogan of the time.
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In 1994, Will Hoy drove a factory prepared Toyota Celica in the RAC Rally, of the World Rally Championship, but famously crashed into a tree on stage 4 of the rally.
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The early part of the season was a disaster, with many mechanical failures and crashes, although in the latter part of the season Will Hoy moved up to 4th with 3 race wins, in what was now the fastest car.
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Will Hoy went to a fading Ford team for 1997 and 1998.
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Will Hoy raced independently in the BTCC for part of 1999, outperforming the rest of the independents in a half-season campaign using the Arena Motorsport Renault Laguna before entering semi-retirement.
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Will Hoy competed with Chamberlain Motorsport for two rounds of 1999 FIA GT Championship.
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Will Hoy was a commentator for the 2002 BTCC season alongside Ben Edwards in addition to being part of the works Honda BTCC team in a managerial role alongside driver, Andy Priaulx.