Autographs of Will Hoy
William Ewing Hoy (2 April 1952 – 19 December 2002) was a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, the highlight of a 20-year career in motor racing.
Born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, Hoy did not begin racing until his late twenties and first raced at the international level in 1985, taking on the full World Sportscar Championship including Le Mans. Over the next few years, he raced in an assortment of championships and one-off races, the highlight undoubtedly being second overall in the 1988 All Japan Touring Car Championship. In 1989, Hoy made an appearance at Silverstone in the #89 Celebrity Car in the MG Metro Turbo Challenge but didn't finish. Hoy supplemented his racing career as a fully qualified chartered surveyor, employed first by Bernard Thorpe and latterly by DTZ. In late 2002, Hoy suffered an inoperable brain tumour and died shortly afterwards. He is survived by his wife and three children.
In 1991, Hoy concentrated on the BTCC, in the first season of Super Touring regulations. Although manufacturers including Vauxhall and Toyota had factory entries, the established BMWs were the cars to have initially. Hoy made full use of his opportunity in a car entered by Vic Lee, building a championship lead nobody was able to overhaul. He also won the Willhire 24 Hour at Snetterton in a BMW M3, partnering Ray Bellm and Kurt Luby. For 1992, he was signed by the Toyota team, went into the final round in a three-way tussle for the championship but was beaten by Tim Harvey's BMW. However, the car was not competitive in subsequent seasons, Toyota won once in 1993 with Julian Bailey at Knockhill. The closest 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 (The car in front is a Toyota). In 1994, 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. He and his co-driver were unhurt in the accident.
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Traded items with a signature of Will Hoy
The most expensive item with a signature of Will Hoy (1/43 Model Kit C045 BMW M3 E30 1991 BTCC. Signed by Will Hoy) was sold in February 2019 for £44.00 while the cheapest item (BTTC AUTOGRAPH WILL HOY 1996 RENAULT LAGUNA SIGNED PICTURES) found a new owner for £0.70 in April 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2013 with an average selling price of £3.99 for an autographed item of Will Hoy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2012 with £19.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.70 was April 2013. In average, an autographed item from Will Hoy is worth £5.02.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Will Hoy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1994 BTCC British Touring Car Toyota Castrol Will Hoy Bailey Sugden Signed Cap | £20.00 |  |
| Autographed Toyota BTCC Poster 1994 | Will Hoy & Tim Sugden | £5.00 | |
| AUTOSPORTS INTERNATIONAL SHOW GUIDE / PROGRAMME NEC 1992 Signed Will Hoy | £10.19 | |
| Craig Baird Will Hoy Autographed 1998 BTCC Ford Mondeo Booklet in VGC | £2.01 | |
| Ford Mondeo Racing Team BTCC 1998 Promo Card Baird Nigel Mansell Will Hoy signed | £5.00 | |
| GENUINE VINTAGE HAND SIGNED WILL HOY RACING CAR F1 FORMULA 1 CARD BTCC WILLIAMS | £13.49 | |
| GENUINE VINTAGE HAND SIGNED WILL HOY RACING CAR F1 FORMULA 1 CARD TOURING BTCC | £13.49 | |
| Nigel Mansell & Will Hoy Original Signed Photos 1998 BTCC Ford Racing Team | £19.99 | |
| Signed Will Hoy Rally Driver Brotush Touring Car Photo Autograph Postcard | £12.99 | |
| Will Hoy 1952-2002 BTCC Champion 1991 Toyota signed postcard photo autograph | £22.00 | |
| Will Hoy BTCC Signed Magazine Posters from early 1990's | £4.50 | |
| Will Hoy Craig Baird Signed Nigel Mansell Ford 1998 Racing Team Promotional Card | £4.99 | |
| WILL HOY HAND-SIGNED ORIGINAL BTCC PHOTO 1980's > JAPAN & BRIT TOURING CARS etc | £9.49 | |
| Will Hoy Signed | £9.99 | |
| Williams Renault Dealer Racing Laguna BTCC Poster 1996 Signed by Will Hoy | £9.99 | |
