Bryan "Badger" Goss

Bryan Winston Goss (11 September 1940 – 5 January 2021), was an English professional motocross racer (also known as a scrambler). He competed in the Motocross World Championships between 1964 and 1969.

Goss was the top individual points scorer at the 1966 Trophée des Nations (now Motocross des Nations) held at Brands Hatch. He won both individual legs of the event, beating top riders Joël Robert, Torsten Hallman and teammate Dave Bickers. The Trophy event, won on points by Sweden, comprised two legs, each lasting 40 minutes, and was contested by five-man teams from ten countries. Goss went on to win the British Championship in 1970 as well as various other major motocross victories.

Riding career Goss was born in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. After experimenting with rolling his bicycle down local farmers' fields, Goss started racing on grass tracks at age 16 in 1957, riding a 197 cc LCS (Lew Coffin Special) until breaking a leg during a meeting in Exeter in 1958. After a one-year absence from competition, Goss returned riding a 197 cc Greeves Hawkstone provided by the factory distributor for the West Country of England, Triss Sharp. Good results secured a factory Cotton for 1960. and with his young grandchildren beginning to compete in motocross competitions.