Career
He raced competitively in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. Neville Hiscock along with his equally skilled brother Dave Hiscock dominated the competitive racing circuits in New Zealand and Australia and was just starting to make a name for himself internationally when he was killed in South Africa while racing. He was currently leading the race, when he fell and suffered severe head injuries.
He died soon after never having regained consciousness.
Neville was killed on February 1983, at Killarney, near Cape Town. Neville and Dave began racing in 1972 at the Gracefield street circuit in Lower Hutt on Commando 750s.
Neville finished in fifth place and Dave finished eighth. He also came 2nd in the South African 6 Hour Race which prompted Suzuki to offer him full sponsorship for his last season before he died.