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.

[6] 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.

Living in Yetminster, Dorset, in 1964 he started his own company selling motocross bikes and accessories at Yeovil, the nearest big town just across the county boundary in Somerset.

[5][6] When interviewed by Motor Cycle in 1966, Goss confirmed no-one knew the origins of the nickname 'Badger' he'd had since a youngster, but it was expected to be for life, and he had a stuffed Badger's head above the shop-counter.

[citation needed] The business continues in Yeovil with Bryan's son at the helm,[7][8] and with his young grandchildren beginning to compete in motocross competitions.