I've have been into extreme sports before most of you were even born! we've done it all, from flying solo in a glider at 16, full on international motorcycle racing, car racing, sky diving, drag racing, hang gliding, downhill ski racing, 18 ft catamaran racing, parascending, microlight flying, ice racing motorcycles, downhill mountain bike racing, para surfing, etc etc.
If it's fast, I've done it, if it's very fast we've probably raced it. It all started when as a 11 year old I saved up my pocket money and bought a BSA motorcycle in the local papers, riding it on the streets to a friend's home so my parents wouldn't find out.
At 16 I got some formal training in the RAC ACU training scheme. Then as a teenager went on to compete in club trials competitions on a Bultaco 325 and MotoX (or scrambles as it was then known) on a Bultaco Pursang 250.
After that came motorcycle racing on pretty much every race track in England, first in Production Class on a Yamaha LC 350 and later in Open Class on a Suzuki RG500, winning quite a few races on the way and picking up a decent 1000cc Open Class Championship at Brands Hatch. Eventually I made it to the big leagues, I found myself on a grid packed with talented riders, many on factory bikes. A lot of the riders were seasoned grand prix riders and two of riders later became World Champions, Wayne Gardener and Joey Dunlop. It's not until you compete at that level that you realize just how talented the good guys really are.
If it's fast, I've done it, if it's very fast we've probably raced it. It all started when as a 11 year old I saved up my pocket money and bought a BSA motorcycle in the local papers, riding it on the streets to a friend's home so my parents wouldn't find out.
At 16 I got some formal training in the RAC ACU training scheme. Then as a teenager went on to compete in club trials competitions on a Bultaco 325 and MotoX (or scrambles as it was then known) on a Bultaco Pursang 250.
After that came motorcycle racing on pretty much every race track in England, first in Production Class on a Yamaha LC 350 and later in Open Class on a Suzuki RG500, winning quite a few races on the way and picking up a decent 1000cc Open Class Championship at Brands Hatch. Eventually I made it to the big leagues, I found myself on a grid packed with talented riders, many on factory bikes. A lot of the riders were seasoned grand prix riders and two of riders later became World Champions, Wayne Gardener and Joey Dunlop. It's not until you compete at that level that you realize just how talented the good guys really are.
My first real Trials Bike. 1972 Bultaco Sherpa 325
To keep fit for extreme motor sports I took up Epee fencing and represented Great Britain in two World Championships. Here is Jezza (airborne) winning a bronze and silver medal in the Commonwealth Championships.
Winner of the 2014 New York Tri-State Moto-Gymkhana Champion.
