GUEST COLUMNIST STEVE PARRISH
Bertie the editor has asked me my opinion of racing today. Bloody hell, where do I start without pissing someone off? Firstly, my racing CV: 1972 club racer, 1977 factory rider, 1986 retire. From then (1987) I was race team owner for Loctite Yamaha then retired in 1991. Then I raced trucks from 1991-2001 for Mercedes-Benz and took up commentating for the BBC on World Superbike in 2001, then MotoGP for the Beeb from 2003. I’ve done countless other commentary jobs since