Barry Sheene movie trailer.

[raleighnut]

I wonder who'll be playing his oppo (and partner in crime) Stavros and whether some of the stunts they got up to will make the film.

 

[raleighnut]

A notorious practical joker, Parrish is known to have carried out various pranks.

• He is permanently banned from the Chinese administrative region of Macau after blowing a brothel up with a home-made bomb made out of firecrackers, when several of his fellow riders were being 'serviced' inside.

• He burnt down a toilet block in Poland.[14]

• He once posed as a medical doctor to allow John Hopkins to fly from Japan to the Australian GP.[15]

• He upset his fellow village residents by registering PEN 15 as his car number plate.

• He once sabotaged a Mini Moke belonging to Team Bike, (a group of benefactors, mechanics, racers, journalists and helpers) by undoing every single wheel-nut to the last thread, in a revenge prank. The prank was discovered shortly before the vehicle was going to be driven off.[14]

• He once posed as Barry Sheene in a qualifying session when the two were team-mates, as Sheene had turned up to the session with a hangover. Parrish put on Sheene's helmet/overalls and qualified on his behalf, then put his own clothing back on and qualified further down the grid as himself.[14]

• Parrish owns an ambulance and has been seen using the ambulance to park on double yellow lines with the doors open in visits to his local bank.[14]

• He also owns a fire engine and once hosed down the inside of a friend's packed pub on a Sunday afternoon.[14]

• Steve appeared in Beadles About pranked by one of his best friends Beadle launched a military assault in the back garden of the ex-champion motorcycle racer. Beadle's About - S02E04 Steve Parrish on Beadles About

I love the one where he qualified for Barry, in front of himself.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Good rider was Mr Parish..but he really annoys me when he talks..i cant listen to him commentating..

 

[Levo-Lon]

Nice one @Dirk Thrust ,the persona for tv is seldom the man in life

 

[Dirk]

I took up motorcycle road racing in 1988 and did 13 seasons - riding up to international level. I met loads of well known riders from all eras - including multiple world champions. The only one who came across as a complete and utter nobber was Phil Read - mind you, I saved him from a possible nasty accident at the Manx Grand Prix in 1997 and he never even said thankyou!