Steve Parrish's M.A.D Tour

Steve Parrish was born near Cambridge on 24 February 1953 and now lives on the Isle of Man. He is a former motorcycle and truck racer who now commentates on motorsport for various British media channels

Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU Solo title in the British Motor Cycle Championship. In the same year he became team mate to Barry Sheene on a Suzuki and competed in the 1977 500cc world championship. Parrish finished fifth in the 1977 500cc world championship, before returning to British-based riding to become the 1978 500cc British Champion. He also won the Shell 500 title in both 1979 and 1980, and a Superbike title in 1981.

In 1985, Parrish started commentating for BBC radio, before joining Sky television to commentate on Superbike alongside Barry Nutley He moved to the BBC in 1990 to commentate on the British 125 championship, before transferring to the BBC’s Moto GP coverage, currently undertaken with Charlie Cox. The pair have a rapport and have commentated on a number of series for the BBC from the late 1990s, including British Touring Cars, British and World Superbikes and now MotoGP. A qualified pilot, Parrish was also a commentator for the Red Bull Air Race series for Channel 4.