1. Steve Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU Solo title in the British Motor Cycle Championship.
11 Facts About Steve Parrish
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Steve Parrish won the British Shell 500 title in both 1979 and 1980, and a British Superbike title in 1981.
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Steve Parrish led a dual career both managing a successful Yamaha factory team to three British Superbike championship titles; and starting a successful truck racing career, winning the 1987 British Open Truck Racing Championship.
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Steve Parrish regained the prestigious European crown again in 1996 in Jarama.
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Steve Parrish provides commentary and analysis for ITV's week-long coverage of the Isle of Man TT as well continuous commentary on Europsort and TNT Sports for Motorbike racing events including British Superbikes, MotoGP, World Superbikes.
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In 1985, Steve Parrish started commentating for the BBC radio, and then transferring to television with Sky with Barry Nutley.
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Steve Parrish was previously co commentator on World Superbikes for the BBC with Leigh Diffey.
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Steve Parrish then teamed up with Charlie Cox commentating on MotoGP coverage, until the BBC lost its contract at the end of 2013.
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Steve Parrish holds the Guinness Book of Records world record for the "Fastest Speed Achieved in Reverse" using a Caterham car.
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Steve Parrish commonly goes by the nickname of Stavros, named by Barry Sheene back in his racing days, after the 'Stavros' character in the TV show 'Kojak' who had a similar mop of black curly hair.
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Steve Parrish remarried in December 2017, to Michelle, a television outside-broadcast floor manager.