Steve Parish

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Keshav @ Jun 11 2009, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Haslam had the hole-shot! With Roberts 000.081 seconds behind followed by
Mamola. "You could have thrown a blanket across them." In fact that's exactly
what happened.
so that's why they called him "rocket Ron"

outstanding stuff! the good ole days!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Jun 11 2009, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> outstanding stuff! the good ole days!
The last true headbanger/hellraiser in this paddock IMO was Kurtis Roberts for many reasons, but Max's smart car was perhaps the main one. Bright yellow, and replete with Camel sponsorship and tacky 'Max' and 'Roman Emperor' logos, the main purpose was to shuttle his motorhome driver to and from the hotel. I think it was at Mugello where a shitfaced Kurtis inverted it and spun it around on its roof like a top. When accosted by a police patrol rider, he immediately commandeered his bike and rode it around the paddock like a lunatic, lights flashing and siren wailing.

He wasn't quite as spectacular in the race though

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Jun 11 2009, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The last true headbanger/hellraiser in this paddock IMO was Kurtis Roberts for many reasons, but Max's smart car was perhaps the main one. Bright yellow, and replete with Camel sponsorship and tacky 'Max' and 'Roman Emperor' logos, the main purpose was to shuttle his motorhome driver to and from the hotel. I think it was at Mugello where a shitfaced Kurtis inverted it and spun it around on its roof like a top. When accosted by a police patrol rider, he immediately commandeered his bike and rode it around the paddock like a lunatic, lights flashing and siren wailing.

He wasn't quite as spectacular in the race though
there must be loads of storys about paddock pranks out there

keep em coming folks.

I remember DOC when he opened the bus toilet all over donny so the track officials had to clean .... off it.

Also, his number plate is a naughty word! Got a pic somewhere:

17. The DVLA have issued many 'naughty' plates: PU51 SUC, SHA 61N, P9 RNO, EA51 LAY and even PEN 15 (bought by Steve Parrish, former British motor-cycle champion).

http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/book/book1.asp

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Jun 11 2009, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The last true headbanger/hellraiser in this paddock IMO was Kurtis Roberts for many reasons, but Max's smart car was perhaps the main one. Bright yellow, and replete with Camel sponsorship and tacky 'Max' and 'Roman Emperor' logos, the main purpose was to shuttle his motorhome driver to and from the hotel. I think it was at Mugello where a shitfaced Kurtis inverted it and spun it around on its roof like a top. When accosted by a police patrol rider, he immediately commandeered his bike and rode it around the paddock like a lunatic, lights flashing and siren wailing.

He wasn't quite as spectacular in the race though
I want Kurtis to come back to racing. He was fun to watch here in the states, but any series could do with more stories like this.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Arrabbiata1 @ Jun 11 2009, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think it was at Mugello where a shitfaced Kurtis inverted it and spun it around on its roof like a top. When accosted by a police patrol rider, he immediately commandeered his bike and rode it around the paddock like a lunatic, lights flashing and siren wailing.

He wasn't quite as spectacular in the race though
Ah, class.

Great stories guys.