TV Appearances

VERBAL JOUSTING WITH JAMES WHALE.

Shaking hands and shaking in my boots !Following several "STAR LETTERS" in MCN and other publications, including a few articles penned under a false name, I was extended an invitation to appear on James Whales TV Show called "THE WAREHOUSE". 
Do I look relaxed ? I wasn't !!!!The Subject was Bad Drivers, my role was to play the bad guy and give the audience the chance to boo and hiss and get all worked up about my incredible history. This included all the grim details of my bans for speeding and Reckless, running over a dog and general lunacy aboard all sorts of different motorcycles, All on the premise that I was now a converted figure since I've gone road racing and released all my anger and wild spirits where it is much safer to do so.


I Might be the Bad Guy for today, but you'll be bald and ugly FOREVER!So, Dez, what possessed you to some on Live TV and Make a Prat out of yourself ??

They had an advanced driving instructor come on and give his two penny worth and then that old bag that appeared on the driving test programme who couldn't drive to save her life. We had a wild old time, they covered my expenses and made it worth my while. That was my fifteen minutes of fame on National TV. Cheers James.

BUSTED AT BRANDS on "CRIMEWATCH"

The ACU had this wonderful idea to survey the racing scene and found 1 in 7 sidecar outfits had "altered or suspicious" engine numbers. This prompted an initiative against motorcycle thefts which focused on Racers using stolen parts. 
These numbers look dodgy, BUSTED at BRANDS on TV !!!So I appeared on telly at Brands Hatch when I was sprung upon because the numbers on Russ's LC350 were indeed a little iffy. Anyone that knows me will agree that stolen bikes are a heavy subject for me. Having been the victim so many, many times I was more than willing to co-operate with this seemingly excellent idea, until it was my turn in the spot light !
They reported me to the Clerk of the Course and the Police. I should have been refused a Race entry and been contact by the constabulary in respect of having my machine inspected. Unsurprisingly nothing, absolutely nothing happened, to anyone ! Which just goes to show that no one in power, nor the police give a flying fart about motorcycle thefts. We are on our own Boys and Girls !