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Join us for another thrilling episode of the Torq Moto Podcast Show, driven by Talon! This week, we welcome Justin Morris—a former British and Grand Prix racer turned riding coach—who sits down with us - Jeffro Perrett and Doc Wob for an engaging conversation about his incredible career in the world of motocross.

In this first of two episodes, Justin shares the story behind his unique nickname, ‘Boris,’ and takes us on a journey through his racing life, from his early days to the pinnacle of professional racing. With Jeffro and DocWob being present throughout his career —DocWob as his mechanic and Jeffro as a fellow racer—there is a treasure trove of memorable anecdotes and insights, including the podcast’s signature ‘rental car wreckage’ story!

Hear about Justin's time with Team Green as a youth racer, his thrilling experiences with RWJ racing on a factory HRC Honda, and his adventures with Roy Emberson’s Yamaha team. Plus, get ready for a candid discussion about his decision to retire from racing and transition into coaching, which will be explored further in episode two.

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On this episode of the Torq Moto Podcast show driven by Talon we welcome not one guest but four! To celebrate Talon Engineering’s 50th Anniversary hosts ‘Jeffro Perrett and ‘DocWob’ headed down to Talon HQ in Yeovil for their big bash, where a whole host of their supported British riders were also attending.In front of a small live audience, Jake Shipton, Jamie Squibb, Dan Thornhill, and Josh Spinks sat down for a quick chat on their career and some of their opinions on the sport. As always there’s some good laughs and insight with all four riders, all having different career paths and stories to tell, and with a few beers flowing to relax the mood a little more!Be sure to like and subscribe, as there is plenty more Torq to come!

Time for an appointment with the ‘Doctor’

It’s time to sit down and listen to what the Doctor says, because this week’s Torq Moto Podcast show driven by Talon welcomes U.S Supercross and Motocross legend and all-around bloody good guy Doug ‘The Doctor’ Dubach. Of course, Doug isn’t a real Doctor, but his extensive knowledge of the sport and his long-term relationship with Yamaha as an R&D test rider warrant the nickname. Doug was right there in the thick of it when American Motocross started to boom, especially growing up as a kid riding the hills of Southern California and has been involved in the sport for over 50 years. 

Join hosts ‘Jeffro’ Perrett and Doc Wobs as they catch up with Doug on the sofas of their makeshift studio at Talon Engineering, where the trio were on hand celebrating Talon’s 50th Anniversary and listen to Doug’s take on growing up in California as motocross really took root in the USA, what it was like to race AMA Supercross in the 80’s and 90’s and actually win a round! Doug also discusses his love for racing and why he’s still at it in his sixties and in particular being an honorary Brit and coming over to race the VMXDN year after year as well as his role as Yamaha US’s bLU cRU brand ambassador. And, of course, Wobs couldn’t let him leave the sofa without talking about his involvement in the development of the YZ400F, which effectively changed the game and put an end to 2 Stroke racing at the sharp end of the sport. It’s all good stuff and in typical Doug style, he’s so laid back and smooth in conversation. The Doug Dubach interview on the Torq Moto Podcast Show will drop this Thursday 18th on YouTube, Spotify and Apple, where you’ll also find all the previous shows. 

Eastwood, Desalle and Sunderland, now there’s an MX combination!

Torq in Tour - VMXdN Foxhill part 2

Torq in Tour - VMXdN Foxhill part 1

This week’s Torq Moto Podcast Show sees part two of the Stephen Sword interview. In episode one ‘Swordy’ opened up on his illustrious MX racing career and looked back in great detail, from where it all started, living near Lockerbie, Scotland and being a Team Green youth rider through to his best years racing the 125cc and MX2 world motocross championship where he held the red plate until bad luck and injuries ended his quest for a world title, before moving into MX1. In this episode, Stephen talks about how his racing career came to a close and what he did once it all stopped to where he is now as a riding coach. He also discusses the current state of the sport, the modern-day crop of riders, and racing in the Evo scene with hosts DocWob and Jeffro Perrett. In particular, Farleigh Castle and what it’s like riding a CR500 when the throttle sticks wide open! Throughout both interviews, we see an informative, relaxed and enthusiastic Swordy, arguably a side of his personality not many people got to see in his racing heyday. It’s all good stuff from a man who kept his cards close to his chest during his racing career. Don't forget to like and subscribe, as the Torq Moto team will be out in force at VMXDN Foxhill filming four live podcast shows over the event - coming to a screen near you soon! 

This week’s Torq Moto Podcast Show driven by Talon welcomes back Honda HRC’s senior team advisor Roger Harvey to continue the conversation about his life in motocross. Following on from episode one of the Roger Harvey interview, hosts ‘Doc Wobs’ and ‘Jeffro’ Perrett fire questions Roger’s way regarding his time in the sport post once his racing career came to an end. As always with ‘Harv’ it’s a great conversation with plenty of interesting insight on the industry and of course, more fascinating and funny stories from a man who has seen pretty much everything there is to see in the sport from both sides of the fence. The trio discuss how and why Roger decided to call it a day on his racing to then start focusing on training schools, to great effect, which then led to managing motocross programs in the U.K. for Yamaha, Kawasaki and ultimately Honda where he still plays a huge part in their success but now more on a global scale. They also discuss the future development of off-road motorcycles, the electric movement and where Roger sees it all going. Not only from his point of view but also from where Honda’s future intentions may lie. And of course, Wobs and Jeffro couldn’t let him leave without talking about Honda HRC’s current stars, Tim Gajser and the Lawrence Brothers. Part two of the Roger Harvey interview on the Torq Moto Podcast Show driven by Talon will air this Thursday evening on Torq Moto’s YouTube channel as well as Spotify and Apple. 

‘Put to the Sword’  The Torq Moto Podcast Show driven by Talon welcomes former multiple British champion and GP winner Stephen Sword to the sofa for a catch up this week. ‘Swordy’ was one of the UK’s top pro racers throughout the mid to late 90’s and most of the noughties and was one of the most popular riders in the British paddock with a smooth style and quiet demeanour but an obvious grit and determination when the helmet went on. In this first of two episodes hosts ‘Jeffro’ Perrett and ‘Doc Wobs’ put questions to Swordy about the earlier part of his career and how it all started from his dad’s love of the sport and putting in the miles from their home in Lockerbie, Scotland. Steven soon found himself winning all over the country and picked up a ride with Team Green and from there quickly established himself as one of the U.K’s hot prospects and at a young age he left his family home and his parent behind to move south to Marshfield, South Gloucester to race for the Holt JCB Kawasaki team. Swordy talks with great affection about his time living with and riding for the Church family and how they not only helped him become a better rider with a clear focus but taught him important life lessons. Getting into the thick of it with the best years of his career the trio discuss the teams and his significant and most memorable races from his time riding for Dave Thorpe’s CAT Finning Honda team through to the best years of his GP career with Factory Kawasaki and of course they had to discuss his rivalry with fellow Scot Billy Mackenzie and their relationship down the years! For someone who didn’t really say too much in his racing days, Swordy certainly has plenty to say in this podcast and it’s a good insight into the career of one of Britain’s best. 

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Hosts ‘DocWobs' and ‘Jeffro’ Perrett are joined by one of the industry's biggest players, Honda HRC’s senior team adviser, Roger Harvey.

Roger has played an integral part in bringing the glory days back to HRC; the trio discusses Roger’s career as a British and World Motocross championship racer and how his journey in the motocross world began. As always with ‘Rog’, there are some brilliant stories, industry insight and plenty of laughs. As with many riders of his generation, there are golden stories of hustling to work up the ladder in British and World motocross and classic road trip stories in a time when it was harder but in many ways easier to tour the continent. In this episode, Roger talks about how he worked his way up to become a British MX 125cc champion and a front runner in the 125cc World Championship and how life was on the road getting to GP’s and continental international meetings, even on his own with no mechanic! He also looks back fondly on some of his long-standing friendships with the likes of David Thorpe, Bob Wright and Alec Wright, to name but a few. More bizarrely, there’s even a discussion on the significance of the decor of Roger’s toilet! 

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