This week’s guest on the ‘Torq Moto' Podcast Show is yet another former GP and British championship racer, Mark Jones, who joins hosts DocWob and ‘Jeffro’ Perrett on the sofas for more candid MX chat and motocross nostalgia.Jonesy’s story about his MX career is a good one. In this first episode of two, he explains how and why he started in motocross and quickly became one the UK’s top youth racers before the boy from the valleys of South Wales became a young man and a factory Honda HRC rider in only his second year of 250cc Grand Prix racing. He describes what it was like being MXGP teammates with the likes of Stefan Everts, Fred Bolley, Ryan Hughes and Mark Eastwood and the pressures of being a young factory racer for arguably the most renowned and prestigious team in World Championship motocross. It’s an interesting insight as he explains what was expected of him and how he was a bit of a rabbit in the headlights, especially with the extensive testing after his first year with the team.Thank you for all the likes and subscribes. You guys are fantastic.If you haven't subscribed yet, do it now!
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TORQ MOTO - Mark Jones - Riding for HRC was.....
This week’s guest on the ‘Torq Moto' Podcast Show is yet another former GP and British championship racer, Mark Jones, who joins hosts DocWob and ‘Jeffro’ Perrett on the sofas for more candid MX chat and motoross nostalgia.Jonesy’s story about his MX career is a good one. In this first episode of two, he explains how and why he started in motocross and quickly became one the UK’s top youth racers before the boy from the valleys of South Wales became a young man and a factory Honda HRC rider in only his second year of 250cc Grand Prix racing. He describes what it was like being MXGP teammates with the likes of Stefan Everts, Fred Bolley, Ryan Hughes and Mark Eastwood and the pressures of being a young factory racer for arguably the most renowned and prestigious team in World Championship motocross. It’s an interesting insight as he explains what was expected of him and how he was a bit of a rabbit in the headlights, especially with the extensive testing after his first year with the team.Thank you for all the likes and subscribes. You guys are awesome.If you haven't subscribed yet, do it now!
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TORQ MOTO - Brian Wheeler - The last pro years, The Vets, THE END?!
This week’s Torq Moto Podcast Show features the second of two episodes with Brian Wheeler, one of the most beloved figures in British Motocross over the past 50 years.Always ready with a treasure trove of classic tales and a healthy dose of witty banter, Brian shines as he joins hosts ‘Jeffro’ Perrett and ‘DocWobs’ on the sofa. They delve into his youth career and early days in adult motocross before he transitioned into a full-fledged World Championship contender. Throughout the hour, we are treated to a wealth of golden stories and keen insights from Brian, all delivered in his distinctive dry West Country accent.Brian finally clears up a long-standing rumour about walking home from a youth motocross event due to a lackluster performance. To the hosts' surprise, he drops a Team Green nugget and shares heartfelt memories of his time with KTM and the significant impact that UK importer Gordon Jones had on his career.The conversation effortlessly flows as the trio discusses the challenges of transitioning from youth to adult racing within the British championship series. Brian reflects on his admiration for the top riders of his time before the chat shifts to fond reminiscences of the glory days of 500cc GP racing in the vibrant 80s.This episode is classic ‘Torq Moto’ material and encapsulates the very essence of why DocWob and Jeffro created the show. So, sit back and enjoy an hour of engaging conversation with one of the biggest personalities in British motocross, as he looks back on his youth and early career in a sport that continues to hold immense significance for him—and for all of us.
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TORQ MOTO - Brian Wheeler - A new age of riders!
Free WheelerThis week’s Torq Moto Podcast Show is the first episode of a two-parter with Brian Wheeler, one of the most popular and likeable characters in British Motocross over the past 50 years, Brian Wheeler. Always armed with classic tales and more than his fair share of wisecracks, Brian is in his element as he sits on the guest sofa and talks with hosts ‘Jeffro’ Perrett and ‘Doc Wobs’ about his youth career and early days in adult motocross before he became a fully fledged 500cc World Championship campaigner. Of course, the whole hour is littered with golden nuggets of stories and opinions from Brian, all delivered in his dry West Country accent. Here, he finally sets the record straight on a long-standing rumour that he once had to walk home from a youth motocross meeting because his performance wasn’t up to scratch and to the surprise of the hosts, explains how he was one of Team Green UK’s first signings. He also talks with great affection about his KTM days and how much influence the UK importer at the time, Gordon Jones, had on his career. Conversation continues to flow when the trio discuss how difficult the transition from youth to adult racing in the British championship support series actually was and how in awe he was of the top riders before they get into the thick of it reminiscing about the glory days of 500cc GP racing in it’s pomp of the 80’s. It’s classic ‘Torq Moto’ fodder and exactly why Doc Wob and Jeffro formed the show, so sit back and watch or listen to an hour of chat with one of the biggest personalities of British motocross over the past five decades looking back on his youth and early career in a sport that still means so much to him, like it does to us all. You can watch episode one of the Brian Wheeler Torq Moto Podcast show on YouTube or listen on Spotify or Apple and also catch up on previous episodes.
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TORQ MOTO - Tom Fuller part 2 - Fashion of MX
Torq Moto returns! Tom Fuller joins DocWob and ‘Jeffro’ Perrett for the first episode of 2025 for more ‘pub bar style’ chat as the three discuss Tom’s love for motocross and how it’s steered him on a path to becoming one of the best and most respected helmet sprayers in the business.In this first episode, the trio discuss Tom’s early years, from how he got into the sport following in his dad’s footsteps to watching three-time World 500cc champion Dave Thorpe regularly getting training motos in just a stone’s throw away from his home near the Old Dean in Camberley, and how it inspired him and drew him further into the sport. Tom talks with great affection about getting his first motorcycle along with his brother Toby and getting going in the sport and how that led him on to racing the British four-stroke championship in the late 90s and 00s and setting up his own team with his good friend Stacey Harman.More reminiscing continues when the subject turns to Moto Magazine, where all three of them played their part in shaking up the establishment and bringing the magazine to life. Tom discusses his photographic heroes, and of course, there are some tales from back in the day, notably the parties that quickly became legendary at the Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh.
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