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 in this week’s episode sponsored by Docbright. ‘Swordy’ was one of the UK’s top pro motocross racers throughout the mid to late 90s and most of the noughties and was one of the most popular riders in the British MX 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 ‘DocWobs’ 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 near Lockerbie, Scotland. Swordy soon found himself winning all over the country and picked up a ride with Team Green. He quickly established himself as one of the UK’s hot prospects, and at a young age, he left his family home and his parents behind to move south to Marshfield, 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 helped him become a better rider with a clear focus and 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 motocross racers.
The first episode of the two-part Stephen Sword interview on the Torq Moto Podcast show is below 0r you can download and listen to on Apple and Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/show/0Uo2T3vkYkrrKxCozZFRwP?si=ea17b00dcb064daa
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/torq-moto/id1713725665
