He is an accomplished motorcyclist and motorcycle racer who has competed in motocross, enduro and road racing events.
He rode an exhibition lap at the Isle of Man TT in 2008 aboard a modern Ducati Classic.
By 2013, the organiser found it too difficult to continue hosting a town-centre event and the Thundersprint moved to Anglesey's "Mona" circuit but it was not a great success there because of adverse weather and the distance from the Midlands.
The 2014 Thundersprint was held at Derbyshire's Darley Moor circuit where, despite exceptionally heavy rain, the weekend event was a success.
[3] The event is a regularity trial where riders declare a target speed and then ride for 20 minutes plus two laps in an attempt to achieve it.