CHASING THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Chasing the Championship tells the story of Chrissy Rouse, the popular maths teacher, bike racer, and podcast host. It focusses on his efforts to become the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion during the COVID-19 pandemic, before quitting his job and stepping up to BSB full time in 2022. A unique season for the championship, sponsors and the sport more widely, it included particular challenges for Chrissy and his team.

We premiered it at Everyman Cinema in Barnet in the July of 2021 and it went on to be screened at a handful of festivals around the world, before now being available on Amazon Prime. It won the “People’s Choice” award at the Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival, chosen by viewers. Chrissy and I travelled to France in 2022 to see it at a festival in Nice, where we met French MotoGP rider and double Moto2 World Champion Johann Zarco.

The film can be streamed here.

The podcast Chrissy started with Dom Herbertson continues to this day and can be found here.

A man with curly hair, dressed in a gray blazer, pink shirt, and red tie, stands in a living room with a dark sofa and a black floor lamp, smiling and making a peace sign with both hands.

A man with curly hair, dressed in a gray blazer, pink shirt, and red tie, stands in a living room with a dark sofa and a black floor lamp, smiling and making a peace sign with both hands.

View from a motorcycle helmet camera showing multiple motorcycles on a racetrack under a partly cloudy sky, with trees and grass in the background.

View from a motorcycle helmet camera showing multiple motorcycles on a racetrack under a partly cloudy sky, with trees and grass in the background.

Track walk with Kev Pinder (spottter) and Alan Carter (rider coach)

Track walk with Kev Pinder (spottter) and Alan Carter (rider coach)

Three men sitting in front of a red and black sign that reads 'Chin' the Racing Podcast.' The man in the middle is smiling and resting his chin on his hands, while the man on the right is holding a phone and appears thoughtful. The man on the left is

Three men sitting in front of a red and black sign that reads 'Chin' the Racing Podcast.' The man in the middle is smiling and resting his chin on his hands, while the man on the right is holding a phone and appears thoughtful. The man on the left is looking at the man in the middle, smiling. All three are wearing jackets with the logo 'Crowe Performance'.

A racing driver wearing a black racing suit with sponsorship patches, sitting in a garage or paddock area, wearing a pink and black helmet with logos, looking focused.

A racing driver wearing a black racing suit with sponsorship patches, sitting in a garage or paddock area, wearing a pink and black helmet with logos, looking focused.

Two men celebrate after a motorcycle race, with one holding a large silver trophy and the other kissing him on the cheek. The man holding the trophy is wearing a pink racing suit, and the other man is in a pink racing t-shirt and cap, with a motorcyc

Two men celebrate after a motorcycle race, with one holding a large silver trophy and the other kissing him on the cheek. The man holding the trophy is wearing a pink racing suit, and the other man is in a pink racing t-shirt and cap, with a motorcycle in front of them.