I rose from drug addiction to winning the British Supermoto Championships - Jay Smith, Londoner

Jay is the current British Supermoto champion. We join Jay on the morning of the GB Supermoto at Lydden Hill, Kent. We follow Jay as he gets prepared for the race and talks about his hopes and fears. He talks openly about his battle with drug addiction and the important role Supermoto plays on his road to recovery.

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Transcript:

Today's the Round 7 of the British Championship. It's obviously a motorcycle sport which has got like all disciplines all in one, you know what I mean, so we've got like off road, we've got tarmac. We'll be on track at 9:30, have a good day! Yeah, well it's been a long road, you know what I mean I started in probably 2000 you know - so supermoto, I've done motocross as a kid, 6, 7, 8, 9 right up until I was about 18 and then we decided to give this a go. I got to about 25 and then I resorted to take a different path. The last four years has been the best four years of my life you know, really. Feeling alright? Yeah. Cool. Just chill. Enjoy, alright. I've done it for so many years, still get nervous you know, that's probably why we keep doing it. You can understand why I can't quit smoking now. I'm quite confident you know what I mean, all goes well, I reckon I can win today, why not. Everything I lost in my life back then I've sort of gained and more. You know what I mean you come from drug addiction to then back in the British Championship. If I wasn't clean, I would never have any of this, you know what I mean. I would probably be dead by now.