Early Years
He was born on 24 December 1981, and lives in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, resulting in the nickname 'The Boy From the Bush'. Parkes was originally inspired to race as a four-year-old, when he saw countryman Wayne Gardner winning a race. Gardner ultimately became his manager. He began racing on dirt tracks a year later, with great success. He then switched to circuit racing at the age of sixteen (the legal limit in Australia). He won the Australian 125cc title and Australian 250cc Production title in 1999, on Honda machinery.
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