A MOTORBIKE-racing champion has been branded a “dirty git” after outraging public decency.

James Caswell-Cox, 28, of Rustington, performed a sex act in his car when he pulled up alongside a Land Rover driver at a traffic light.

Motorbike champion Caswell-Cox won the 'Newcomers' Race' at the prestigious Manx Grand Prix event on the Isle of Man last year.

He triumphed in the Newcomers C race which is for 400s and 125cc bikes.

But on August 11 last year he made a series of gestures at the woman and stuck his tongue out while he was behind the wheel.

After pleading guilty to outraging public decency, driving without insurance and driving a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence he was ordered to pay compensation to the victim and carry unpaid work.

The driver of the Land Rover, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said in a statement read out in court: "I consider myself to have broad shoulders, but I am glad this happened to me and not my daughter. "But it has played on my mind.

"What is it that makes this guy think it is okay to do this?"

Melanie Wotton, prosecuting, said: “A woman was driving her Land Rover which gives her a higher viewing position.

"She was driving on her way to Washington. She came to a set of traffic lights and stopped. There was a Vauxhall estate car and the driver was Mr Caswell-Cox.

"He had already attempted to get her attention by gesturing which suggested he wanted her to pull over.

"She described it as being like a game of 'cat and mouse'.

"He then made a number of rude gestures which she interpreted as being sexual.

"His tongue was hanging out and her immediate reaction was 'you dirty git'.”

Caswell-Cox then performed the lewd act. The victim took down his number plate before “flooring it” to get away from him.

Chairman of the magistrates, Gavin Oclee-Brown, said: "What that lady went through is totally unacceptable.”

He was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and to pay £500 compensation to the victim.

He already had six points on his licence and he was handed another six points - banning him from the roads for six months.

Outside the court, Caswell-Cox, said the driving ban will not affect his motorbike career.

He said: "I don't know why I did it.

"I would happily apologise to the woman who was driving.

"The licence ban does not affect my motorbike racing as that is a separate licence."