Guy Martin 'Flying High!!'

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not content with owning his own Rolls-Royce Merlin, the speed obsessed Lincolnshire lad is now helping with the restoration of a Spit

Sunday 12th October
Channel 4
19:30 - 21:00


http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/guy-martin-celebrates-the-people-behind-the-spitfire
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martins-spitfire
http://www.guymartinracing.co.uk/two-new-shows-for-guy-in-october/

Plus........... 'Speed 2' to come!!

 

[MikeW-71]

He is, of course, totally bonkers. But you gotta love him

 

[ufkacbln]

I like him, but is it actually "his" Spitfire

Whilst I understand the reason why a high profile celebrity on your team is beneficial, there was probably a massive effort to get this project up to the stage where he joined and the "ownership" is really that of the team that started at the very beginning

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I like him, but is it actually "his" Spitfire

Whilst I understand the reason why a high profile celebrity on your team is beneficial, there was probably a massive effort to get this project up to the stage where he joined and the "ownership" is really that of the team that started at the very beginning

I agree, but I'd reckon that he'd want to do this, not be (pardon the phrase) 'parachuted in' to be the presenter

After all, he does have his own trailer mounted Merlin!!

 

[MikeW-71]

I agree, but I'd reckon that he'd want to do this, not be (pardon the phrase) 'parachuted in' to be the presenter

I think nobody makes Guy Martin do something he doesn't want to do

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I think nobody makes Guy Martin do something he doesn't want to do

True enough, as various sponsors have found out at the TT, & other races.

 

[Piemaster]

Only just watching this now on a repeat. Question though, with the numbers the factory was churning out, was there a point at which returned damaged planes were pushed into a corner of a field as a too damaged to repair and a new plane issued to the pilot? Were the damaged ones stripped of useful bits, such as the engine to be recycled. Just thinking that with a well oiled production line interruptions could actually slow the builds down.

 

[snorri]

Thought I recognized the name, he got his pic in the local paper for taking part in the Strathpuffer mountain bike event and wearing a rather odd hat that I think he may have knitted himself.
The video is of a lap in the event and not of Guy Martin.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfqiaopQ_c

 

[ufkacbln]

Only just watching this now on a repeat. Question though, with the numbers the factory was churning out, was there a point at which returned damaged planes were pushed into a corner of a field as a too damaged to repair and a new plane issued to the pilot? Were the damaged ones stripped of useful bits, such as the engine to be recycled. Just thinking that with a well oiled production line interruptions could actually slow the builds down.

From talking to veterans, a lot of the cannibalising was done at local level.

It was frequent not to return damaged planes, but actually use them for spares at the airfield

 

[screenman]

Thought I recognized the name, he got his pic in the local paper for taking part in the Strathpuffer mountain bike event and wearing a rather odd hat that I think he may have knitted himself.
The video is of a lap in the event and not of Guy Martin.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfqiaopQ_c

Tough race that one, 24hours off road if I am correct, he came second. Not bad for a motorbike rider.

You can buy the hats off of his website.

 

[vernon]

I think nobody makes Guy Martin do something he doesn't want to do

Money converts things that Guy Martin doesn't want to do into things that Guy Martin does want to do.

 

[Mireystock]

[QUOTE 3496162, member: 9609"]My wife obsesses over Guy Martin - not really sure what to think![/QUOTE]

Grow some sidies and get oil under your nails !

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Money converts things that Guy Martin doesn't want to do into things that Guy Martin does want to do.

I'm sure there is an element of that, but after reading his rather lame autobiography I get the feeling that if he really didn't want to do it, then I suspect he wouldn't