raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Or the NW 200, the Ulster GP or any of the other Irish road races he competes in. Then there's always the Olivers Mount at Scarborough, same bike but a track as wide as a path in places.
Guy Martin
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
200mph on ordinary roads with kerbs and manholes and you have to remember the whole circuit and commit to them.... nope, couldn't do that [well, I could but much, much slower!]
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
Just catching up. I think the motorbike list I'm on nailed it, they are the kings of discovering the low hanging fruit when it comes to winning stuff. I've not watched the gravity one yet although it'll be interesting as the 20 yr old did some downhill longboarding which had street luge guys at it, so we know a bit about it. The turbo was on the bike from 2010, it was obviously a load of stuff he'd had sitting around for a while that seemed like as good a thing as any to chuck in. I'm surprised that he didn't give it more of a shakedown, although I'm not sure where he'd have run it in the UK, no tracks that's for sure. Far too loud. Having done a little TV I'm guessing the budget was on a shoestring and the timing was all as tight as possible so there probably just wasn't time to get the bike sorted. They do have a knack for making everything sound death defying, but I'm with the mechanic on the Pikes Peak one, the bike breaking down and thereby becoming unpredictable was by far the biggest worry.
chewa
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
I agree, but a likeable nutter. He has the same easy way of putting stuff over as the late Fred Dibnah and, while I'd love to see him win at the TT, hope he gives it up before he does himself a serious injury. He seems like a nice guy and fellow bikers who have met him say there is no side to him.
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
He turned up to do some test riding at one of our track days. People who were there agreed he was a good bloke.
Also, not that many riders die road racing. The Irish 'tracks' are much more scary than the TT and road racers have a long career but I'd imagine he'll ride to the end of that and then make a pretty penny as a TV personality. He has managed to be likeable outside of his field (specifically, he did One Man and His Dog in someone else's field) which is what you need.
Also, not that many riders die road racing. The Irish 'tracks' are much more scary than the TT and road racers have a long career but I'd imagine he'll ride to the end of that and then make a pretty penny as a TV personality. He has managed to be likeable outside of his field (specifically, he did One Man and His Dog in someone else's field) which is what you need.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Just been catching up with the series. Guy is great to watch and the bike...but I think you're all missing a star of the show.
The hovercraft building bloke. An old bloke with a beard, building record attempting machinery in a shed. Even more 'British' than the bike!
The hovercraft building bloke. An old bloke with a beard, building record attempting machinery in a shed. Even more 'British' than the bike!
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Of all the people he's worked with on the programme and he's smitten by an outrageous french accent...
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
But it was badly designed, it nearly killed him when the front fan smashed in his face on a test run.
I was very worried when they sent him back out after gaffer taping the hovercraft back together, I'm glad Guy decided to chicken out of that one, that high speed crash much have been very scary. He showed his racer instincts by clinging on to the machine as it rolled instead to jumping off, which is what 99% of us would have done.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
It reminded me a lot of Miss England. Have you ever seen it at the Science Museum? Few thin planks of wood, huge sodding engine and in the cockpit...wicker chairs
Henry Segrave and his mechanic died later in Miss England II just after he captured the world record...so can't blame Guy for the decision at all. I wouldn't have got in the thing at all.
That front fan must have been damaged or not properly inspected when it was fitted to do that. OT On Scrapyard Wars airscrews were one of the things found 'laying about' in the scrapyard that were actually brand new. Gaffer taping something back together your life may depend on? Been done before
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Why outrageous - the woman is French - it wasn't a fake accent!
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.... with reference to raspberries and hamsters.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
The fact she's a fellow nutcase (and gorgeous looking) might have had a bit to do with it.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Vive la difference !
JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
Growing up in the 60/70's and the two most important things for us were our bikes and our bogies. Thoroughly enjoyed therefore watching Guy set the new world speed record for bogies.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Just watched it , you can see where hes coming from ( err @Fnaar ) .
Now if i were free and lizzie armistead .........................