'Wall Of Death'

[Richard A Thackeray]

Don't forget people

On Monday 28th March, there's a live 'Wall Of Death' with the lad from Kirmington, trying to ride the largest ever built
If anyone's read his 'When You Dead, You Dead' book, you'll know all about it




There's more attempts to follow, in a new series
The 200MPH Transit should be of even greater interest to him (Ford's made a few Super-Transits' over the years, with the last one being XJ220 powered, I seem to recall)

http://www.channel4.com/info/press/...ttempt-several-epic-world-speed-records-on-c4


I've seen the chap he learnt with, a few years ago, at Pickering Steam Fair
Wonderful to watch

 

[Levo-Lon]

I shall record it..
i do like the mad man..his Latvia programme was very good ,he's a very humble man is our Guy

 

[DaveReading]

You can go with the crazy people in the Crooked House
You can fly away on the Rocket or spin in the Mouse
The Tunnel Of Love might amuse you
Noah's Ark might confuse you
But let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death

 

[raleighnut]

Looking forward to it.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

They used to have one at Southend.

Five minutes watching is enough before terminal boredom kicks in.

 

[Asa Post]

Pete Atkin / Clive James:

“Put your money where your mouth is”
I knew I was through joking.
He said "Rest your hand against the woodwork
Feel how the wheels have made it warm
Put your money where your mouth is
The Wall is the socket for the eyeball of the storm
The Wall of Death
Is an act of faith
It's a shriek of wrath
At the loss of youth"

 

[subaqua]

Guy is a nutter. a humble nutter . I like him. would love to sit and have a yarn over a bucket of tea

 

[fossyant]

Guy is a nutter. a humble nutter . I like him. would love to sit and have a yarn over a bucket of tea

+1 The guy is a legend !!

 

[Firestorm]

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/wall-of-death-girl-aka-wall-of-death-girl

They used to have one at Southend.

Five minutes watching is enough before terminal boredom kicks in.

 

[vernon]

They used to have one at Southend.

Five minutes watching is enough before terminal boredom kicks in.

The boredom threshold is a lot higher with a sphere of death. I was transfixed when I first saw one at Le Mans twenty years ago.

 

[raleighnut]

Brilliant program, got the world record (but there wasn't one before so that wasn't too difficult) and I think he'd have liked to push it further than the 78(and a bit) MPH that he achieved.
Also well done to Shanaze for the cycle world record.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

An enjoyable and interesting program, but it went on to long with to much padding, it would have been better if they'd kept it down to an hour.

 

[raleighnut]

An enjoyable and interesting program, but it went on to long with to much padding, it would have been better if they'd kept it down to an hour.

The perils of 'Live TV'

 

[Levo-Lon]

Superb..nearly 7g..

 

[DRM]

Another brilliant programme from Guy Martin, he's a legend & humble with it too.