Reply With Quote78mph he's smashed the world record!
I've got a lot of respect for this bloke.
The injuries he occurred and now he's trying for the world record for 'The Wall Of Death'
Watching the program that he's on now pushing the G's in the stunt plane etc, proper down to earth bloke and my hat goes off to him.
Last edited by xpatx; 29th March 2016 at 16:04.
78mph he's smashed the world record!
God that triple sounds nice.
Hands up who'd like to have a go?
Looks like he wants to go faster as well!!
This guy has got gutz!
Will they let him or will it mess with the TV timings?Originally Posted by omega steve
Apparently not!
Fantastic achievement.
Not a chance wouldn't have the nerve.God that triple sounds nice.
Hands up who'd like to have a go?
The guys a nutter. Would love a go on that bike he made!
Top man, "cameltoe" hilarious
Been watching it, know of him, but never really seen him on tv before, down to earth bloke with either balls of steel or a death wish.
Anyone else think he would have been better staying on the indian? Was much more stable, that other bike looked twitchy at the same speed.
Brighty
Incredible really.... 1hr 45 minute show and they run out of time.
I think he needs to go to a bigger hangar and give it a try there, should manage 90 easy enough
The one he set half an hour earlier!
Amazing achievement and I think he could have pushed it maybe a touch further given the chance, though as Brighty has said, the home build did look a bit nervous so perhaps enough was enough. Brilliant stuff anyway from a very brave bloke!
He's mad, fast though!
He was injured during the Northwest 200, which was last summer.
Even so, that was some achievement. I was surprised that the G forces were that high.
Great throwback TV, reminded me of when Joe Brown used to climb the Old Man of Hoy live on the Telly
The bloke is a nutter, so likeable though, a modern day Fred Dibnah + speed!
Even though he's known for bikes, he's into cars and would have made a far better top gear presenter than any of the current choices IMO.
He's definitely the person I'd most like to go for a pint with. Absolute legend
+1 for your choice
I don't think it really matters what bike he's on, they're both plenty fast enough. Being on one you built yourself is a bit special though so I understand why he used that one.
I think he's probably able to go faster if he gets more time to acclimatise to the g forces.
Great show!
I like the guy and first heard of him in Closer The Edge which is well worth a watch.
B
My mates just done all his windows for him - says he's a lovely bloke but a bit 'eccentric' shall we say. The neighbours have had a few run ins with him as you can imagine if they're a touch Mrs Bouquet!
Love him.
He's also a serious mountain bike racer, particularly in endurance events. He's missing the IoM TT this year to the race the Tour Divide.
Good lad.
Incredible achievement withstanding nearly 7g having not long ago broken his back
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Andy
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That were right good tv.
I believe that is the correct vernacular?
He turned it down.
What a star! Madder than a hatter!
He has Aspergers I believe which must be a real role model to others, seems like a nice bloke.
Met him at Goodwood years back and is indeed a top unassuming bloke...
Cannot believe channel 4 while credit due to doing it at all decided to cut for a commercial break when he was going to try for 80....
Brilliant programme apart from Steve Jones who is clueless about all motors... Very poor on F1 and even more out of his depth here...
Reminded me to watch the Guy Martin F1 Special with David Coulthard. Both came across very well.
The Spitfire show he did last year was good too. His enthusiasm is infectious. It's almost childlike.
Talking of wall of death and Spitfires:
"While a student at Edinburgh University, Brown became a stuntman rider to help make ends meet, The Scotsman reported. One memorable feat was his riding in a “wall of death” – with a lion in his motorbike sidecar for company."
...BBCLink.
I enjoyed it. But I'm glad he didn't get another chance after he got to 78. Was starting to think 'yup, you've done it now, I don't really want to see this go wrong...'
Then when he said he greyed out at the end I thought wow that coulda ended badly.
They calculated he was pulling almost 7g at 78mph. I was shouting at the telly when they stopped him from doing another run due to time constraints and then cut straight to a four minute ad break, but maybe it was the correct decision with hindsight...
Last edited by Dynam0humm; 29th March 2016 at 03:22.
It was the Ulster GP in August last year.
The price of pedantry is eternal vigilance.
Still more than two months ago, though!
Classic Guy Martin, very good.
Here he goes very fast in a Ferrari.
http://youtu.be/6-8uAM4LWX0
Enjoyed Wall of Death last night but I'm sure the rider that trained Guy must have been itching to have a go on the wall.
I agree, his enthusiasm is infectious and he comes across as just a normal bloke, with a normal job who loves speed!
He's obviously a lovely, unpretentious bloke - lt is my opinion that the true reason the universe created Guy Martin was to create the counterbalance to James Martins existence - a kind of cosmic apology...
Possibly when he fires up his `toy` - a 27 litre RR Merlin engine?
Watch the vid - he explains where he lost control of it and it `went through the workshop wall`....!
You must be as old as me. Most folks think of the banjo/guitar playing behind his neck bloke!Great throwback TV, reminded me of when Joe Brown used to climb the Old Man of Hoy live on the Telly
Program was waaaaay too long. Dragged it out and then run out of time at end for another attempt. Better if it was an hour.
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