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Speed With Guy Martin!
MrsRobinson
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Is anyone watching Speed With Guy Martin on Channel 4! I know Guy through his BSB and TT racing and he's absolutely bonkers and a speedfreak!!
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MrsRobinson
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Bring back Equinox Channel 4, it's missed.
As I said on another thread, geezers got knackers made of iron, alternatively he's not quite 'righted'
Then again, I c0ck about with Cranes for a living and I seen them fail, but I'm still working with them.
I think there is 3 more to go.
That was a good craic, tempted to see what's coming up and whether he gets the records, but that would ruin the program.
That must have been like one long tank slapper to have Guy Martin shaking at the end of the run.
As they used GPS to asses his speed.
I can't imagine it would be allowed to stand, officially.
I loved Guy's previous TV series and I'm looking forward to the other three challenges coming up.:)
I seem to recall some idiot in a thread about cyclists claiming he rode at a 40mph average.
40mph is easily possible.
Well, I'd suggest we, as an audience don't look hard at the records or official timings part of this.
Probably best to treat it a bit like James May's Toy stories a fun engineering exercise, but with very big dangerous toys.
I saw him in a series a while ago when he was doing up a narrow boat. That was good as well.
The guy who built the bike for him is the son of Brian Rourke who runs a bike shop in Burslem, not far from where i live. When i was in my teens i was a cycling fanatic and Brian used to race at a track in Newcastle-under-Lyme. His only real competitor was Les West (Google the name). Nobody else could match him or 'Westy'.
Not only is Guy Martin slightly bonkers......so was that damn truck!
When he was interviewed on BBC Breakfast he said he has gone as fast as 100mph on a bike.
My son also knows him through TT and says he is really bonkers but a nice guy.
As a top speed over a very short distance, yes (a top sprinter like Cavendish will occasionally touch 50 mph in a finish), but as an average speed over any distance greater than a few hundred metres, unless in an indoor velodrome or descending a mountain, nowhere near. Most pro stages average out at around 25 mph. My club's sunday rides elite group average around 21 mph. I can maintain around 16 mph over 60 miles if it's not too hilly.
I'd urge you to see Closer to the Edge, you don't need to be a TT or motorbike fan to appreciate its qualities as a documentary file, it centres on Guy but features many of the front line TT racers ( well worth watching in 3D if get the chance too)
I agree, and I enjoyed the show.
Reminded me of the 1979 World Land Speed Record attempt by the Budwieser Rocket Car. They claimed to have broken the sound barrier with only radar "evidence".
I'm looking forward to next weeks episode on Bala Lake.
I'd have thought the Racelogic kit on the Truck would be pretty accurate, as they probably use it for all sorts of data logging.
Oh it gets 'worse' if you research it, there's a bit of hyperbole going on here.
Best not to research it, I say, just fillet out a lot of the entertainment value for yourself.
Yes, he looks a throw back to the '70's
Exactly this. I cycle with a road club and on the flat we always tend to go past a board that flashes your speed at you, that's always between 20-25mph, 30 on a good day.