Guy Martin to attempt Wall of Death world record - LIVE!

Cosimo · 29 Mar 2016 at 08:27

tom_e · 29 Mar 2016 at 09:15

kitfit1 said:
Yes he did want to go again but like you i'm very glad he didn't. I know he's been itching to use that bike for ages, but i really think he made the wrong choice for those second round of runs. You could see his own bike was pattering badly over the boards, where as the Indian was a lot more stable and planted. I think he may well have got 80mph had he used the Indian. Even so, that was one hell of a ride...................glad he got the record, but just as glad he came out of it safely.

He said himself he had a total grey out on his final run, I'd say they made the right decision to stop him going again his chimp would have been going ****ing nuts telling him to do it the same way it told him to load the soapbox racer down with rocks which led to him totalling it on his final run but I imagine once he'd reigned it in even he'd say stopping there was the right choice.

Craig321 · 29 Mar 2016 at 10:08

Sucks that they made him stop, just because of time. He was just getting in to it. He could have had 80mph at least.

Glaucus · 29 Mar 2016 at 13:17

That bike is glorious, shame he could not build the size wall he wanted.

.one. · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:24

Craig321 said:
Sucks that they made him stop, just because of time. He was just getting in to it. He could have had 80mph at least.

I agree but that is your normal **** tv time and health and safety nonsense.

Tefal · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:26

The_One said:
Smashed it and tomorrow he will be back at work doing a normal days graft fixing trucks at moodys

http://www.moodyinternational.co.uk/

That's what makes it even more better

you know what i like, you can see him in the workshop pictures but there's no "GUY MARTIN LEADING OU TEAM OF etc" hes not even mentioned.

he must have had to have a word with the company to stop them trying to mil kthat for publicity.

tom_e · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:28

Tefal said:
you know what i like, you can see him in the workshop pictures but there's no "GUY MARTIN LEADING OU TEAM OF etc" hes not even mentioned.

he must have had to have a word with the company to stop them trying to mil kthat for publicity.

The way he's talked about the owner in the book the last thing he's interested in is drawing any more attention to the fact Guy works there.

Tefal · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:29

tom_e said:
The way he's talked about the owner in the book the last thing he's interested in is drawing any more attention to the fact Guy works there.

fair does then.

Dogbreath · 29 Mar 2016 at 17:50

Tefal said:
fair does then.

His employer has had people call him and give him abuse because GM refused to give them an autograph when he was rushing around getting ready for a race etc. Also people turning up at his workplace to see him.

I wonder just what percentage of the public are simply not right in the head? Whatever the number is, it's far too many.

tom_e · 29 Mar 2016 at 20:03

It's a sad fact that as soon as someone becomes "famous" a large proportion of the public then think they somehow owe them something. The amount of arguments I've had doing security with people who think they have free reign to gain access to people is mental.

The_Abyss · 30 Mar 2016 at 00:05

Legend. Only Guy Martin can get away with a camel toe comment on live TV.

Adverts or not, I think it was a wise decision to halt any further runs. He nearly stacked it on the last one. I can't imagine trying to control a bike like that at nearly 80 mpg when pulling 6 G.

Tefal · 30 Mar 2016 at 01:20

Dogbreath said:
His employer has had people call him and give him abuse because GM refused to give them an autograph when he was rushing around getting ready for a race etc. Also people turning up at his workplace to see him.

I wonder just what percentage of the public are simply not right in the head? Whatever the number is, it's far too many.

Ahh that sucks.

I forget that there are so many ******** :/

ShakenNstirred · 30 Mar 2016 at 07:09

Craig321 said:
Sucks that they made him stop, just because of time. He was just getting in to it. He could have had 80mph at least.

He was greying out though, so I think better he stopped then,
than risk it, he is after all still recovering from the big crash he had last year.

Craig321 · 30 Mar 2016 at 09:17

ShakenNstirred said:
He was greying out though, so I think better he stopped then,
than risk it, he is after all still recovering from the big crash he had last year.

Yeah, but I think he can handle himself in terms of risk. He's still alive and well after all the TTs, Irish road races and so on

SPARC · 4 Apr 2016 at 23:28

Finally watched this. Was really good, especially when he gets out the stunt plane and was all wobbly

feeling second hand hahaha.