Perusing Guy Martin’s facebook page this morning for info on his crash, I came across this video of him from last year’s race. Not so much a how to as it is a meditation on what happens when Guy avoids running into things, it’s a compelling reminder that the TT is just five days away. Still, we can devise our own guide based on the video. :continue:
Believe it or not, but crash-prone road racer Guy Martin escaped this crash at the NW200 Saturday without major injury. The same can’t be said for his GSX-R600. “It was unfortunate that Guy had to sit out the meeting after a very nasty crash in the opening race on Saturday,” stated team manager Phillip Neill. “He took a fairly hefty bang on the head and was just not fit enough to race on, so it was best option.”
“I’m disappointed to miss out on the meeting and pretty frustrated as I didn’t feel I was doing anything wrong when I tucked the front, even though the bike does get a bit unsettled through that bumpy section,” understates Guy. “I had a really stiff neck after the crash and I had taken a bit of a battering so it was best to sit it out. I’ll be grand for the TT.”
In 2007, the 130mph average speed barrier in the Senior TT fell to John McGuinness, who maintained that speed for an entire 17 minutes, 21.99 seconds. 10 seconds behind was Guy Martin on a Honda CBR1000RR. He walks you through that lap in this video. If you can understand him, it almost sounds easy. :continue:
This video released by Relentless as a part of its “Short Stories” film competition is not what I expected from an energy drink company. Instead, it is quietly gorgeous, not so much a portrait of Relentless Suzuki’s team or its famous tea-sipping racer Guy Martin as it is an loving portrait about an island that occasionally hosts an infamously batshit crazy series of races known as the TT. The sound of screaming machines will only mildly rattle your desk, you will not have a melted brain from onboard cameras witnessing speeds going plaid. You will also not be in agony from a production company piling on the overtly dramatic soundtrack and emotionally agonizing closeups, desperately seeking to pluck your heart strings. However, you will be tempted to skip work and go riding for the rest of the day.
You’ll probably have to watch the interview several times before you have a clue about what Guy Martin said at the premiere for TT3D Closer to the Edge. I still can’t figure out what he says he does for a living besides racing, but the faces he makes are priceless when he tries to remember how many years his dad raced the TT. Sadly, there’s still no word about the film coming to the States, so consider Guy’s interview on the red carpet as training for when TT3D gets released to video. :continue:
Described as “Days of Thunder meets Postman Pat,” by Empire Magazine, a 3D documentary on the Isle of Man TT is set to debut in the UK next month. Cleverly titled “TT3D: Closer to the Edge” the film follows Guy Martin as he attempts to gain his first victory in the road race. Of course, what this trailer doesn’t touch on is that Guy crashed out of the race in a spectacular fireball. Wonder if they captured that in 3D? :continue:
All photography by: Zane Haserot
The Isle of Man TT is not the only historic motorcycle race in the British Isles. Northern Ireland’s North West 200 is a 8.97 mile road course, nearly as old as the TT and just as bat-shit crazy. However, this race begins with a circuit-style grid start en masse, and several racers are now breaking the 200 mph barrier, with Stuart Easton hitting record-breaking 204 mph from Station corner to University. Apparently, that silly MotoGP stuff is for tossers.
Click below for the feature.Race: 2010 North West 200
“It was a fair explosion.” Guy Martin talks to The Grimsby Telegraph about his 170mph Isle of Man TT crash. He didn’t even realize there’d been a huge fireball till he saw the pictures afterwards. And no, he doesn’t plan to change anything about the way he races. > :continue:
This is the Dainese/AGV gear that Guy Martin crashed in during the Senior TT. It’s actually amazing how well this stuff survived the 150mph get off that ended in a huge fireball. Guy only suffered broken ribs, fractured vertebra and bruised lungs in the huge crash, not bad considering the speed and the TT’s obstacle-rich environment. The neat thing here is that you can buy and wear every single one of these items yourself; the AGV GP-Tech helmet, for example, is identical to the ones Grant and I wear. Like we told you last week, Guy was collecting data for Dainese’s forthcoming D-Air road airbag, but wasn’t equipped with the ‘bag itself.
Dead tree media has finally realized something happened at the Isle of Man last week. This scan comes from the Isle of Man Examiner and includes some never-before-seen photos from the scene of Guy Martin’s TT crash. Blow it up full size and you’ll be able to read the text, but the only new bit of info is that spectators and marshals at the scene assumed Guy was dead until they saw him twitching in the middle of the road post-fireball. In the main picture, that crumpled lump getting first aid is Guy.
Thanks for the tip, Frank.
