After his TV series "The Boat That Guy Built" Guy Martin said he'd never do another. It starts tonight.
Guy Martin is a truck mechanic, he also races in the British/Irish motor cycle road races: Isle of Man TT, Dundrod etc. He is a real character, to the point John McGuinnes has described him as "eccentric". Always up for a laugh Martin also gets some stick in Britain for being a traitor to his class.
Martin lives with his girlfriend's parents on their farm, but in the barn there is a Limited Edition Aston Martin V12 Vantage that he bought new.
http://www.evo.co.uk/features/featur...2_vantage.html
He was one of the featured riders in the TT documentary "Closer To The Edge" which followed his most recent efforts to score his first TT win. Sadly his 2012 attempts ended in a fireball.
Martin, a legendary tea drinker, did a TV programme on restoring an old narrow boat, "The Boat That Guy Built". He has now done another programme looking at unsung heroes of British engineering during which he looks at the history of various engineering projects around Britain.
There is loads of information about Guy Martin on the 'Net but his website is here:
http://www.guymartinracing.co.uk
"Guy Martin: Industrial Wonders", The History Channel, 7.30PM Tuesday
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