Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike

[madcow]

It was a pity that in their trailers for the show, Channel 4 said that GM was the first amateur to try to get a place on a F1 pit team.
He's a fully trained and time served HGV mechanic, so hardly a novice at that sort of stuff.

[Mr Larrington]

Saw on Facething the other day that he's back at Bonneville for the motorcycle speed record wossname.  I may have called him a rotter for not popping into Battle Mountain to say hello; it's only 200 miles away which is practically next door by USAnian standards.

[LEE]

It was a pity that in their trailers for the show, Channel 4 said that GM was the first amateur to try to get a place on a F1 pit team.
He's a fully trained and time served HGV mechanic, so hardly a novice at that sort of stuff.

The show was mostly about his becoming quick enough at putting his tyre onto one corner of an F1 car though.  There really wasn't a lot of HGV experience required, just the ability to lift a tyre onto a big wheel nut without taking more than about 0.5 seconds about it.

He was, as he always is, full of enthusiasm.  He's a person who gets all the joy he needs from life as long as he has a cup of tea, some spanners, and something mechanical to fettle.

[Tim Hall]

It was a pity that in their trailers for the show, Channel 4 said that GM was the first amateur to try to get a place on a F1 pit team.
He's a fully trained and time served HGV mechanic, so hardly a novice at that sort of stuff.

The show was mostly about his becoming quick enough at putting his tyre onto one corner of an F1 car though.  There really wasn't a lot of HGV experience required, just the ability to lift a tyre onto a big wheel nut without taking more than about 0.5 seconds about it.

He was, as he always is, full of enthusiasm.  He's a person who gets all the joy he needs from life as long as he has a cup of tea, some spanners, and something mechanical to fettle.

Sufficient gloves would be useful, mind.

[Torslanda]

He was, as he always is, full of enthusiasm.  He's a person who gets all the joy he needs from life as long as he has a cup of tea, some spanners, and something mechanical to fettle.

I have something in common with him...

[Mr Larrington]

Poo on Lincoln polis for not letting Mr Martin drive his tank on that city's streets during the Remembrance Day parade   Interesting prog, though.  Grandpa Larrington was a mechanic on the originals.

[LEE]

Grandpa Larrington was a mechanic on the originals.

Full-time job by the sound of it.

I'm glad Lincoln said "no".  It was much more fitting where it finally took place I think. Much more fitting where it took place.

[/GuyMartinMode]

[Torslanda]

Last night's show about autonomous vehicles was interesting.

Brave boy, handing over his beloved Transit to a bunch of engineers. Mind you, he mentioned that his approach would've been to go faster and faster until 'it ended up on its roof!'

Mad as a cut snake . . .

[Riggers]

His programmes should carry sub-titles. Or, at the very least, he should have an interpreter alongside him – which would be funny!!!

[fuzzy]

Going back to the pit stop programme, I saw a stat today that the fastes stop of the past season was McLaren with a stationary time of 2.31 seconds for a 4 tyre change.....

[LEE]

His programmes should carry sub-titles. Or, at the very least, he should have an interpreter alongside him – which would be funny!!!

Why?  He's just from Grimsby. I say he's just from Grimsby.

[Torslanda]

His programmes should carry sub-titles. Or, at the very least, he should have an interpreter alongside him – which would be funny!!!

Eh?

[Riggers]

His programmes should carry sub-titles. Or, at the very least, he should have an interpreter alongside him – which would be funny!!!

Eh?

I believe, with your "Eh?" Torsers, the implication is you're a northerner!? And before anyone goes off on a norther-versus-southerner campaign, I can understand northerners – just not Guy Martin. Most of the time. When he talks it's as if he stringsasentencealltogetherinonesingleline. Fact.

[Torslanda]