Fri, Oct 9, 2020
In the 1st of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. The 5 challenges Guy watches are: fastest toboggan, furthest in 24 hours in an aerodynamic tandem-cycle, fastest downhill racer, fastest tractor and the fastest 'Wall-of-Death'. Whilst watching these previous programmes, Guy tells us his thoughts about them, some revelations of how far he was prepared to push the limits and what he learned.
Fri, Oct 9, 2020
In the 2nd of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. The 4 tributes to the War Machines are: restoration of WW2 'Spitfire' fighter plane, reconstruction of a WW1 tank, servicing a cold-war era 'Vulcan Bomber' for its final ever flight. For his final challenge, Guy recreated WW2 paratrooper training for the 'D-Day' invasion, which ended with a parachute jump over Normandy in France, from a period 'Dakota' aircraft. Whilst watching these previous programmes, Guy tells us his thoughts about them, his appreciation of the engineering behind these iconic machines and the ordinary people who became extraordinary in their roles to keep us safe today.
Fri, Oct 9, 2020
In the 3rd of a 4-part special series, 'Covid-19' is causing disruption to peoples lives including Guy Martin's, who now has some extra time on his hands. With that in mind, Guy takes a well-earned rest in his shed with a cuppa, a good selection of his DVD's and looks back at some of his proudest high-speed achievements. Guy watches his adventures down the years with his beloved 'Ford Transit' van - from the 'Nevada Open Road Challenge', the world speed record for a van at the 'Bonneville Salt Flats' to the fastest racing lap in a van at the legendary and fearsome 'Nürburgring' in Germany. Guy tells us his thoughts about them, his appreciation of the race preparation behind his iconic 'Transit' and the dedicated people who made a write-off van into an extraordinary racing machine.