Now then, how’s it all going? Not much to comment from Brands really, except we’ve still got a bit of work to do on the 600 front. It’s better than last year’s bike, but it just needs fine tuning, chassis and engine-wise. So we can get a bit more track time with her, I’ll be at at Oulton in …
New book and old school race engineering
I was at the Race Retro Show yesterday and was impressed by a thing or two. After my entry on the Ian Brown book, a bloke found me yesterday and gave me a book called Crashed and Burned. It’s an autobiography on a Formula 3 driver who was a bit of nutter and always spoke his mind. So that’s …
Replica paint helmet news
Paddy the Painter says he is willing to do some more lids. They have to be brand new, or as good as new. The paint jobs are £250. Email him [email protected] No news if next year’s helmet sponsor, AGV, will be doing replicas, but they haven’t mentioned it so it’s very unlikely.
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Guy’s post-Christmas catch-up
I hope you’ve all got through christmas in one peice. It’s been a weird one, you know, with the 25th being in the middle of the week. It’ll nearly make the whole Chrimbo break two weeks long by the time it’s over. Some of the folk out our way aren’t going back to work till the 6th of Jan. Good work if …
Replica helmet
Wayne ‘Paddy’ Paddison, who has been spraying Guy’s lids for the 2008 season, painted this Arai for big Guy fan, Derry. Cool, eh? Paddy says ‘I’m really happy with it considering I’m only a bricklayer and only do it as a hobby, but each one just seems better than the last one. The main problem I had with this one …
Helmets, curry, Elvis
Now then folks, what’s happening out your way? Nowt too much here. Did you know that was the coldest start to a December since 1971? That fact was on Radio 2. We have it on at work all day. You can’t beat a bit of Jeremy Vine or Steve Wright in the afternoon. I even like a bit of Chris Evans …
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WWII watches and half-mast trousers
The NEC show wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting. There were loads of half-naked birds and loads of trick bikes. But the most impressive thing was one of the new TT sponsors, Graham watches. These are on offer to the winner of each of the TT races, and are the trickest watches I’ve ever seen. They where originally …
Guy in Manchester this Saturday!
GUY MARTIN TO STAR AT BIG DAINESE D-STORE PROMOTION Road racing superstar Guy Martin will be at Dainese’s flagship store in the centre of Manchester on Saturday 22nd November. The Bike Animal Hydrex Honda rider – who holds the record for fastest TT standing start of all time (at over 129 mph) will attend the store between 14.00hr and 16.00hrs …
Smart new RT stuff
Just got a bunch of the new Red Torpedo stuff through and I think it’s mega. I’ll be wearing it out in Macau. I’m told if you order stuff off the Red Torpedo site you’re in with a chance of winning a new Triumph Thruxton. Can’t be bad, eh? To see it, click the cockerel in the top right, then …
Macau news from Bike Animal Honda
After a season he’d probably rather forget, Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin is once again venturing to the Far East in a final bid to lay to rest the ghosts of the past twelve months. At last year’s Macau Grand Prix, the now 27-year-old Kirmington rider was one of the favourites for victory when a practice smash saw him …
And the winner is…
My sentence for Gordon… “Has anyone ever told you that if they stuck a handle on your head you’d look just like a Toby jug?” After long deliberations there only had to be one winner. Adam you know your onions boy, short and sweet and it reminded me of my old primary school teacher Mr Acum. That bloke was crackers. …
Martin battles hard at Brands: Press release
Guy Martin put in two battling performances at Brands Hatch on Sunday when he was competing in the final round of the 2008 British Superbike Championship and the Hydrex Bibe Animal Honda rider was ultimately rewarded with 15th in the 2nd race for a hard earned championship point. The Kent venue was bathed in glorious sunshine all weekend but Guy, …
Silverstone woes – press release
After being on a high after the Scarborugh Gold Cup races a week ago, Guy Martin came back down to earth with a bang at Silverstone this weekend, where he was competing in the penultimate round of the British Superbike Championship. The Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider suffered a fall in qualifying and his mood was worsened when mechanical problems …
Silverstone nightmare, but McG upside
What a shitter. Two DNFs at Silvestone due to a misfire, caused by we don’t know what. Maybe a loose giggle pin or something. It doesn’t mater though. I’ve done a deal with John McGuinness, he got a set of my leathers and I got a set of his. How cool is that? John McGuinness’s leathers that he used at …
Weather’s turning
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Gold Cup Hydrex press release
RECORD BREAKER MARTIN ON TOP AT SCARBOROUGH For a record breaking sixth successive year, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin won the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup after another display of domination at a sun-drenched Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough this weekend. The 26 year old from Kirmington in Lincolnshire was in scintillating form all weekend as he remained unbeaten aboard …
Scarborough Gold Cup. Just the facts
58th Intl. Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Races Steve Henshaw Gold Cup – Event 8 Race 19 1. Guy Martin 2. Ryan Farquhar 3. Michael Dunlop Margin of Victory 13.074 Avg. Speed 81.945 Best Lap Tm 1:45.332 Best Spd 83.052 Best Lap by 1 – Guy Martin Race started at 16:19:18 Olivers Mount 2.430 Miles More from Guy soon. He …