The 2015 Vauxhall International North West 200 was blighted by a series of incidents resulting in races being red flagged. [61] Martin did not make an impression in any of the races, and failed to finish in the top six. [61] 2015 TT [ edit ] This six-part series examined some of the important engineering advances at the time of the Industrial Revolution. Feeling the country had lost its reputation as the workshop of the world and "went soft" under the auspices of health and safety culture, through replicating original working methods in various practical projects, the series was to highlight the ordinary workers who were experiencing long hours while working to remarkable precision, "within a couple of thousandths of an inch". [49] Episode list [94] Episode Guy's Great British Power Trip sees the Lincolnshire lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer investigate the past, present and future of British energy, to work out how the country makes its power and why it costs so much. He’ll work hands on at every stage of the energy production process – from inside the boiler at the country’s biggest power station, to the top of the highest pylons, to the most advanced nuclear fusion lab in the world where he’ll conduct an experiment that will bring the world one step closer to unlimited, clean energy. As at the Cookstown 100, it was confirmed Martin would ride for both the factory-supported Honda team, and in the Supersport 600cc class for the Wilson Craig Team. Interviewed by BBC Sport, [71] Martin was in upbeat mood, saying he hadn't pushed the machine too hard, and was quite happy with a "steady ride round." Martin's criticism of the course in regard to the chicanes was mentioned. [71] When queried on a previous statement made after the 2015 meeting that he would not return to the triangle circuit, Martin commented that the primary reason was to get the necessary race-time to enter the Isle of Man TT Races. He also confirmed that he enjoyed riding at the Northwest 200 and that he had development work to do with the new Honda. [71] When queried why he did not renew his association with the Irish Tyco BMW Team, Martin stated that after the 2015 accident, he had decided to retire from racing but still had respect for Tyco BMW, concluding during the Tour Divide cycle race that he no longer had passion for racing. [71] A reason Martin gave for signing for Honda, was that he could fulfill an ambition, as Honda had promised him he could race a vintage Honda RC181. [71]

a b c "Guy Martin drives Aston Martin Vanquish Carbon Edition (2015)". Sunday Times Driving. 7 April 2015 . Retrieved 8 April 2016. Guy Martin: He's most comfortable fixing lorries but TV has propelled the charming road racer to fame and fortune Belfast Telegraph, 15 August 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2018 Guy Martin escapes injury as he crashes out of opening race at Tandragee 100". Bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2017.Martin signed a new deal with Honda Racing on 18 January 2017 to ride the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2, rekindling his ambition to win the Isle of Man TT and renewing his focus on his road racing career. [25] Television [ edit ] I love being scared – love it,” he says. “When things are out of my control, that’s what I want. Whatever I do, I want the next thing. What’s going to hurt me more? What’s going to be the next buzz?” Martin, Guy (22 October 2015). Guy Martin: When You Dead, You Dead. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9780753556764. a b c d e f g h i j k l "Guy Martin profile: Jeremy Clarkson's perfect replacement on Top Gear". The Independent. 9 May 2015 . Retrieved 31 March 2016. Guy Martin Joins Triumph in Attempt to Reclaim Land Speed Record – Motorcycle.com News". 9 July 2015 . Retrieved 2 April 2016.

a b c d e f "Guy Martin on his Indian motorbike adventure". Sunday Times Driving. 2 February 2015 . Retrieved 8 April 2016.

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Guy Martin is a dad as partner Sharon gives birth to daughter – and the baby's name is ace! Grimsby Telegraph, 25 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017 Guy Martin reveals his North Lincolnshire home is where his heart is in new book, When You Dead, You Dead, Scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk, Retrieved 14 February 2018. Despite the straightline shakedown runs, it wasn’t the first time Martin had ridden the bike. Cardozo explains: “Guy had ridden it before, up at Cadwell Park, and he absolutely loves it. He calls it ‘an absolute weapon’.

Racing's been good to me, but I'm bored of it. You spend the early part of the year preparing for the season – testing, racing, talking about it, and then doing it all over again. It's like Groundhog Day. It's time to stop. [81] Guy Martin appears in court on fake licence charges – and interrupts judge TWICE Grimsby Live, 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018 Beyond the pranks and the derring-do, Our Guy in Colombia has a serious message. Decades after the death of Escobar and the period chronicled by Netflix’s Narcos, cocaine continues to run through the bloodstream of Colombia’s economy. In 2017, the country produced 70 per cent of the world’s cocaine. In 2021 alone, the total area harvested for coca leaves grew 41 per cent. This directly impacts normal people: the murder rate in 2022 was 26 per 100,000 compared with 1.1 in the UK. Cocaine is an industry forged in blood and suffering. Colombia is the perfect place to grow cocaine,” says Martin. That’s never going to stop. The only way around it is to control it, to legalise it. I’ve never taken drugs. I don’t need any more highs in my life. I don’t have all the facts to hand, and I don’t have an educated comment. But surely to legalise it, that would get rid of all the killings.” History man Hutchinson makes it a clean sweep at the 2010 TT". Isle of Man TT. ACU Events Ltd. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010 . Retrieved 14 June 2010.Martin's love of industry and endeavour leads him to China, where he reveals the unseen side of its innovation, technological development and gigantic manufacturing. [125] Personal life [ edit ] Channel 4 commissions Guy's Garage from North One TV". channel4.com/press . Retrieved 13 November 2021. Martin made his first 2012 appearance at the Cookstown 100 meeting in preparation for the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. Martin brought his race season to a close winning five races at Scarborough's Oliver Mount Gold Cup. He also took part in the Ryan Farquhar Parade lap on one of Ryan's own KMR Kawasaki's. a b Tandragee 100: Guy Martin wins classic race as McLean taken to hospital and McGee takes four-timer BBC Sport Northern Ireland, 4 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019 a b "Ian Hutchinson clinches five-timer at Isle of Man TT". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2010 . Retrieved 11 June 2010.

After being banned from British racing in 1995, the bike continued to be developed by Crighton, first with Stuart Garner’s Norton and now new partner Rotron. In August 2017, Martin joined Formula 1 car team Williams' pit-crew for the Belgian GP. [5] Martin returned to road racing in May 2019 at the Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland. [6] He is unlike anyone else on television, a cheerily gung-ho character with no fear and no artifice whatsoever. Martin goes all in. He doesn’t have any time for TV hyperbole either. Strolling through Medellín at night, he was constantly approached by drug dealers. Martin was unfazed, saying afterwards: “It’s probably no different to going out in Grimsby or Leeds or London or Ibiza.”

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In 2009 Martin contested all three Internationals as well as selected British Championship and Irish National races. In a move from previous seasons, Martin moved away from the main Hydrex team, preferring instead to run a smaller, close knit team and after a steady North West 200 meeting, confidence was high going into the TT, his number one event of the year, as he sought to win a race at the 37.73 mile circuit on the Isle of Man. A superbike race 2 win at the Ulster Grand Prix followed for Martin after his consistent TT. He finished second in the opening superbike race behind Bruce Anstey on the Padgetts racing Honda Fireblade. Exclusive: Guy Martin calls time on road racing. Motor Cycle News. Authors – Oli Rushby and Matt Wildee. Published 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018. Guy Martin: Riding with the Isle of Man TT ace – MBR". MBR. 29 November 2011 . Retrieved 9 April 2016.