Copied from the tv guide Series in which motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin explores the boundaries of speed. Guy built his racing reputation on two wheels, but now he is switching to four, to take part in his first ever Formula 1 race, as he goes head to head with 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button around Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Guy is driving a classic 1983 Williams F1 car: an FW08c, the first Formula 1 car that Ayrton Senna ever drove. For six months, Guy worked with the Williams Heritage Division to restore his car from museum piece to full racing condition. Although Jenson has thousands of competitive F1 laps under his belt, he is also heading into the unknown, as he is driving an experimental prototype Williams from the 1980s: an F1 car with six wheels.
Thanks noobie,A great steer this completed my weekend what a lucky,lucky boy that guy isa great mission and he came very close to JB
Reading his book, mostly about his TV programmes. I'd like to meet him, have a meal, a few beer, nothing romantic like, maybe a candle on the table. Yeh, very charismatic bloke
Great programme... I was amazed how small the cars looked and how upright the driving position was.. Shows how much things have changed since the "golden era"... Williams obviously hold Guy in high regard, letting him loose in their heritage department and on the track in that particular car (the first F1 car Senna ever drove).
The Nigel Mansell 1992 car in the heritage dept gave me a chubby. When Formula 1 was at its best and I watched without fail.
I was impressed with his obvious respect for the car and the team.Thought JB came across well,thank God it wasn't Hamilton.
I saw him at Cadwell park a few years ago and he was most unpleasant. He sat in pit lane with his crash helmet on , visor down and arms folded refusing to talk to anyone. He ignored little kids wanting to take a photo with him - he was incredibly rude. Would n't have believed it if I had n't seen it myself. It was disgraceful.
I've been to "The Marrowbone & Cleaver" in Kirmington a few times now, I have friends in the next village. It was a decent pub with a little Guy memorabilia sccattered about the walls, but closed down a few years ago. I believe it was bought by or for his sisters, refurbished and reopened. There's a few more Guy trinkets about the place now. An old race bike, bits of engine in the toilets, where you pee into buckets. References to Yorkshire Tea about the place and things like brake fluid master cylinder sleeves over the optics. Oh, the steak and ale pie was nice. I've never bumped into Guy there by the way. I probably wouldn't hassle him anyway.
We sat outside it once on way back from cadwell but was knackered so didn't go in but intend to go back, likewise though would not approach guy even if he was in, they have a Facebook page that updates events I very rarely go on Facebook other than for business but have looked at there's before, another guy who has done good, fair play to him absolute admiration from me.
I’ve bumped into him a few times at the TT and I’m of the same opinion. And I’ve heard many similar stories. John Mc, Bruce, Deano, James Hillier etc.etc. are incredible towards the fans. I asked Phillip Mac to sign an autograph a couple of years ago and he spent 10 minutes talking to our group. Top man.
That's not good, they say never meet heroes etc although a sportsman should not really come into that category really not unless they run a marathon in half an hour with no legs, no doubting his achievements and his charisma probably leave it it that ha.
