speed ...guy martian prog ...

[art b]

This looks interesting.

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Working Title 'Speed' for Channel 4 – Broadcast in 2014.
A North One Television production.

Guy Martin claims that nothing can match the adrenaline rush he gets when racing on public roads around the Isle of Man TT course at 200mph. So now he's setting out to see if he can find anything that can give him the same kicks....

This four part series follows Guy as he sets out to create four speed-based challenges in which he will explore the boundaries of physics and learn about the science of speed. Whether it's slip-streaming a racing driver to ride a bicycle at over 100mph using pedal power, or seeing if he can ride a motorbike across a lake, Guy will seek to find out what makes things go fast by getting his hands dirty in a range of unique engineering projects.

In the opening episode Guy recruits an unlikely team made up of a truck racer, an Olympic gold medalist Laura Trott, a bicycle builder and a design engineer more used to working on next-generation military aircraft, to attempt, with the aid of slipstreaming, to break the British record for outright speed on a bicycle – an incredible 110mph.

In the second film Guy is on a mission to do the seemingly impossible – fly using muscle power alone. He wants to build the world's fastest human powered aircraft – a plane without an engine that Guy will cycle into the air.

He then attempts to set the world record for riding a motorcycle on the surface of water. With the help of a Cambridge professor and a team of marine engineers, Guy's stunt hinges on Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion – where every action has an equal and opposite reaction. If he can maintain enough speed on his bike, the 250-year-old theory says he should be able to achieve the seemingly impossible – ride on water.

In the final daredevil quest, Guy sets out to break the record for the world's fastest gravity powered sled. With the help of the UK's top sports science engineers, athletes and experts in composite engineering Guy will first build, then try to ride the toboggan on the unforgiving slopes of the Swiss Alps and reclaim the record from a group of thrill-seeking Germans who set it three years ago.

More information to follow nearer the time of broadcast......

[Jo]

Quoting: art b

This looks interesting.

Sounds really, I liked his engineering programme before where he did up his barge using old techniquies, might have to give this a go

[Incursus]

Cool, will try and remember to keep an eye out

[art b]

Good news from the tinterweb....

Guy's new four-part TV series 'Speed',
starts on Channel 4 at 8pm on Sunday the 29th of December.

[Incursus]

[Titsy]

Quoting: art b

an incredible 110mph.

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[Andy]

I guess this is the same show that sees him riding a Pro Stock and then a Top Fuel drag bike...

[art b]

Quoting: Andy

I guess this is the same show that sees him riding a Pro Stock and then a Top Fuel drag bike...

cant wait to see what he says about those ...

[art b]

its on today dec 29th...


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[Incursus]

Watched it this afternoon...that blokes a nutter! Oi nutter!



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[Big Mouse]

Great program, looking forward to the rest. Nice to see a high profile racer who isn't up his own arse too

[art b]

he did well, didnt he ,
took 3 months to get fitter,
and a fair bit of dangerous testing on the beach....

a few interesting people came forward to explain some of the physics of it all
an interesting bit of tv..

im looking forward to the riding on water progg....

[art b]

i was well impressed by the teams efforts on the riding a bike on water

guy has some balls too..

[Incursus]

Quoting: art b

guy has some balls too..

I stand by my original comment..

Quoting: Incursus

that blokes a nutter! Oi nutter!

[Roadkill]

F*ck it, missed it !

[art b]

its on 4od ...

[F Body]

Quoting: art b

guy has some balls too.

Quoting: Incursus

.that blokes a nutter! Oi nutter!

Repeatedly going face first over the handlebars at 30 to 40mph into water is insane

Without spoiling it for RK, I was expecting him to breeze it

[Roadkill]

Finally got it on series link and watched the last one last night.

Fair play.  

[Andy]

The one where he rides a Pro Stock bike is on tonight, so tune in for 8pm...

[Incursus]

Watched it last night...looked like fun!

Though having looked down a ski slope of that ilk....

Some of the Green runs are bad enough

[Jamieg285]

I've watched all four now and thoroughly enjoyed them.

I was starting to ask the point of some sections though.  What was the point of doing a laser 3D map of him in lycra, when come the actual run he is in full motorbike racing leathers, complete with back protector hump on it

I have to say though, after watching this I will be going to watch his film 'Closer to the Edge'.  Anyone seen this one?

[Andy]

Quoting: Jamieg285

I was starting to ask the point of some sections though. What was the point of doing a laser 3D map of him in lycra, when come the actual run he is in full motorbike racing leathers, complete with back protector hump on it

I think that bit must have been lost in the edit, because I'm sure they were going to demonstrate like the lorry challenge that with all the turbulence over the profile of him, the best thing would be some sort of wind deflector like they went with.

I thought they were pretty good, and he not bad at on screen stuff.

[F Body]

Quoting: Jamieg285

I have to say though, after watching this I will be going to watch his film 'Closer to the Edge'. Anyone seen this one?

I have the CD if you want to borrow it

[art b]

that slope on the bobsleigh record challenge was a big un...