The World's Fastest 85.6mph Gravity Racer | Guy Martin Proper
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He’s a legend! Not right in the head but a total legend
Well said buddy, absolute legend.
Laughing
Perfect description lol
Totally well said!
So you're a psychiatrist?
The more Guy I watch, the more I would like to meet him.
Totally agree!
Bradley VanTassal get to an event you know he’s attending and he will talk to you, he’s happy to let you take pics and generally a top man. These guys (tt legends) aren’t like your usual celebs at all
Gaz Mgow - well said totally true
@@gazmgow622, I may have to try that. Got a project to finish first.
Better hurry. His type aren't long for this world.
Big crash big crash ambulances needed. Guy “that was mega best thing ever” 😂😂😂
Hugh Bale first time I rolled a car on the track my first response was can I have a go again. Weirdly I know guys mindset all to well.
@big carp catcher what? his go head first into any problem with the aim to achieve or learn something without wanting to give up until his desired goal is met is unique?
The only time you will ever feel truly alive is on the edge death the rush is unreal, cool crash guy
Gahahaha
It all slows down, normal sound falls away and your brain highlights the slightest motion changes, all your senses are heightened beyond comprehension, oddly your sense of smell and your physical orientation become permanent reminders, it a very odd feeling, then if your lucky silence, just milliseconds before the rush that tells you whether your good to go or not. It’s not always mega..I’ve skipped the middle bit a few times. He’s in a different league though, unless you have touched the speeds he has with no room for error and pulled it off you can’t compare.
To be fair after you've done the Isle of Man TT, I imagine few things could scare you. What a legend.
Macho Fantastico imagine how fast he'd be if he was capable of actually WINNING a TT.
Allen Hanford i mean he has like 15 land speed records
@@Aron-ru5zk and that's very impressive. But he can't win a TT.
@@allenhanford Can you? What have you done that is significant? I would be happy with 10% of the achievements of Guy Martin. He has a go at just about everything that involves speed, mechanical technology and transport. Who can win a TT apart from the 1% of elite few such as Mcguinness, Joey Dunlop, Michael Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson, Bruce Anstey, Agostini and Hailwood. Why would you highlight something he hasn't achieved rather than recognising all the great things he has done? The riders I mentioned have not achieved 10% of the things Guy Martin has done. He has a go and is a very interesting character. He hasn't gone to the moon or won an F1 World Championship but so what?
@@droceretik I'm merely taking issue with calling him a "legend". He's a television presenter who's fast on a bike. Interesting, sure, but his list of achievements are mostly developed without his participation and he shows up late to pilot the car/motorcycle/skateboard/etc., to unearned glory.
He's really only famous for rapidly speaking unintelligible English, having bushy sideburns, and pretending he's still primarily a truck mechanic. Oh, and not winning TTs.
"Faster with flames that's a rule".
So proud of myself as a German, to have gotten that bit.
The man is legend.
Should have painted it red, red is even faster.
@@oleister if they'd painted it red with flames he would have died from the speed alone.
Needed the go faster stripes, they always add 100mph 😂
I remember putting a flying dragon transfer on my CWS bicycle, we used to joke that CWS stood for copper wire and string, I still think as I did all those years ago it added 5 mph to the bikes top speed.
@docskate - I like that the champ is a German lady 💚🇩🇪 Germans: we do things better
If every man on earth had Guy Martins attitude and spirit the world would be an amazing place.
that is so true
They'd be hardily any left lol.
Then every commute will be full of crashes
9:57 has a big ass crash, get's out all smiles, I'm sitting here laughing my head off. Guy Martin is a f**king gem
Guy has exprienced more than a hundred miles per hour crash many time before
Next : guy Martin goes 90mph using a towel rack
Chuckle...
Guy Martin goes 90mph using a towel…
Sliding upside down along the tarmac “just keep calm and keep everything in....
....best crash of the year....” 😂👍🏼
He has amazing control and is really good at crashing without getting hurt......love your work, cheers from Down Under, Rustie.
An aussie named Rustie... hahaha strewth
I think people sometimes forget he raced the IOM. There really isn't alot you couldn't do after that. And he isn't mad, the majority of people are just extremely ordinary and it's people like Guy that make you realise how in the box you really live
".....best crash of the last few years." You gotta love Guy Martin .
In his crash at IOM, he stated his first concern when coming too, was that they had cut his leathers open.
All motorcyclists are like that - my small crash had ambulance guys wanting to cut them off, I said 'naff' help me out of them as I haven't broken anything, hell a lot of bruising though!
@@RamonInNZ I was sedated in A&E so they could cut mine off... I was adamant I'd get out of them with a broken femur, collarbone, wrists, and four cracked ribs.
Became a human/motorbike fireball at bally scary, 90 mph crash must have been almost pedestrian to him. Living legend, humble too.
That's gotta be the coolest tt crash ever...just nuts!
I'm pretty sure you have to run in both directions for a speed record to count... You know, to account for wind and stuff.
Joking, obviously. This is fantastic
Your thinking of anti-gravity racing.
Yes the second run should be with the vehicle facing backwards.
@@Dug6666666 and going back up hill where it came from! Lol!
Strangely, this was my first thought with the toboggan run!
I love guys reactions to anything! So funny! Love to meet him sometime
The world needs more guy martins. His smile after everything he dose is infectious never stop guy
Crashing at 90mph and he says its mega, What a legend.
The car had slowed to way below 90mph before he actually crashed though.
@@asgeiralbretsen When you consider his usual Isle of Man TT crashes at 130+mph, most things seem slow then :P
What a moron
@@Bmants Why does he feature in so many special events and is liked by so many people? What have you achieved that is significant. He is an engineer so he has to be fairly intelligent. Are you jealous?
New NASA astronaut for Mars mission.
Guy Martin - Isle of Mann legend living the dream... he's nuts and I love him
It ain’t guy Martin without a crash he knows how to stack it in style our county hero
Definitely some good chemistry between Guy and Helene Schmit!
perfect match!
@@T33Killah, I agree!!!
@@tearsofrageclan4143 Helene is one of the nicest perople i know... and a badass strat luger to boot!. i have to push really hard to keep up with her!
I love how everyone freaked out about it, Guy gets out the car with a massive smile of his face sad about his helmet. Not the 85-90mph crash he experienced haha. What a legend
I bet they made that kart with all kinds of expensive lightweight materials eh.... now let's add 20kg of ballast hahahah
Rather than a heavy kart then add ballast to redistribute the weight balance? Think about this. Which will reach the ground first and achieve the highest speed if dropped from a balloon at 1,000 ft? A plastic beach ball of 1 metre diameter or a steel ball of 1 metre diameter? I think it is a fine line between correct weight, tyre friction and the ability to turn. In a straight run down a steep slope I would put my money on a kart that weighed 120 kg total compared to 100 kg because the power to wind resistance ratio was better on the heavier kart. Gravity is the engine. and 120 kg has more power.
I have a boring office job, watching Guy, it puts a spring in my step. A living British legend, keep going lad, keep going.
you should go to Echo Beach someday
it's a bit far away in time tho
mad as a box of spanners , but one of this eras heroes, for me anyway.
What a great second date :P
The ultimate man's man. So much love for Guy 🇬🇧
I love how Guy is so humble and cool as can be at all times. Not to mention the skills this man has are unbelievable.
Guy is the definition of a mad lad, this man has balls of steel walking out of that crash like nothing happened. Could have gone much worse, glad he was able to walk out without a scratch.
why do you always do it. hammond learned the hard way and now your at it. WE HAD TO RUN ONE MORE TIME.
hammond isnt a pro racer and dont know how to brace himself or compose in a crash ,he does
This Dude drags a 200kg screaming machine by the scruff of the neck, flat out touching speeds of up to 200mph, over the course of a distance of 200+miles, on unpreped roads, with zero run off space if he gets it wrong, and he has got it wrong more than once...on the grand scale of things, this is playschool stuff, you really have understand the mindset of a roadbike racer, Hammond is no comparison to Martin
he is a bit of a nutter :-) yea right he is. Love it.
And to think, when we were kids, we achieved about 12 (maybe/ish) mph with a plank of wood and four pram wheels. Our hill was a lot steeper, but we only had about 75 yards run. . . . . and no brakes, other than the soles of your shoes. Eeh, how times have moved on.
We never scratched any helmets though. . . . . . We didn't have any!
If you watch a lot of Guy's videos, he does take a few records, that's for certain, but I'm not going tell, you'll have to watch them for yourselves - assuming you haven't already seen the TV series?
My plank broke so the front wheels fell off and I scraped a big load of skin off one hip/thigh sliding down the road. That bloody hurt. We didn't get all that fancy protective kit back in the 70s.
@@xxwookey My tyre came off the rim in a tight turn and I slid sideways across the pavement on my arse, my nylon undies melted and stuck to the skin and grazes, couldn't get the melted bits off till the scabs came off !
Them were the days !
I got a whip start from a rope and bicycle at the top of the run, crappy lawnmower wheels, undersized 1/2" mild steel axel. Crate lumber frame and a rope loop for steering, a 1/2" lag bolt through the 2x4 lumber steering assembly. No brakes of any sort, but i did have a hockey helmet and knee pads for safety gear. No videos, cell phones or world record keepers were present. From memory, according to the "one thousand one, one thousand two" precision timing method I was hauling arse down the road. The road had no curves but at what I thought was my top speed my cart developed a serious violent side to side shaking in the steering rope! The cart shook so hard that the front left lawnmower wheel sheared the nail that was holding the wheel on the axel. That's when things started getting dicey! The cart veered off the road into the ditch and the axel dug into the soft gravel road side. I somersaulted along with the cart rolling on top me! My safety crew was following during my run right behind me on their spider bikes. Everyone agreed I was going at least 100 mph! Not true, but the story sounded better like that at school the next day. I ended up with a good cut on my left thigh, bruises, and lump on my head from when the cart rolled on top of me. But I did get kisses on the cheek from 2 girls in neighborhood then about 3 hours later my dad got home from work and beat my ass with his belt for almost killing myself and scaring the hell out of my mom with a bloody leg! It was SO worth it! Lolol true event!!
I love how you could see water pouring out of the cockpit lol
Oh no Scotty she's going to blow
"Best crash of the year " ! 😯☺😆😂🤣
Love the almost childlike glee this guy brings to all of his endeavors. Oh, and the skill and balls also.
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They flip the car back upright and notice fluids leaking from the car,,,,,,
“Guy, that impact was enough to rupture some water bottles, you Okay?”
Guy says slyly,,,,,”sorry mate, but that’s not water,,, I was so happy to know I could wiggle me fingers & toes, I believe that I wee’d a bit ;)”. Lol
Good job, Guy.
Love your enthusiasm and wit.
Love the difference in reaction. At the top the people were breaking down thinking he had died and at the bottom Guy emerges with an ear to ear grin worried about his helmet.
One of a kind. God please watch over this wacky, awesome dude.
Guy is just something else. As soon as they flip him over and his helmet comes off he's got a smile on his face.
They are such a cute couple.
They're not a couple
@@oscarmuffin4322 Yet :D
@@stevemason4753 I think this was produced back in 2014 and Guy currently has a partner who, he is not married to, and has had a child with.
@@oscarmuffin4322 missed opportunity
Steve Mason I like what you did there 🤣🤣😂
Sometimes, the people who do these daring things are jerks with ego problems, but you just have to love Guy Martin! I'm so happy that he holds the record and that he walked away with only a badly scratched helmet.
Of all the 85.6mph gravity racers in the world, this one's the fastest!
That guy is totaly mental, Love it.
The extra bottle of water in his helmet 😮
If you want to reach maximum speed, you need to fart at just the right moment. Most people don't know this. Use this knowledge to your advantage.
😂
A very obscure attempt at humour that would be missed by 99.9% of people. I am one of the mainstream. Could you explain the joke please or explain the technicalities of passing wind at a moment which will increase the speed of a gravity racer. Give some research references and experimental data please. Oh, it could be another lame attempt at a fart joke which most kids give up at 6 years of age. Yes, probably the latter.
@@droceretik I agree it was a lame attempt, but I think he meant if the driver farts while going down the mountain his speed would get a boost from the jet propulsion coming from his ass hole, his theory has not been proved.
Or put rocks in the front. Cough cough
Guy did fart, but the previous nights meal made him nauseous. That's why he crashed the vehicle.
Obviously none of those engineers saw Martin drop his bike at 180 on the Isle of Man and blow up five gallons of fuel. He emerged from a ball of fire about twenty feet in the air, scratching more than his helmet.
You just described the "Terminator". Thinking about it ... he just might be one.
Those engeneers are only environmental activists, bicycle lovers, with no understanding about the forces which become relevant above 20 miles per hour... They should have built that vehicle in a very different manner... adding some flaps which activates on braking and turning, givint the vehicle a better downforce in corners and some side flaps which activates when turning into the corner... olso ba doing so adding additinal weight to the vehicle....
but they have no understanding about such things... they seem to be tree huggers...
I am sorry for Guy that he agreed to work with such incompetent people and risk his helmet for them... His helmet alone may be ten times worth the value of that gravity vehicle...
Dude was more excited by the wreck than he was setting the record, lol.
Knowing absolutely nothing about the aerodynamics or weight distribution on this world record breaking vehicle, the only thing I would have done differently would be to concentrate the extra weight at the front end. Putting too much behind Guy’s seat was always going to result in a tank-slapper. Apart from that, well done matey! I bet you will be back for another go at breaking the magic “90”!
A refreshing attitude and he surrounds himself with positive people.
Congratulations to the team! The world could learn a lot from the positive, happy attitude of Guy Martin!
... Guy Martin is the winged Mercury, divinity in charge of Pure Speed, his Myth is imprinted forever in World Time.
Man this is one thing I truly love about guy its whenever he crashes he has a massive smile on his face like oh well get up lets go again. Guys a legend
Guy you absolute legend
love how they are all so scared seeing him crash at 90 mph when he crashes at double that at the tt and walks away, hes like a cat always lands on his feet
He's bailed off his bike, on purpose, going faster than this.
90mph with a 5 point harness and a carbon fiber body shell, that enough to make any motorcyclist feel invincible.
Still scary shit though.
if a "gentle push" is allowed at the start, have you thought about solid fuel rockets boosters ? :P
SlCKB0Y how did you achieve 200mph “A little gentle push did the job”
I have it on good authority that if you are mad and you know that you are mad, then you actually aren't mad. Guy obviously knows this.
what 2 say..respect 4 achiewments in speed rec's as well as crazynes, in a good way! Greetings from Croatia!
Amazing another world record congratulations. You're a major credit to the sport thank you.
The worlds FASTEST 85.6mph gravity racer? What a coincidence! I just got done watching a video about the world's SECOND fastest 85.6mph gravity racer. 85.6mph gravity racing is my new favourite sport! It's so good, it makes 79.32mph gravity racing look like 77.9mph gravity racing!
I sure you have a point there somewhere but i can't find it. Could you explain?
Guy Martin is the coolest person, no one is cooler.
Guy has the best job. People ask him to do wild stuff and he gets to crash and bash stuff for fun.
How the hell did he get 9👎🏼 ? Philistines
The added weight was in the wrong place . Threw off it's center of gravity . The final time the tail wagged the dog .
Chuck some water bottles behind the brake pedal, that'll make it go faster. lol
I could not help thinking if they where chasing every last bit of speed, why not hundred mile an hour tape the canopy down.
That gap behind his shoulder was cavernous in aerodynamics terms.
You should have been running the record attempts.
It might even have stayed on when he went sideways too :-)
lets be honest we all want to be guy martin dudes a fcking legend
Badass driving, badass designers and badass support team....The whole thing is badass....Congrats Bro...Have a pint...Or 6
Oh my helmet is scratched. Did you get it on camera. Legend
Hi Martin, congratulations for the record and the video, as you are a mechanic and a former track rally driver and I was also racing in gravitational races, since I saw your video I promised to try and beat it. I will be glad if you want when I try it in the Italian Alps to invite you with your car, bye
Know one can ever question his comment good luck guy a true racer
No matter what he does that's the best thing he has ever done. :D
That 'crash' is what TT riders do as a warm up before road racing.
The fact that he crashed shows that we as engineers have done a good job.. lol. Great job guys!!
Can’t help but feel ya know this bloke.
he seems happier gathering data from crashes rather than breaking records.
"It was the best thing ever!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The flames just give the cart that extra Australian touch
'straya!!! Needs an ls though...
I could see him hanging out with Steve Irwin, I reckon the two would be best mates chasing the adrenalin
😎👍🏻 Fair play buddy !!
My helmet! I scratched my helmet! In another crash that GUY was worried about his new leathers. Don't cut my leathers. He's made of different material...
Legend not rgt in the head he a very clever guy just loves speed and taking risks , balls of steel Gotta love him
You alright Mate "NO I've scratch my helmet" What a Legend :)
11:49
Best crash of the year...
This Guy is my kinda crazy ! 🤪
Love his particular cavalierity.
The girl was like omg no omg noo
Mans survived a 170 mph motorbike crash at the tt , 90 mph crash cant hurt this guy 😂🔥😆
Cracking video and Love Guys Enthusiam/presentation plus he looks like a mostly shaved Wookie!
he def is a legend and crazy as hell but... to be fair... the previous record was set by americans on an open public road with oncoming traffic so i gotta respect that as well
hairpin turn.....great idea.
Best crash of the year..best crash of the last few years..
Hats off
Does anyone else have a massive crush on him, he rides the line of genius and insane so perfectly
Eric Palmer no I’m straight
I do
@@marklavern8855 I'm straight, but total man-crush lol
Legend.
Steve Mason what ever floats your boat sir😂
That water bottle sticking out the back at 9:30 is slightly comical though, you have to admit. Well done as always Guy.
Should have distribute more weight to the centre. Same principle as towing a trailer.
Excellent runs however...🙌🤠
I've cycled up and down ventoux. It's an experience, let's just say that
GUY MARTIN DON'T WORRY ,YOU ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD,YES!
He got the wolverine vibe but a happy wolffy XD
That carbon fiber fuselage saved his life
"Looking at the floor sliding down on me helmet" OUCH !
This record has been break few years ago by Fast Donnie, with more than 100 mph during the event "l'Ultime Descente" in Canada. ;)
Great effort on the part of the Engineering/design team.
1:54 - A fire suit, great idea Guy. It'll come in handy if those flames end up setting alight your engineless, gravity powered racer.
Guy always wants to go faster he is NT afraid guy is the man!