[Closed] Guy Martin wall of death. Who's tuning in?

I predict record viewing figures. Grid demand will be high too, which will keep me working when I should have my feet up.

Set to record... I suspect many advert breaks before doing it at 20:25

1Hr 45mins yeah I think m0rk has the answer.

Quite chuffed as for some reason we thought it was on last night. Shall be tuning in with a pizza and beer...

Grid demand will be high too,

🙂 looks like HH43

I will be, but on CH4+1, as I'm hospital visiting so will miss the start.

Wall of death, Pah!
Eric Winkle Brown used to ride the wall of death with a Lion in the sidecar!
True!

meh.

I've signed up for 4OD just so I can watch it 🙂

It's daft and over-hyped (probably), but it's [u]proper[/u] family entertainment telly, the type of which I wish there was more of.

Has to be done:

Thats how you do it, with a lion in the sidecar, come on Guy and up your game tha knows.

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I'm sat here wishing it wasn't live.
quite looking forward to the wall riding cyclist.

Yeah least something might happen then.

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Is nipper99 the cyclist? 🙄

Reading the Wiki article, there's no mention of anyone ever being injured doing a Wall of Death let alone dying.

off for a shower drac?

Yeah a cold one to keep me awake.

Oh wait something is happening.

Nah, his accent bothers me, its like someone from Slough pretending to be northern.

Where's Terrahawk and the tandem? 🙂

The sun's not out.

What are they going to do for the next hour if he manages it after the ad break?

Where's Terrahawk

Stood at the top of the wall.

At least there's STW to keep it entertaining. And the hot lady with the bleeding gums.

Drac, stop watching it fella. 😉

Ok that was impressive. 😀

😯

Cool, can watch something else now 😀

So what's happening for the next hour?!

Yeah I was wondering that. The bike sounds amazing though

PrinceJohn - Member

So what's happening for the next hour?!

83mph?
Place your bets below

I think they should give Mr. Fox a go and see how fast he can knock one out.

Yeah proper roar on that bike. I've switched over now.

I'm going with 87.3 🙂

So exiting that I have already turned over to Uni Challenge!

Am watching ... wait a minute ... wait a minute ...

ITV: New: Further Tales from Northumberland .... 😆

edit: Robson Green ... arrgghhh ... 😡

Was well up for this show till I realised that Welsh **** was presenting it

Blimey, he's nails!

Guy Martin passes the 7g test but slimjim bottles it with the South Walian. 😆

Most live programes are recorded and then sent out with a delay just in case something happens, and gives them time to put adverts or something else pre recorded up in stead.

Only person ive ever seen do really live was Jasper Carrot, who brought a portable tv on stage then started flicking through the channels to prove he was live,and we all flicked the channels to check, and some didnt go back to him.

😯

If you're going to beat it may as well smash it.

Never mind Drac, The Island starts again in just over ten minutes. Apparently, there's a big twist this season. 😀

Blimey 😯

Never mind Drac, The Island starts again in just over ten minutes. Apparently, there's a big twist this season.

The what?

I think he wanted 80!!

Again again again? No guy, that's it. Ohhhhh...

Hmmm looked like he wanted 80mph. "No time for another run"

Edit: beaten to it...

Watching BBC Two: An Island Parish: Shetland ... 😛

The whole show is toss, it would be far better if they recorded it as the live element doesn't add anything. Guy wants to hit 80 but they won't allow so they can hit the to schedule.
Hope he gets to play after everyone ****s off home

chewkw - Member
Watching BBC Two: An Island Parish: Shetland ...

Which begs the question why you're posting on this thread. Is it 'cos you love Guy? You want to kiss him don't you?

It's commercial TV.
The longer the program, the more adverts are sold. A 30 minute program wouldn't have enough adverts to make it financially viable.

I kinda wish Rob Warner had been commentating 😀

So quote of the show and it not even Guy.
"Just getting your eye in like i do with the ladies!"

Hope he gets to play after everyone ****s off home

bearnecessities - Member

chewkw - Member
Watching BBC Two: An Island Parish: Shetland ...

Which begs the question why you're posting on this thread. Is it 'cos you love Guy? You want to kiss him don't you?

Telly is on, pooter is on ... channel & interweb surfing.

Watched that bloke on bike for few minutes ... sooo boringgggg ... (in Stan, American Dad's, voice) 😛

Then post on STW to let you know how borrrring ... boorrring ... that bloke was ... sssssooo borrrinnngggg ...

I hope you are not boreeeedd too otherwise you would not reply to me thread ... are you bored? Sooooo boring ...

Agreed. He'll never get the chance to do this again so it's now or never.
That's some big old rig they've built for him.

And there's me wanting some oak furniture without veneer only to see the out dates "Sale Ends Monday"* adverts

*Shop closed at 6

So they know what g he can take, and therefore can calculate his potential maximum speed per g.

So they know what g he can take, and therefore can calculate his potential maximum speed per g.

Maximum g sat in a seat looking out of the window isn't the same as riding a bike at the same g.

I really enjoyed that, good job.
🙂

Even more unbelievable, that Rob North Rocket isn't leaking any oil.

chewkw - Member

Telly is on, pooter is on ... channel & interweb surfing.
Watched that bloke on bike for few minutes ... sooo boringgggg ... (in Stan, American Dad's, voice) ?
Then post on STW to let you know how borrrring ... boorrring ... that bloke was ... sssssooo borrrinnngggg

I hope you are not boreeeedd too otherwise you would not reply to me thread ... are you bored? Sooooo boring ...

It's ok to be attracted to him, don't stress. I reckon he's great at cuddles.

in typical female stylee, mrs expunks first comment was "ooh shes wearing an engagement ring". so thats it, its official. guys engaged.

Part way through his book and reading about how he hates attention, media, getting recognised. Either he's spinning us a yarn or he can't afford the mortgage anymore.... Not impressed 😯

That was brilliant. I'm so glad he did it on his own, British, bike not that lumpy Indian. That bike looked fantastic and sounded even better. I was slightly nervous and I'm genuinely impressed. Best TV since he did the cycling speed record for me. Superb. Love it. Just wished he could have gone again, but maybe they did him a favour, who knows..?

I loved it, and I love his Slough/acting northern accent too, as its a proper Lincolnshire accent, just like mine. If you don't like stuff on the box, don't watch it.
For me it's a shame he didn't go for that last run, when Stevie Jones cut him off. Never have I thought guy would die on a bike, unlike other road racers. I reckon he could have got a little more out of it. Then again, Mr fox could have got more probably. Good viewing from my tele, and I'll more than likely watch again when repeated

Good stuff. Great to see him do it on his "homemade" bike instead of the Indian. Bet there's a bit of sponsorship spewing going on there...

He's a thoroughly watchable chap. Not sure the live aspect added to it. I'd have been quite happy to watch a recorded version of that with the normal narrator rather than Steve Jones.

Not sure the live aspect added to it.

He just used to Live - Saturday Morning Kitchen is live too.

Surely they could have found a better presenter.

I reckon Guy was a bit miffed when he was told he couldn't go again at the end as he obviously wanted 80+. Would have loved it if he'd told Steve Jones to piss off and done another run anyway. Prefer the programmes where he builds stuff with a bit less padding but it was still better than anything else on tv tonight.

Loved the way the camel toe comment slipped out at the end 😆

Enjoyed it but totally wrong presenter. Steve Jones completely out of his depth especially with a live Guy and mates babbling on. Reckon they should have roped DC in as main presenter seeing as he was just there filling space.

Guy looked proper miffed he couldn't go again. Like others I reckon those bikes are probably still ripping round that wall right now...

Part way through his book and reading about how he hates attention, media, getting recognised. Either he's spinning us a yarn or he can't afford the mortgage anymore.... Not impressed

Well my lads 9 and 7 were glued to it, I think that's more the point, than what any of us older ones think. Great that they can be learning about centripetal force and physiology through a spectacle like that, than watching xfactor or something else vacuous and pointless.
Ps I also enjoyed it! cameltoe comment at the end an added bonus!

Only managed to catch 10 mins of it earlier, pretty good.
But......I remember seeing the wall of death at Dreamland in the 80s and remember the 'arena' being much smaller than the one on TV tonight...?

...I remember seeing the wall of death at Dreamland in the 80s and remember the 'arena' being much smaller than the one on TV tonight...?

Good show but glad I started 30 mins late and had the option to fast forward a little.

I only caught 10 mins of the show when on a break at work so yes was thinking that the larger wall it would be 'easier' to go faster.

A good concept and a great result but a large chunk of the programme was just terrible. The live element added nothing to the spectacle and as has been pointed out, meant that Guy couldn't do another run and therefore "put the record out of reach" or whatever they said. Kind of defeating the whole objective of the programme. All the recorded bits were up to the usual Speed with . . . Standards.

Steve Jones was a mistake and what was up with the timing/speed recording and camera positioning? It was almost like they hadn't tested any of it. The info delay and commentary was comical, thank god this isn't the channel presenting Formula 1.

Oh.

Anyway, well done Guy it was a great achievement and mostly a good programme.

Cool feat but a bit of a mess of a show...

Funny, I've seen Ken Fox's show live and after about 20 seconds I was like "seen all I need to", I bailed after a couple of minutes. But that big wall just totally outdoes my brain's ability to comprehend it, even though it's such simple physics it's just tooooo biiiiiig

Tbh i think the producers were saving guy from guy.

Guy would keep going till he ended up in a heap sprayed across the wall at high speed.

His runs were getting sketchier and sketchier - his mentor seemed to agree.

Whoever hired that presenter chap needs to have a word with himself.