Trident
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RE: Guy Martin last fling ?
Quote:'DBD 34'
Begs the question of what exactly he has won.....?
Guy Martin :-
11 Ulster Grand Prix wins.
13 wins and outright lap record holder at the Southern 100.
The second fastest TT rider ever at 132.398mph (2015 senior)
16 TT podiums. That's more than Agostini, Robert Dunlop, Michael Rutter, David Jefferies, Phil Read, Cameron Donald and Carl Fogarty. He's had more podiums than Geoff Duke and John Surtees combined. (a right pair of no-hopers )
Good enough for you?
(This post was last modified: 18-05-2016, 10:41 AM by Malcolm.)
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18-05-2016, 10:26 AM |
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Dingocooke
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RE: Guy Martin last fling ?
Why would anyone knock any TT racer? GM's record at the TT is pretty good, and he's not done bad at places like Scarborough either.
I don't get all the anti GM sniping that goes on, it's the nearest road racing has ever got to blooming football
To answer the OP, he's entered in the Tour Divide, so he's stated that he's not going to be at the TT
http://www.tourdivide.org
2,7145 miles from Canada to Mexico, off road, one stage all self supported; quite an event to even finish.
As John McGuiness says, 'don't write him off, I'm sure Guy will be back'
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scaramanga
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RE: Guy Martin last fling ?
(17-05-2016, 10:44 PM)DBD 34 Wrote: Good for him, like I say he might be better sticking to push bikes.
You missed mentioning that he also hasn't won at NW200. Begs the question of what exactly he has won.....
Also interested in knowing who you refer to as "superstars that won't race at the S100" any names??
jm130
hutchy
to name 2 but i dont knock them for it
its there choice at the end of the day
alister sealy is all time nw 200 winner but he hasnt even entered a tt never mind stood on the podium
some times a better rider is 1 that has more consistent success rather than the od win
there are many very good tt riders who have not stood on the podium that often
jason griffiths was very very good tt rider but never won but he had 20 podium finishes
won the manx 3 times and another 2 podiums
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(This post was last modified: 19-05-2016, 10:02 PM by scaramanga.)
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19-05-2016, 09:56 PM |
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Trident
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RE: Guy Martin last fling ?
(18-05-2016, 11:37 AM)DBD 34 Wrote: ...... I am saying that I find it annoying that he gets so much attention when he hasn't won a TT or NW.......
That's just the way of the world. Guy's a 'character', a 'personality'. The media recognised him as such and homed in on him, fair play to him for making a good living from being Guy Martin. (and no, I don't buy into the 'I'm just a truck mechanic who races motorbikes for fun' nonsense) Irrespective of that he's still one of the best road-racers of all time. If he won 5 races in a week and set new lap records in every class you still wouldn't like him.
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19-05-2016, 10:39 PM |
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