Guy Martin on TV again.

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Guy Martin: The Worlds Fastest Van?

CH4 at 9pm Sunday 4th November 2018.

This could be interesting :eh:

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I think this may be a repeat Chris.
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alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:06 pm I think this may be a repeat Chris.
Funny you should say that as my wife said exactly the same thing, what with her being a big fan of Guy Martin.

I didn't think it is a repeat. The last one was a time trials in America, this time he's at the Nurburgring, and as I understand it his van now has a rather special engine fitted in the back, may be mid-way.

I hope I have that right :wink: :)

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You could be right as it's not listed as a repeat.
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Box set to record thank you
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lloydie wrote:Box set to record thank you
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That was good watching .
Still no mention of sabine schmitz lap time in a standard van of 10m8s tho !!!!

Tho o would like to have guys van for a day or two
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was a good bit of lads TV and fun to watch.

Some great bits like having his Mrs doing the home video and the old boys who helped him modify the van ... that was the real Guy martin :D .

was also interesting that he chose the Biker to be his co-driver rather than the car instructor. was clear that the car instructor was not they type of person that Guy could relate to [he was a bit up his own ar$e and boasting about what he knew], but the biker was much more down to earth and He and Guy sparked energy off each other.
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great tv, agree that they both were on the same page as they blasted around the ring (ooer!) :lol:
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Loved the "let's just angle-grinder a section of floor out and mount the engine there" approach to modification.... :clap:
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It was even better than I was expecting :D

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Given all the work he did and money spent I think they failed to make the most of it, the saying ‘don’t spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar’ comes to mind, a more through shake down would have revealed the problems they had in Germany and they would have been able to deal with them before they went. The fire was caused by the turbo oil feed pipe either coming loose at the banjo bolt or failing, these pipes are generally braided hose so it's more likely to have come loose, they had a serious brake imbalance again this could have improved/cured with a brake bias valve or better still a better designed brake system, just bolting on big calipers and rotors doesn't work and it showed with the rear locking up etc.
The other thing is they talked about weight loss but didn’t do anything here (and that would have made a massive difference), polyurethane to replace the glass etc and they could have lightened the body quite a lot given they had a full cage providing the structural integrity. And they were also using normal road tyres which aren’t great at track stuff, most tyre makers now do semi slicks for track days I’ve used Toyo’s and Silverstones in the past and they really do make a huge difference.
Now don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed the programme and I’m sure I’m not alone in wishing I had the opportunity/money/time etc to undertake a similar project, when I used to race and rally cars back in the day I loved the prep process so it seems to me much as I admire Guy Martin and his projects I can’t help thinking this one could have been so much better with only a few relatively minor changes and bit better attention to detail.
I've now gone all European and bought a KTM Superduke GT and Aprilia RSV1000R :D ,
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budd wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:38 pm Given all the work he did and money spent I think they failed to make the most of it, the saying ‘don’t spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar’ comes to mind, a more through shake down would have revealed the problems they had in Germany and they would have been able to deal with them before they went. The fire was caused by the turbo oil feed pipe either coming loose at the banjo bolt or failing, these pipes are generally braided hose so it's more likely to have come loose, they had a serious brake imbalance again this could have improved/cured with a brake bias valve or better still a better designed brake system, just bolting on big calipers and rotors doesn't work and it showed with the rear locking up etc.
The other thing is they talked about weight loss but didn’t do anything here (and that would have made a massive difference), polyurethane to replace the glass etc and they could have lightened the body quite a lot given they had a full cage providing the structural integrity. And they were also using normal road tyres which aren’t great at track stuff, most tyre makers now do semi slicks for track days I’ve used Toyo’s and Silverstones in the past and they really do make a huge difference.
Now don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed the programme and I’m sure I’m not alone in wishing I had the opportunity/money/time etc to undertake a similar project, when I used to race and rally cars back in the day I loved the prep process so it seems to me much as I admire Guy Martin and his projects I can’t help thinking this one could have been so much better with only a few relatively minor changes and bit better attention to detail.
But apart from that, it was enjoyable voyeuristic TV sho nuff
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