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FREE GUY MARTIN: WHEN YOU DEAD, YOU DEAD: MY ADVENTURES AS A ROAD RACING TRUCK FITTER PDF Guy Martin | 320 pages | 27 Sep 2016 | Ebury Publishing | 9780753556672 | English | London, United Kingdom Malcolm & Eddie 1x11 Dead Guy - video dailymotion Guy Martin born 4 November is a British lorry -mechanic better known publicly as a motorcycle racer turned television presenter of engineering- based projects, being likened to the late You Dead: My Adventures as a Road Racing Truck Fitter Dibnah. Martin started racing in and in competed on a road Guy Martin: When You Dead for the first time at the Isle of Man TT. Following the Ulster Grand Prix accident, Martin decided to retire from motorcycle racing although he did not disclose the decision publicly. The campaign used the then-new version of the Honda Fireblade. After crashing heavily with gearbox trouble in the Superbike TT race, Martin gained a second-place finish in the TT Zero race for electrically-powered machines on the Honda Mugen. Martin returned to road racing in May at the Tandragee in Northern Ireland. Martin starred in Closer to the Edgea documentary on TT racing. He has since presented programmes on various engineering topics and the Channel 4 series Speed with Guy Martin when he set speed records in a variety of human and engine powered vehicles. He has authored three books, and competed in mountain bike pedal-cycle races. His first job after leaving school was as a heavy vehicle mechanic, which he retained since, being unwilling to give it up for full-time racing and media. Martin was born on 4 November in a suburb of GrimsbyLincolnshireEngland. His mother, Rita Kidals, was of Latvian heritage, her father having come to Britain in as a political refugee. Soon after Martin's birth, the family moved to a house outside the town, where they remained. Martin has two sisters and a brother. His brother, Stuart, is also a truck mechanic and motorbike racer. His younger sister, Kate, was the first female mechanic in the BSB paddock before leaving to start a family with two-times TT sidecar winner, Patrick Farrance. Martin had shown an interest in working on trucks as early as age Although his interest matched his father's trade, he was happy for Guy to do his own thing. Post- school he enrolled in North Lindsey College on a motor vehicle engineering course, but on recognising further education without pay was not for him, he secured an apprenticeship as a truck fitter with a Volvo centre, John Hebb Volvo. He also earns money by tuning fellow racer's bikes in the evenings, [16] and also takes casual work during TT race weeks. While completing his apprenticeship as a lorry mechanic, Martin Guy Martin: When You Dead motorbikes in his spare time. Martin decided to take up racing after a crash on public roads at age Guy Martin: When You Dead he moved to the Uel Duncan Racing team, staying with them until In the search for a more competitive team, Martin joined Hydrex Honda for the season. This switch to what was effectively a factory team meant the end of tuning his own equipment — for TAS Guy Martin: When You Dead would simply be riding You Dead: My Adventures as a Road Racing Truck Fitter machines. Martin suffered a serious crash in the Dundrod Superbike event, part of the Ulster Grand Prix races in August Sincehe has also got into bicycle racing, in hour events. He was uncertain if the decision would lead him to retire from road racing, mountain bike racing, or if he would go on to do something else, but said "if I do race on the roads it will be with TAS". Martin first came to the attention of TV executives in when he appeared in an ITV4 programme intended primarily for fans of that year's TT race. Spellman shot some additional test material of Martin back at home in the summer and the boss of North One television showed the clips to a BBC executive. Martin's first appearances on TV documentaries were on programmes based around his passion for engineering rather than his love of adrenaline sport, The Boat that Guy Built airing on the BBC inand How Britain Worked on Channel 4 in Despite enjoying the work, due to the amount of time it was taking to film his Speed series, time taken away from his maintenance job, Guy Martin: When You Dead considered taking a break from television in He changed his mind after reaching a deal to film the India and wall of death programmes, and possibly a few more one-off Speed specials, including an unstated record in Europe. Martin has written three books about his life, releasing his autobiographyGuy Martin: My Autobiography, on 8 May Martin is also listed as the author of companion books for some of his television shows: How Britain Worked, published on 4 October [33] and Speedpublished on 1 December Martin also writes for the driving section of The Sunday Times newspaper. In July it was confirmed that Martin was to pilot Triumph Motorcycles' attempt on the Guy Martin: When You Dead land speed record World's Fastest Motorcycleat the time standing at Martin's quest to set a new two-wheeled world land speed record was called off due to conditions on the course. The streamliner tipped over when it passed over a rut in the track as it was being towed to the start line. Triumph said rain meant it was not possible to create the required-consistency across the mile course necessary to undertake the attempt. A mile into the run the machine lost traction on the damp You Dead: My Adventures as a Road Racing Truck Fitter, veering off the steered path and tipping over on the course. Martin was confirmed to be "completely uninjured" and the record attempt was postponed once more. Reviewing Closer to the Edgehis breakthrough appearance, [3] [4] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said: "What could have been a pretty dull film just for motorbike fans and devotees of the Isle of Man TT race, achieves real human interest and excitement due partly to a focus on one competitor: likable motormouth Guy Martin. The wider media have picked up on his views, interests, reluctance to be famous and "simple" lifestyle, [4] [10] leading to descriptions of Martin as a "working-class hero". Various commentators have also drawn Guy Martin: When You Dead to his sideburnsworn since age 16, [4] [10] [49] [51] [54] [48] his use of phrases such as "graft" work and "proper" [48] as well as his addiction to drinking tea [21] [55] [56] — his on screen explaining of the reasons for why he prefers to put the milk in first was part of what drew him to the attention of his eventual television producer Woodroffe. Items owned by Martin were loaned to the Grampian Transport Museum in Alford, Aberdeenshire to display as part of their season. He had previously visited the museum in It featured his Merlin engine, three of his favourite motorcycles, and the gravity racer used in his Speed series. Martin You Dead: My Adventures as a Road Racing Truck Fitter his strong work ethic to his father's example. Martin is not comfortable with being a public figure and rejects any notion that he is a celebrity, turning down offers such as Top Gear's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car segment. He does not see TV work as a job in itself and would not miss it if it were to end; he views it as a means to do things he otherwise could not, [10] [17] gaining invaluable sources of information and experiences from the people it allows him to meet. Although following in his father's footsteps into motorcycle racing, Martin is clear that it was his own choice, his father never pressured him into it. His passion for the TT was ignited at age 16 with the invitation from Baz Kirk to return to the island. He hopes to win a TT before the event is banned You Dead: My Adventures as a Road Racing Truck Fitter health and safety reasons. I haven't got a death wish but it makes things exciting, doesn't it? Mindful of the risks, he would not regret dying in a race, but he is prepared to go beyond the line beyond which you risk crashingin order to win. He has never wanted to race motorbikes full-time, believing he would get sick of the sight of them, [17] and liking the ability of being able to point to his amateur status to professionals, as both an excuse when he loses and a way to gloat when he wins. The International road race meetings had mixed results: the North West never went particularly well, The Isle of Man TT looked promising but problems soon led to it being another disappointment. At the final international of the year, the Ulster Grand Prixhe took 4 race wins and a 2nd making him the Man of the Meeting. In the early season Martin took part in British Superbike and Supersport rounds to prepare for the road racing season. The first major international of the year was the North West in which he finished with an eighth, a fourth, two thirds and a second. The Isle of Man TT was the next major race on the calendar and he got a third, two seconds and a DNF after running out of fuel with fewer than three miles to go until his first pit stop.