"Bugger"
Fair play though. That was a hell of a save.....
The level in of engineering in the hovercraft seemed more like [s]Heath Robinson[/s] my shed than the efforts of the previous weeks that included home made ovens and beatiful welding...
And fond memories of the Galloway Sailing school from two glorious seasons working there.
The handle bars scared me...
That was awesome when they repaired the bars with a bit of ally oar handle
Forgot it was on. Still, now I've got fibre broadband own loading programmes is no longer an excercise in teeth-grinding frustration waiting what seemed like days for a download.
I'll watch it later.
Spoilers are exactly what I thought the craft was missing with that frontal lift!
All looked very amateurish, and unsafe.
All hovercraft seem to be made that way. There's a hovercraft museum near me with examples from the experimental stuff in the 50s up to the cross channel ones. Even the military ones seem to be made from spare parts and nans old drawers.
They look great fun but not sure I'd want to go anything like that fast in a flying bathtub!
Pics of weird and wonderful hovers [url= https://www.flickr.com/gp/47933770@N07/PomkFL ]here[/url] including a pedal powered one built by an ancient mariner with impressive whiskers!
Yeah, I too thought this weeks Programme lacked a certain amount of professionalism.
Couldn't understand what the RM bit was in the first part, seemed to add nothing to the journey, then to beef up an F1 shell into a world record beater just seemed to lack both planning and, planning.
But still, "fair play" Guys got bigger balls than I have and I love the programmes...
Still gets a 😀
From me.
The highlight was that fellas dusty phone- he obviously doesnt make many calls!
It's lasted well its a 746 or 8746 so 1967 to mid 80's ish.
Fantastic, it's a low key, enthusiasts sport, hence the lack of F1 style engineering, carbon fibre etc.
He didn't get the world record, but broke the UK one so got a result, fair play for trying to carry on after the near flip over and for calling it a day when it didn't feel right.
FunkyDunc - MemberAll looked very amateurish, and unsafe.
I thought that was the point of the programme.
hacking the oar down to size was unbelievable though.
I like these shows because they are amateurish - they could have thrown a million quid at it and made a jet-powered 200mph hovercraft, but that's not in the spirit of the thing.
FunkyDunc - Member
All looked very amateurish, and unsafe.
Yeah, and?
Guy: "you guys don't f*** around, do ya"
Those h/craft that the Marines use are teh awesumz! I want one!
Nice to see my old sailing club again 😆
Carsington or Galloway sailing centre?
Guy: "you guys don't f*** around, do ya"
Those h/craft that the Marines use are teh awesumz! I want one!
I liked the way they used the steering wheel out of a Ford Escort 😉
"There are old riders, and there are bold riders, but there aren't any old, bold riders"
grahamt1980
That was awesome when they repaired the bars with a bit of ally oar handle
They would have been "Up a creek, without a paddle" without it.... Boom Boom (as Basil Brush used to say) 😉
Great program, but wow, He was lucky not to get hit in the face by the exploding lift fan, as he had his visor open at the time.........
I liked the way they used the steering wheel out of a Ford Escort
that's why they cost a £Million each!
The 2 guys who were 'professionals' made me smile. Their attitude was 'rather him kill himself than us'. I defo got the feeling they'd not put a massive amount of thought into it. Other than that they weren't doing it.
What the hell did indoor parachuting have to do with anything though?
Can't help thinking last night's episode was rather clumsy compared to some of the others, has the format run out of steam?
And I've said it before, but I can't help thinking Guy Martin is now doing a bad impression of Guy Martin. Overused catchphrases, and I hate the way he has to repeat everything twice like a young Fred Elliott.
Other than that, mega program. I say mega program... Lass.
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I thought the last Speed series went the same way, by the last program all he did was turn up and ride. I guess he either has too much on or too little time.
I bet he doesn't spend much time on forums moaning about other people.
Top job, top job.
I thought the last Speed series went the same way, by the last program all he did was turn up and ride. I guess he either has too much on or too little time.I bet he doesn't spend much time on forums moaning about other people.
to give you some perspective, the tandem episode was 12 days of filming and 4 months of training compressed into 45 minutes of footage. It might have appeared that we'd also just turned up and rode the thing after messing about in a lab for a few minutes. One comment the other week was that we'd apparently tested the tandem at Castle Combe for 5 minutes (we did a 6 hour ride that day).
In actual fact, there's this thing called "editing" which avoids the programme being several months long...
I guess he either has too much on or too little time.
He has said (maybe in those C4 shorts) that he'll always do 3-days a week as a truck mechanic. Doesn't exactly leave him with a lot of time what with his summer of road-racing too.
I think you have both taken my post the wrong way, I was replying to the post above mine without "quotes", sorry must be my mistake about the context confusion.
Just watched this. While I usually enjoy Guy doing his thing, this week's episode really did seem to scream of a 30 minute show stretched out to an hour....or rather, an hour show with too much time allotted to odd things.
Royal Marines bit was ok.....but the hot yoga/parachuting bit?
I enjoyed it, and I think the sign that was at the Southampton hovercraft meet was quite appropriate under the circumstances.
Something along the lines of " To play football, hockey, rugby, cricket etc. You only need to turn up with one ball.....'
Hovercraft show maybe not the best. Pikes Peak Race programme really impressed me. He beat his main rival on an under-performing bike on his first time at the mountain. GF very taken now with Mr Martin and he in now on her "Famous Five" list. (FYI 5 famouses you can sleep with), I said she had my blessing,I'd borrow his Orange Five while he was round ours.... . The part when he finally goes and gets to find out he has actually won his class make me cry (Hey !, he did!) when I watch it.
I thought it was brilliant. Despite it being less 'professional' than some efforts.
Excellent entertainment from a bloke who grows in my estimation each time.
Reading his book gives an insight into some of when he bailed this week. Despite racing the TT at god knows what speed year in year out, he never thinks of the danger, because to him, it's not a danger, there's no risk as he's within his comfort zone.
Massive massive balls.
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"Am I scared of dying? No, I'm more scared of running out of teabags"
He's a character, alright.
Just finished watching on 4OD. I'm not sure the term 'hot yoga' had anything to do with the ambient temperature. 😯
Did she really offer Guy a 'cuddle' ??
Is she wwearing an x=n+1 tee-shirt?
"what's she gonna say when I take her to Grimsby??"
😀
Rachel
Indeed she is.
This episode is just a classic
"A trio of right birds"
"Maybe i wanted to ram her"
And
"say something in french"
😉
Gota love 'im! 😉
😀
Might not even be able to weld.
Creased at that. Especially the ploughing part.
Yes . Yes She is.
and Guys pulled
Again
Looks like a good bit of fun tonight,
Oh and for all the haters, it's light hearted entertainment, just chill for an hour
maxtorque - Member
This episode is just a classic"A trio of right birds"
"Maybe i wanted to ram her"
And
"say something in french"
Gota love 'im!
*rare
*plough
*French
*Gotta
"I don't know if she can weld" = class line! Got to get your priorities right 😆
Speaking to someone in the hovercraft world, apparently they had only two months to build it and a very limited budget. The design/mould they used was also very old.
He was not happy as it painted his hobby/passion in a very poor light.
Ooh a wheel size debate! Yay!
He was not happy as it painted his hobby/passion in a very poor light.
Oh, poor dear. He must be absolutely crushed. 🙄
I've driven the car round that circuit (The Bont)
Wouldn't want to freewheel down there 😯
The wheel debate is over! 26is best, scientifically proven innit!
Missed a trick there....did'nt try 650b!!
(These are getting worse with each successive episode)
Heh. I've ridden down harewood hill climb faster than that!
to be fair, though, it was wet and that road is hardly used - it will have been greasy as hell.
Not quite sure it was much of a test, TBH
Surely that sheff uni 'lass' must be a stw'er
Maybe she isn't studying IT Mangement?
Oops! Clumsy.
I was just riding along when...
That'll buff out 🙂
Pmsl Guy is mental.
Watching on a slight delay, so not reading other posts (Sorry!)
However, got to the Bath bob track piece, and so far it all feels a little too much like "Now, Guy, we need to make sure we have some women represented in the series".
"Grand. Chief. Brew. Put 'em all in one episode. Job done.!
Brilliant.
Lucky ,lucky boy
Booo
No more Guy on TV (until his next thing)
How could anyone not enjoy that ?
Superb.
and so far it all feels a little too much like "Now, Guy, we need to make sure we have some women represented in the series".
Thought that initially, but no problem with it whatsoever 🙂
As sure as night follows day......
'What's the worst that could 'appen?'
Errrmmm......that?
Predictable but still hugely entertaining!
well the girls have good taste in T shirts and bikes! Cotic Rocket! 😆
Loved "She can't half pull a truck"!
Best line of the night 🙂
So many brilliant lines
"not sure what she'd make of Grimsby"
I loved the balance of representing women in Engineering Guys language
This was a great one. Much better than the hover craft
So ideas for the next series
I think we don't have to set records
I'd like to see him just have a crack at a few cycling events just to see how it goes.
Say
Fort Bill downhill track
Maybe a track event like a pursuit
or other sports
See if some one will let him have a day in an F1 car and see what sort of time he can post
or that mental Austrian Enduro event. I know another show tried that but the block didn't even qualify
Got it now Erzberg Rodeo
What would you like to see
Got it now Erzberg Rodeo
Wow.
Top work to all involved. Proud of what they did. Great team of nutter complemented guy totally.
Rally raid type thing? He has the mental / physical attitude to do any sort of event and be better than most people.
Best bit of that was the love interest and the crash. I'm not sure I can say what I thought of the rest of it. So much wrong.
A great advert for Hope though & GM is a massive star, I could watch him all day.
Anyone else spot the piece of excellent engineering on the wall?
Looked a lot like a DHF.
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that was in Hope's reception I think.
that was in Hope's reception I think.
That would make sense.
I'd like to see him do a program where he wins a TT.
So if the hovercraft one was dine in only 2 months and little budget, what was supposed to be happening that didn't?
Also if Mr Hovercraft man didn't like it, why didn't he just say no?
This episode was way better, funny, good engineering, although concentrated a bit too much on Hope, when the hole idea was to go has fast as possible...brakes font help you do that 😆
i think this was the best one this series by far
absolutely best thing ive seen for ages on tv
would love to see a 2 episode of him doing the DAKAR
If there's any justice in the world, Guy and Ms Schmit will be married within the year 😀