Speed with Guy Martin

Speed with Guy Martin is a British documentary series for Channel 4, presented by Guy Martin,[3] and narrated by Shaun Dooley.[1]

Speed with Guy Martin
GenreDocumentary[1]
Presented byGuy Martin
Narrated byShaun Dooley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes12 (+3 specials)
Production
Running time47 minutes[2]
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) –
present

The four-part program sees motorcycle racer and mechanic Guy Martin attempt to create four speed-based challenges that enable him to explore the boundaries of physics and learn about the science of speed. Whether it's slip-streaming a racing driver to ride a bicycle at more than 100 mph using pedal power, or seeing if he can ride a motorbike across a lake, Martin seeks to find out what makes things go fast by getting his hands dirty in a range of unique engineering projects. Along the way celebrities well-known in the world of speed help him in his challenges.

Episodes

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1429 December 2013 (2013-12-29)[4]19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)[4]
2426 October 2014 (2014-10-26)16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
344 September 2016 (2016-09-04)9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)

Series 1 (2013–14)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest(s)Original air date
11"Britain's Fastest Cyclist"Laura Trott29 December 2013 (2013-12-29)
Martin attempts to break the British record for speed on a bicycle of 110 mph (180 km/h). He does so at Pendine Sands, reaching a top speed of 112.94 mph (181.76 km/h) whilst slipstreaming a racing truck.[5]
22"Hydroplaning Bike"None5 January 2014 (2014-01-05)
Martin attempts to set the world speed record for riding a motorcycle on water. He tries to do so on Bala Lake, Gwynedd.[6]
33"Human Powered Aircraft"None12 January 2014 (2014-01-12)
Martin tries to construct the world's fastest human powered aircraft.
44"World's Fastest Toboggan"None19 January 2014 (2014-01-19)
Martin sets out to set the world speed record for fastest toboggan, he tries to do so down the Pista Riberal ski slope in the Andorran Pyrenees.[7] He does so, setting a new record of 83.5 mph (134.4 km/h)[8] – a 21.25 mph (34.20 km/h) improvement on the previous record of 62.25 mph (100.18 km/h).[7][9]

Series 2 (2014)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest(s)Original air date
51"Tandem"Mike Burrows
Jason Miles[10]		26 October 2014 (2014-10-26)
Martin explores what distance is it possible to cycle during 24 hours of non-stop pedalling.
62"Pike's Peak"Sébastien Loeb
Scott Moran
Bobby Unser[Note 1]		2 November 2014 (2014-11-02)
Martin builds a motorbike to compete in the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in an attempt to win the Exhibition Motorcycle class.[12] In preparation for the hill climb, Martin meets with Pike's Peak overall record holder (8m 13s) Sébastien Loeb, and former automobile racer Bobby Unser.[12] In England, Martin constructs his bike, a turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R1100;[13][14] Martin also modifies a room into a hypobaric chamber for altitude training on a bicycle.[12] Martin wins his class in 11m 32.558s,[15] becoming the first British winner of Pike's Peak.[12]
73"Hovercraft"Sir Ranulph Fiennes9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)
Martin tries to break the world speed record for a hovercraft of 85.38 mph (137.41 km/h)[16] on Loch Ken, Dumfries and Galloway in a 500cc Formula 2 craft. The record attempt took place on 8 October 2014 on Loch Ken, and required two runs of 1 km in opposite directions to be completed within an hour with speed being measured by GPS and averaged over the two runs. The first run was successful, however the record attempt was called off after a change in wind direction caused the craft to travel 30m at 76 mph (122 km/h).[17] Martin's runs were officially measured as 79.18 mph (127.43 km/h) (out) and 71.24 mph (114.65 km/h) (back), resulting in an average of 75.21 mph (121.04 km/h), which was accepted as a new British record.[17]
84"Gravity Racer"Amy Williams[18]16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
Martin attempts to break the world speed record for a gravity racer, set in 2012 by Doug Anderson at 84.4 mph (135.8 km/h) on a public road in North Carolina. A 2 km stretch of public road on Mont Ventoux, Southern France, is chosen to as the location for the record attempt, with a timing gate on the fastest 100m measuring the racer's average speed.[19] Martin trains for the record attempt Pontrhyfendigiad, Ceredigion, under street luge champion Helene Schmit, reaching a top speed of 48 mph (77 km/h).[19] While testing the racer at Harewood Hill Climb in Leeds, Martin reaches 38 mph (61 km/h).[19] On the first day in France, Martin reaches a top speed of 71 mph (114 km/h) on his first run, and 77.2 mph (124.2 km/h) on his second, and 81.8 mph (131.6 km/h) on his third run, after five bottles of water are added to the racer as a ballast.[19] On the second day, the tyre pressure of the racer is increased and a further 5.5 kg is added, and Martin sets a new record with a run of 85.6 mph (137.8 km/h), but Martin reports handling issues under braking again.[19] It is decided to make a second run in order to find the racer's maximum speed, adding a further 10 kg and taking the total weight to 200 kg.[19] During braking, the racer fishtails, spins around and hits the barrier, causing it to roll over several times before coming to rest on its roof, but still on the road. Martin emerges unscathed but the racer is damaged beyond use.[19]

Series 3 (2016)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest(s)Original air date
101"Transit Van"None4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
Martin enters his Transit van into the Nevada Open Road Challenge.[20][21]
112"Pedal-Powered Airship"Stephane Rousson25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)
Martin attempts to become the first person to cross the English Channel in a man-powered airship, by pedaling a bike suspended from a helium-filled balloon the same size as a school bus.[22][23][24]
123"Human-Powered Boat"Sir Chris Hoy
Sir Ben Ainslie		2 October 2016 (2016-10-02)
With assistance from Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Ben Ainslie, Martin attempts to set the water speed record for a human-powered watercraft.[25][26] Due to an excess amount of underwater weeds, Martin has to cancel his record attempt in Bayford Pool, Lincoln, England.[27]
134"World's Fastest Motorbike"None9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
Martin attempts to break the motorcycle land-speed record of 376.363 mph (605.698 km/h) in a Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner at Bonneville Speedway, Utah.[28][29] He fails to do so, crashing partway through a Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme run;[30] but sets a new speed record for Triumph Motorcycles, reaching a top speed of 274.2 mph (441.3 km/h), breaking the previous record of 245.6 mph (395.3 km/h).[31][32]

Special episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleGuest(s)Original air date
9N–A"Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Special"David Coulthard17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)
Martin, on his Tyco BMW Superbike, takes on David Coulthard, in a Red Bull RB8, in a drag race, brake test, slalom, and a circuit race.[33]
14N–A"Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Challenge"None17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)
Martin joins the Williams F1 pit crew at the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix. Whilst doing so, Martin assists in setting up the pit garage, assisting in pit stops, and building and stripping the Williams FW40.[34][35][36]
15N–A"Speed with Guy Martin: Classic F1 Special"Jenson Button27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
Martin rebuilds and learns how to drive a 1983 Williams FW08C,[Note 2][39] describing it as a "real privilege" to do so.[40] Martin takes part in his first Formula 1 race, driving the Williams FW08C Formula One car, that he rebuilt, at Silverstone Circuit, against Jenson Button, who is in a banned six-wheel prototype Williams FW08B from 1983.[41]

Home media

On 8 June 2015, a boxset entitled Complete Speed with Guy Martin was released on DVD and Blu-ray in DVD region 0.[42] It was composed of the first two series as a 2-disc box set.[43]

Notes
  1. Despite appearing in the episode, Unser was not credited.[11]
  2. The Williams FW08C used in the episode is the same car that was driven by Keke Rosberg at the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix and by Ayrton Senna at Donington Park in 1983.[37][38]

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