Friday 18th March 2016

Guy Martin's Wall Of Death: Time For Tea?

Everyone's favourite tea-drinking truck mechanic goes large with his latest stunt

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Ever affable TT racer and tea enthusiast Guy Martin has just announced his latest TV project - a live attempt at riding the world's largest Wall Of Death. Yes, this really is happening and if you don't believe us just watch the trailer...

Somehow Channel4 has agreed that Guy's attempt to ride a 382-feet circumference Wall of Death will be aired live on March 28 at 7:15pm. PH2 actually spoke to Guy about this a few years ago and he said the plan was to do 100mph on the wall; whether or not this has goal changed is unclear but one thing is certain, it's going to be amazing TV viewing. Like most of Guy's other shows, he has enlisted the help of some top boffins to ensure everything goes smoothly and explain the physics of it all, so you can also claim it's educational as well as terrifying. Get a taste of it here.

Watch the video here.

 

[Images: Channel 4]

[Madafwo]

Having read his latest book he revised target is around 80mph, they expect him to be experiencing around 8G at 80mph and 10G at 100mph and that is just too much apparently.

[j90gta]

Thank goodness he turned down The Chris Evans Show. Top bloke.

[paulyv]

To be broadcast live from the council office carpark in Manby, Lincolnshire, if you're from the area...likely inside one of the disused RAF hangars there I guess.

First a rave at the old RAF camp there in 1991, and now this - it's been quite an eventful 25 years.

Edited by paulyv on Friday 18th March 19:53

[sumpoil]

Wow! ..... this looks insane! Top bloke!

I wonder if he'll need to modify his riding position to achieve some kind of flatter body line - or even wear a G-suit. I would have thought a sustained 8G (plus the G while speeding up and slowing down) is going to pull a lot of blood away from the top of his body. Good luck Guy .... you da man!

[epom]

By-Eck

[only1ian]

sumpoil said:

Wow! ..... this looks insane! Top bloke!

I wonder if he'll need to modify his riding position to achieve some kind of flatter body line - or even wear a G-suit. I would have thought a sustained 8G (plus the G while speeding up and slowing down) is going to pull a lot of blood away from the top of his body. Good luck Guy .... you da man!

Appreciate most people haven't experienced a g-suit but no way that you couldnt fit one to a motorbike.

[Bill]

I supect the main issue will be keeping his head off the tank.

He's a frickin' loony.

[coopedup]

What a total legend the bloke is

[cptsideways]

I reckon next they should stick a fence up round the Millbrook bowl & ride that, you'd probably need Mach1 to stay up on that one. Think they bridge might get in the way though



No way could you pull 8g & stay in a position, are you sure the calcs are right?

[Deerfoot]

only1ian said:

Appreciate most people haven't experienced a g-suit but no way that you couldnt fit one to a motorbike.

I think in the book it mentions that it was the helmet that was causing the issues with g when they were attempting 100 mph.

The latest book has a chapter on preparations for this.

[davamer23]

Surely title should've been changed to Time for a Brew?

[duckwhistle]

Has anyone actually died on the wall of death? It looks perfectly safe once the knack of balancing the forces is acquired. The real hazard must be exposure to exhaust fumes.

[epom]

davamer23 said:

Surely title should've been changed to Time for a Brew?

+1

[paulyv]

duckwhistle said:

Has anyone actually died on the wall of death? It looks perfectly safe once the knack of balancing the forces is acquired. The real hazard must be exposure to exhaust fumes.

Not to belittle Guy's upcoming attempt which is a completely different matter, but my 79-year-old dad often recounts the story of a wall of death appearing at a Lincolnshire showground in the fifties where anyone could have a go for a small fee. One of Dad's friends had a crack at it and was told to get some speed up on the level, turn sharply onto the wall then immediately turn sharply the opposite direction once up the incline of the wall...got it first time. Health and safety a little lax.

[TartanPaint]

Proper!