Guy Martin -The Great Escape!

[Saleen836]

This Sunday 8/12 Ch4 @ 9pm
Guy attempts to recreate on of the most memorable scenes in western cinema history.Steve McQueen's motorcycle jump over a 12ft barbed wire fence in the classic movie 'The Great Escape'

[Smiler.]

Good luck.

[rider73]

Didnt he do the original stunt himself (Steve i mean not Guy!)

[HOGEPH]

rider73 said:

Didnt he do the original stunt himself (Steve i mean not Guy!)

Bud Ekins did it.

[and31]

I bet guy Martin doesn’t use an old triumph like Ekins did

[Tyre Smoke]

Is he seriously going to drag this out over an hour? Getting all over excited about rolls of barbed wire?

[FunkyNige]

and31 said:

I bet guy Martin doesn’t use an old triumph like Ekins did

He uses a new Scrambler with reinforced shocks (according to the Mail which gives away whether he succeeds or not!!).

[Amused2death]

Saw a brief trailer for this...the bit that stood out was GM saying to the camera....."I can smell the hospital already!"

[Scrump]

Tyre Smoke said:

Is he seriously going to drag this out over an hour? Getting all over excited about rolls of barbed wire?

No.

He is going to drag it out over two hours.

[Melman Giraffe]

leave our Guy along

[leyorkie]

Scrump said:

No.

He is going to drag it out over two hours.

It’s easy when you repeat every sentence
It’s easy when you repeat every sentence

[Tyre Smoke]

leyorkie said:

Scrump said:

No.

He is going to drag it out over two hours.

It’s easy when you repeat every sentence
It’s easy when you repeat every sentence

It's good that in't it, eh? Good that.

Cup of tea? Good that in't it? Feeling proper POW now, eh? Proper POW. Cup of tea?

[sgtBerbatov]

Tyre Smoke said:

leyorkie said:

Scrump said:

No.

He is going to drag it out over two hours.

It’s easy when you repeat every sentence
It’s easy when you repeat every sentence

It's good that in't it, eh? Good that.

Cup of tea? Good that in't it? Feeling proper POW now, eh? Proper POW. Cup of tea?

This week, in a mournful northern accent reminiscent of when the pits were closed, Guy Martin faces his biggest challenge yet.

How to make a cup of tea without a kettle.

[Pericoloso]

Found the thread.
This is very good,author bloke very knowledgeable,actor bloke probably only survivor of the 1963 cast.

[Athlon]

I am enjoying this !

[ajprice]

Athlon said:

I am enjoying this !

Yep. Didn't know it was 2 hours when it started though

[CoolHands]

Why doesn’t the stunt bloke just do it. Ridiculous. Stunt man does everything first.

[DoubleSix]

Bemused motocrossers abound...

[Pericoloso]

Pericoloso said:

Found the thread.
This is very good,author bloke very knowledgeable,actor bloke probably only survivor of the 1963 cast.

And David McCallum.
Good Sunday night viewing 9\10

[Disastrous]

Enjoyed that!

Having bought myself a ropey old Moto-Cross bike earlier this year and done a couple of days instruction, I’m fairly jealous of how quickly he seemed to take to it.

I mean, yes, I get he has competed at a high level on tarmac since he was wee, but still...it almost suggests that I’m not a natural world-class rider!