Guy Martin sets new UK speed record on route to 300mph!

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• Sep 18, 2019

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Guy Martin set a new UK speed record of 270.965mph over a measured mile from a standing start last week – and now has his sights set on a world record of 300mph! The record was set aboard a...

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• Sep 18, 2019

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If anyone can do it Guy Martin is the man .

 

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A lot safer than the TT road race....!!

 

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• Sep 19, 2019

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"He was made up to do 270mph but now he wants more. In the end we stopped for wind but it was really all in his head. If he can get past that, he can do it easily."

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That's not where I'd be getting wind. <praaarp>.

 

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• Sep 19, 2019

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barbagris said:

That's not where I'd be getting wind. <praaarp>.

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For your average man I don't imagine that 'wind' would be the main concern

 

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Wow, that's only 4 MPH slower than he got out of the Streamliner in Bonneville. I wonder if they gave up on the Streamliner as it seems like it did not live up to expectations.

 

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Love his coach(builder) we called it for wind, it was all in his head, get past that and he can do it easily. Wo I like that, at that level still got coaches yelling, you can do it, impressive

 

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• Sep 19, 2019

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Yeah, he is not the guy sitting on the thing.... It is dead easy from the sidelines.

 

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Kevin frazier said:

Love his coach(builder) we called it for wind, it was all in his head, get past that and he can do it easily. Wo I like that, at that level still got coaches yelling, you can do it, impressive

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The coach is not the one in the saddle ,someone telling Guy Martin what to do needs a good hard kick in the balls.

 

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• Sep 20, 2019

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leatal said:

Wow, that's only 4 MPH slower than he got out of the Streamliner in Bonneville. I wonder if they gave up on the Streamliner as it seems like it did not live up to expectations.

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I thought the limitations on the Streamliner was because of the condition of the salt.