Speed with Guy Martin
Hydroplaning Bike
Season 1 Episode 2 of 4
For his second adrenaline-fuelled challenge, the racer tries to set the world record for riding a motorcycle on water. With the help of a Cambridge professor and a team of marine engineers, he attempts the feat at Bala Lake in Snowdonia, with extra fittings on his bike that should enable it to skim across the surface. Crashing is inevitable, so Guy endures a rigorous training schedule to prepare himself for the task
Speed with Guy Martin airs on U&Yesterday at 12:00 AM, Monday 18 November. (Subtitles.)
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General
Guy Martin
Contributor
Ewan Keil
Executive Producer
James Woodroffe
Director