Mook Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 I rate this bloke, properly rate him. Here's his latest message after his nasty smash in NI: "I’ve had my head down for a few weeks, because I didn’t want the world knowing I spannered myself, but it turns out the world already knew. I also wanted to make sure that anything you heard was straight from the horse’s mouth. "I’ve had over 100 cards wishing me well. I really appreciate them, I read them all and I think they’re mega. So thanks for them. "I don’t remember anything about the crash after headbutting the ground, but the Dainese and AGV stuff I was racing in was bloody brilliant. The leathers were cut off me, but there weren’t many scuffs on them. I headbutted the ground at 130mph, then skidded into a dirt field and catapulted off a few things. The impact I hit the ground with was massive. I was knocked out, but it’s a credit to that helmet that I didn’t suffer any damage other than a badly bloodshot eye. There are no rubbish helmets any more really, but I wouldn’t have wanted to be wearing anything other than my AGV. "I’ve broken some vertebrae, but I’ve got to say the Dainese back protector did its job. It has a honeycomb aluminium core that was crushed by the impact, which is what’s supposed to happen, and it’s making funny noise if you flex it, but I crashed on Thursday night, I was operated on Friday afternoon and walking Saturday morning. I was in the shed the following Thursday. That back protector genuinely saved my bloody life. "I might have come around at the trackside, because the marshals told people I was spouting the usual gibberish. I properly woke up in hospital. Then it was all the usual questions, Where are you sore? Does this hurt? I was in Belfast Royal and I’ve never been more impressed by a hospital than I was by that place, all the staff were great. I broke five vertebrae, but they bolted six together, from T4 to T10, because two are unstable, meaning there’s a chance they could move and damage my spinal column. They had to rod my spine because I broke my sternum too. Normally the front will hold the back together or the back will hold the front, but I had broken both front and back. My sternum is cracked straight down the middle, but that’s only cartilage so they don’t do anything to try repair it. I broke five ribs and two metacarpals in right hand, too, and my hand’s been plated. "I’ve been back at work a while, but I’m struggling with everything. Sharon, my other-half, thought I was an idiot for trying to go back to work so soon, but I’d spent nearly a week at home, and I had to do something. Now she admits that me going to work has moved me on loads, mentally and physically. There’s no better physio than working on trucks and I know when I’m doing too much, I’m not planning to do anything that puts the recovery back. "The surgeon had to move my shoulder blade muscles to get the metalwork in, then fasten them all on again. That’s what’s causing the most bother, the muscle not the broken bones. A lot of my work involves having my hands above my head, in the pit working on a truck above me, but I’m alright as long as I don’t overdo it. If it gets too much Moody or Belty give me a hand and I’m getting stronger everyday. "Having a few days off work gave me time to think about what I want to do, and realise all things that have had to go on hold. I still want to race, but I’m not going to rush into deciding what or where I’m going to race. "So thanks again for all the best wishes and all the messages. Cheers." Guy He's back at work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Oh, and if you didn't see the crash - it's here. Not nice to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Guy is just epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 I used to think that once you started contemplating your own mortality it was time to stop racing. Then Michael Schumacher hit his head on that rock on a ski slope. Get well Guy, get fit, get back on the bike and above all keep doing the things that make it all worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 I wonder if he can stop racing....then I wonder if he can physically carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Amazing story. The video… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 TT: Closer To The Edge is on ITV4 at 10pm tonight. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Closer to the Edge is the best thing ever in 3D. It's not all in 3D but the on board footage that is gives you another insight into the balls these guys have I may stick the BlueRay on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 He's very lucky to have got away with that one. Check out this film if you get the chance..... Gives some idea of the dangers and type of people racing the roads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 All the road racing guys are brave as. Nothing but admiration for the way they approach life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) Is it really brave? Should we really admire people for putting themselves in danger for no reason other than 'I'm the fastest'? I struggle when I read about people describing sports men or women in such ways. Personally I save words like 'hero' or 'brave' or 'legend' for people that genuinely put themselves in danger in order that other people can live. Soldiers, medical personnel in war zones, that kind of thing, I think the kind of words I mention are offered to easily these days. Guy is not a hero, nor is he brave, he's just a bloke doing something he likes, I respect him for his outlook on life, and like him as a person (at least what we know about him from the other side of a screen), do I think he's a bit daft for ignoring the advice of his doctors and going back to work too soon? Yes, but that's his choice. Edited September 4, 2015 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 If people don't want to push things further, faster, longer wider etc. etc. then we stop evolving. As long as people want to push this or anything else further we continue to evolve for the better as a race, all IMO that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Tipex. I was talking in the context of sportsmen. There are much more worthy acts of bravery happening as we speak. However I love Motorsport. And to me in the context of the sport there are none braver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Oh, I dunno. Anyone willing to share a starting grid with Maldonado is pretty brave/stupid in equal amounts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Brave is defined as: "a confident bearing in the face of difficulties or dangers". I'd say, given that definition he definitely does classify as brave. I know where you're coming from, but I still think in the realms of sportspeople these guys are probably the bravest of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Not brave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) His Dra told him not to go back to work yet due to his physical injuries, he and his wife have said that his return to work has done wonders for his state of mind. Edited September 5, 2015 by eldavo69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Okay, I am now going to ruin everything. I fully expect to open up my laptop or look at my iPhone one morning and read that Guy Martin is dead from a speed related accident. In the next few years. It is inevitable. I'm sorry to say it, but I feel that he has had his warning(s) and this one couldn't have been starker. I do hope I'm wrong, I really do. I think he's a fantastically entertaining bloke and clearly very talented - so it'd be a crying shame to lose him. Edited September 5, 2015 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 I thought we were sure to lose Michael Dunlop by now. He seemed so driven to live up to the Dunlop name that it was a "win or crash" attitude. He's settled a bit now. They are certainly putting it all on the line and it's without doubt we'll lose some more of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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