Known for his thrilling performances in road racing events like the Isle of Man TT and his engaging presence on popular TV shows such as ‘Speed with Guy Martin’ and ‘Our Guy in Colombia’, Guy Martin is always up for a challenge. The well known motorcycle racer, truck fitter, part-time farmer, enthusiastic engineer and occasional television presenter will soon be able to add Farleigh Castle Vets MX racer to his list of accolades as he joins the growing list of riders being announced for the UK’s original vets race, held over September 13th and 14th, with the gates opening on Thursday, 11th for riders and weekend campers. The iconic and picturesque Somerset circuit has held many epic events since the sixties, with the highlight for many being the 90s 500 GPS held there.
Guy will race at the 2025 event on a DocWob-prepared 2002 Yamaha YZ 250 to promote his upcoming attempt at the world land speed record.
He is bang up for the challenge, and anyone who watches his iconic TV shows would appreciate that he’s not scared of much and is already in training for the race at his own track, Thoresway. The DocWob team will meet Guy there to test the bike ahead of the event and provide an update on the preparations. Watch this space!
Guy will also be bringing the world land speed record attempt machine “The Spirit of GB” along with the crew after dyno testing at Api-com testing systems before he attempts the motorcycle rear-wheel-driven land speed record. The bike is powered by a 1200shp (shaft horsepower) Rolls-Royce Gem Lynx helicopter gas turbine engine and will try to beat the existing record of 376.363mph currently held by Rocky Robinson in the Ack Attack Streamliner
The land speed record attempt is scheduled to take place at the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia in 2026, with slower test runs below 200mph due to take place in the UK first.
So, take advice from the man himself, and “if in doubt, go flat out” and book your tickets to Farleigh Castle Vets MX 2025, as we are sure he will do the same when the gate drops.
Tickets and camping passes are available to pre-book at
https://www.farleighcastlevetsmx.co.uk/
Tickets and camping passes are on sale now – https://www.farleighcastlevetsmx.co.uk/buy-tickets
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