Martin started racing in 1998 and in 2004 competed on a road circuit for the first time at the Isle of Man TT.[3] He has a total of 17 podium finishes at TT events over several years.[1] He has broken his back twice in racing accidents,[4] in the 2010 TT and the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix.
Following the Ulster Grand Prix accident, Martin decided to retire from motorcycle racing although he did not disclose the decision publicly.[5] However, following numerous approaches by Honda Racing team manager Neil Tuxworth,[5] Martin confirmed in January 2017 that he had signed for Lincolnshire-based Honda Racing as partner to 23-times TT winner John McGuinness for the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Southern 100 races.[6][7]
The campaign used the then-new version of the Honda Fireblade. After crashing heavily with gearbox trouble in the Superbike TT race, Martin gained a second-place finish in the TT Zero race for electrically-powered machines on the (Honda) Mugen.
Martin returned to road racing in May 2019 at the Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland.[8]
In August 2017, Martin joined Formula 1 car team Williams' pit-crew for the Belgian GP.[9]
Martin starred in Closer to the Edge, a 2011 documentary on TT racing. He has since presented programmes on various engineering topics and the Channel 4 series Speed with Guy Martin when he set speed records in a variety of human and engine powered vehicles. He has authored three books, and competed in mountain bike pedal-cycle races.
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