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Guy Martin (born 4 November 1981 in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England) is publicly-known primarily as an English motorcycle racer, who also works as a lorry mechanic and TV presenter. He has mainly competed in road racing events such as the Isle of Man TT, Ulster Grand Prix and North West 200. Since 2011, Martin has also found success as the front man of several television programmes focusing on his passions of engineering, motor vehicles and speed. For 2015 racing season, Martin rode large capacity Tyco BMWs and smaller Smiths Triumph. ==Early and personal life== The son of TT motorcycle racer Ian, aside from a summer living in Ireland, Martin has always lived in North Lincolnshire. He has two sisters and a brother, Stuart, who is also a truck mechanic and motorbike racer. His younger sister Kate was the first female mechanic in the BSB paddock before leaving to start a family with two-times TT sidecar winner, Patrick Farrance. Educated at Kirmington Church of England Primary School and The Vale Academy school, which his best friend and mechanic Johnny Ellis also later attended, Martin attended North Lindsey College for a month before starting an apprenticeship as a truck fitter with John Hebb Volvo, where he met Ellis. Martin then worked for his father at the local Scania garage. He currently works as a truck fitter for an independent firm in Grimsby, and lives in a village away which he cycles to and from daily. Martin's main personal transport is a Ford Transit van. He bought a new 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage, but sold it to buy what he claimed was the "fastest car in Great Britain", a highly modified 1967 Volvo Amazon. Martin also owns a large collection of bicycles and motorcycles, including a Bimota which he stored in his kitchen. Martin also successfully races mountain bikes in cross country, downhill races and endurance races. He placed second at the Strathpuffer 24hr mountain bike race in both 2014 and 2015, and 10th at the Trans Hajar multi day race in Oman (Feb 2014). After struggling to come to terms with the fame brought about by his media work, Martin was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. He has a dog (a yellow Labrador) called Nigel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Guy Martin on his Indian motorbike adventure )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guy Martin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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