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Guy Martin  born 4 November 1981 is a British former motorcycle racer  

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He has a total of 17 podium finishes at TT events over several years 

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Martin returned to road racing in May 2019 at the Tandragee 100 in Northern Ireland 

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Martin had shown an interest in working on trucks as early as age 12 

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As a child he was fascinated by engines, and would take apart lawnmowers to try to make them go faster. 

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He also worked for his father, who at the time was self-employed, running a truck maintenance business

Martin decided to take up racing after a crash on public roads at age 18 

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He moved to Ireland to join Team Racing. In 2004 he moved to the Uel Duncan Racing team, staying with them until 2005 

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Martin was prepared to retire had TAS not chosen to switch to BMW, believing he had raced the Suzuki as hard as he could. 

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Martin suffered a serious crash in the Dundrod 150 Superbike event, part of the Ulster Grand Prix races in August 2015 

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