Martin Hungry for Tt Crown ; One of Motorbike Racing's Most Fascinating Characters, Kirmington's Guy Martin, Took Time Out From Thrashing the Life Out of Motorbikes, Mountain Bikes and Lawn-Mowers to Give the Telegraph's Lee Jones an Insight Into His Remarkable Life.

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"I'VE broken down at certain parts of the TT and sat and watched, and it's scared me. You start asking yourself 'why do I do this?' It scares the living daylights out of me watching motorbikes race around there."

That's the frank admission of Isle of Man TT racer and self- confessed 'petrol-head' Guy Martin, who survived a terrifying 170mph crash at the famous TT course earlier this year.

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Martin Hungry for Tt Crown ; One of Motorbike Racing's Most Fascinating Characters, Kirmington's Guy Martin, Took Time Out From Thrashing the Life Out of Motorbikes, Mountain Bikes and Lawn-Mowers to Give the Telegraph's Lee Jones an Insight Into His Remarkable Life.

But despite the accident, which left Martin nursing a broken spine, punctured lung and broken ribs, the 29-year-old racer's love of the sport remains as strong as ever.

"Me and the other racers have that in common, that bloody- mindedness," he explained from his parent's home in Kirmington.

"It's a bit different from being a footballer, cricketer or tennis player - those boys don't have that risk do they? A grass cut or broke...

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