It seems Guy Martin won’t be a BBC Top Gear host after all, according to Britain’s Commercial Motor magazine, as the mechanic from Lincolnshire has seemingly turned down the job offer to be one of the hosts of the infamous British show.
Though a disappointment, Martin has seemingly reached this decision because the rigors of hosting Top Gear would have required him to quit his day job of being a mechanic, and interfered with hit motor bike racing pursuits.
“Yes, you might earn squillions of pounds, but I earn enough here to keep me in push bikes,” he said to Commercial Motor. “I don’t want to live like a rock star. I drive a Transit van and a Volvo estate. Although having said that, my Snap-On tool bill is quite high!”
Fans of Guy Martin might be disappointed that the aloof but lovable lorry mechanic won’t be on their television sets regularly, though we suspect Martin will continue to do special programs on his various mechanical pursuits.
The big question though, is will he continue to race the TT next year, after rumors earlier this year pegged him as hanging up his leathers.
Source: Commercial Motor via MCN
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