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Calculated Shard: 150 (from laksa055)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa150.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.crash.net/rr/news/1090333/1/isle-man-tt-superstar-opens-drug-use-during-career\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.crash.net/rr/news/1090333/1/isle-man-tt-superstar-opens-drug-use-during-career\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011.\nThe first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race.\n“I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue.\n“I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term. \n“Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much. \n“They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough. \n“And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.”\nMartin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way.\n“I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote.\n“Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work. \n“So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.”\n“My heroes weren’t racers”\nAlthough Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career.\nIn fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders. \n“A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed. \n“All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession. \n“It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. It was the buzz of fiddling about with mechanical things and trying to understand them and make them faster or more efficient. “\nAlex joined the\nCrash.net\nteam in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/1090333\/1\/isle-man-tt-superstar-opens-drug-use-during-career#main-content)\n\nen\n\n- [English](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/1090333\/1\/isle-man-tt-superstar-opens-drug-use-during-career)\n- [Indonesian](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/id\/node\/1090333)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/user\/login)\n\n[![Home](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/themes\/custom\/crash_theme\/logo.svg)](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/)\n\n[F1](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/news)   [Results](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/results)   [Live](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/live)   [Calendar](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/f1\/calendar)   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early part of his career.\n\n[Alex Whitworth](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/about-us\/authors\/135136)\n\nUpdated: 23 Feb 2026\n\nShare\n\n![Guy Martin. Credit: Isle of Man TT.](https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-02\/gmartin.png?width=1600&aspect_ratio=16:9)\n\nGuy Martin. Credit: Isle of Man TT.\n\n[Add as a preferred source](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.crash.net)\n\nFormer Isle of Man TT racer, now TV star, Guy Martin has opened up on drug use early in his career.\n\nMartin rose to fame in the 2000s and early 2010s thanks to his profile as a [road racer](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/road-racing) and at the Isle of Man TT in particular. He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011.\n\nThe first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race.\n\n“I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue.\n\n“I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term.\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\n“Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much.\n\n“They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough.\n\n## Read More\n[Classic TT returns with exciting entry list including Michael Dunlop](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/1077149\/1\/classic-tt-returns-exciting-entry-list-including-michael-dunlop)\n\n[TT 2017: William Dunlop fastest in Supersport class](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/251094\/1\/tt-2017-william-dunlop-fastest-in-supersport-class)\n\n“And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.”\n\nMartin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way.\n\n“I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote.\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\n## Read More\n[TT 2017: Honda's Martin hails electronics switch](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/250988\/1\/tt-2017-hondas-martin-hails-electronics-switch)\n\n[Guy Martin: We're learning - the Honda's a machine\\!](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/245010\/1\/guy-martin-were-learning-the-hondas-a-machine)\n\n“Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work.\n\n“So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.”\n\n## “My heroes weren’t racers”\nAlthough Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career.\n\nIn fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders.\n\n“A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed.\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\nArticle continues below ADVERTISEMENT\n\n“All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession.\n\n“It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. It was the buzz of fiddling about with mechanical things and trying to understand them and make them faster or more efficient. “\n\n## In this article\n[Guy Martin](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/racer\/1044139\/guy-martin)\n\n[PreviousDavey Todd makes major Isle of Man TT bike announcement for 2026 ![Davey Todd, 8TEN Racing, 2025 Isle of Man TT](https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2025-07\/whatsapp-image-2025-06-02-at-13-45-11-282-29-jpeg.jpeg?width=1600)](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/1089317\/1\/davey-todd-makes-major-isle-man-tt-bike-announcement-2026)\n\n[NextBMW team secures 130mph rider for 2026 Isle of Man TT ![Dominic Herbertson. Credit: Isle of Man TT.](https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-02\/herbertson.png?width=1600)](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/1090353\/1\/bmw-team-secures-130mph-rider-2026-isle-man-tt)\n\n![Isle of Man TT superstar opens up on drug use during career](https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg)\n\n[Alex Whitworth](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/about-us\/authors\/135136)\n\nJournalist\n\nAlex joined the [Crash.net](https:\/\/crash.net\/) team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.\n\n### More News\n[Road Racing](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/road-racing)\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/road-racing\/news)\n\n[Serious incident overshadows Tandragee 100](https:\/\/www.crash.net\/rr\/news\/244864\/1\/serious-incident-overshadows-tandragee-100)\n\n22\/04\/17\n\n[![Isle of Man TT superstar opens up on drug use during 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He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011.\n\nThe first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race.\n\n“I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue.\n\n“I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term.\n\n“Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much.\n\n“They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough.\n\n“And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.”\n\nMartin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way.\n\n“I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote.\n\n“Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work.\n\n“So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.”\n\n## “My heroes weren’t racers”\nAlthough Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career.\n\nIn fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders.\n\n“A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed.\n\n“All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession.\n\n“It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. 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Boilerpipe Text	Former Isle of Man TT racer, now TV star, Guy Martin has opened up on drug use early in his career. Martin rose to fame in the 2000s and early 2010s thanks to his profile as a road racer and at the Isle of Man TT in particular. He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011. The first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race. “I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue. “I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term. “Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much. “They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough. “And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.” Martin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way. “I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote. “Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work. “So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.” “My heroes weren’t racers” Although Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career. In fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders. “A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed. “All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession. “It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. It was the buzz of fiddling about with mechanical things and trying to understand them and make them faster or more efficient. “ Alex joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.
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[Alex Whitworth](https://www.crash.net/about-us/authors/135136) Updated: 23 Feb 2026 Share ![Guy Martin. Credit: Isle of Man TT.](https://cdn.crash.net/2026-02/gmartin.png?width=1600&aspect_ratio=16:9) Guy Martin. Credit: Isle of Man TT. [Add as a preferred source](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.crash.net) Former Isle of Man TT racer, now TV star, Guy Martin has opened up on drug use early in his career. Martin rose to fame in the 2000s and early 2010s thanks to his profile as a [road racer](https://www.crash.net/road-racing) and at the Isle of Man TT in particular. He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011. The first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race. “I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue. “I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT “Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much. “They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough. ## Read More [Classic TT returns with exciting entry list including Michael Dunlop](https://www.crash.net/rr/news/1077149/1/classic-tt-returns-exciting-entry-list-including-michael-dunlop) [TT 2017: William Dunlop fastest in Supersport class](https://www.crash.net/rr/news/251094/1/tt-2017-william-dunlop-fastest-in-supersport-class) “And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.” Martin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way. “I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT ## Read More [TT 2017: Honda's Martin hails electronics switch](https://www.crash.net/rr/news/250988/1/tt-2017-hondas-martin-hails-electronics-switch) [Guy Martin: We're learning - the Honda's a machine\!](https://www.crash.net/rr/news/245010/1/guy-martin-were-learning-the-hondas-a-machine) “Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work. “So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.” ## “My heroes weren’t racers” Although Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career. In fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders. “A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT “All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession. “It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. It was the buzz of fiddling about with mechanical things and trying to understand them and make them faster or more efficient. “ ## In this article [Guy Martin](https://www.crash.net/rr/racer/1044139/guy-martin) [PreviousDavey Todd makes major Isle of Man TT bike announcement for 2026 ![Davey Todd, 8TEN Racing, 2025 Isle of Man TT](https://cdn.crash.net/2025-07/whatsapp-image-2025-06-02-at-13-45-11-282-29-jpeg.jpeg?width=1600)](https://www.crash.net/rr/news/1089317/1/davey-todd-makes-major-isle-man-tt-bike-announcement-2026) [NextBMW team secures 130mph rider for 2026 Isle of Man TT ![Dominic Herbertson. 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Readable Markdown	Former Isle of Man TT racer, now TV star, Guy Martin has opened up on drug use early in his career. Martin rose to fame in the 2000s and early 2010s thanks to his profile as a [road racer](https://www.crash.net/road-racing) and at the Isle of Man TT in particular. He never won at the TT, although it was long thought that it was a matter of time for him as he achieved 17 podium finishes in total, including eight between 2009 and 2011. The first part of Martin’s career was self-funded, and he worked to be able to pay to race. “I wasn’t very good at school,” Martin wrote in his Letter to my Younger Self edition for Big Issue. “I didn’t do very well, but for some reason I convinced myself that I was going to go to college. I think I lasted one term. “Then I got an interview at the local Volvo truck garage and worked there. And I learned so much. “They’d let me do anything – taking engines to bits, building engines, and I loved it. I could not get to work quick enough. “And we were earning great money – because I was doing 78 hours a week at 16. And that helps you save money to go motorbike racing.” Martin’s enjoyment of racing meant an increasing amount of the money earned from his garage job was being spent on it. That meant he had to work more to be able to pay his way. “I used to take drugs just to be able to work more,” he wrote. “Because the more I raced, the more expensive it was, so the more I had to work. “So I was working three nights a week down the docks after my day job. And I used to take ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin just to be able to work enough to earn more money to go racing motorbikes. That’s how it was.” ## “My heroes weren’t racers” Although Martin ended up racing for well-known teams like Wilson Craig Racing and TAS Racing, he maintained his interest in the mechanical side of motorcycle racing throughout his career. In fact, he writes that his idols growing up were engine builders rather than riders: “My heroes weren’t the motorbike racers, they were legendary motorbike engine builders. “A bloke called Chris Mayhew, who I still see now, and Tony Scott and Nicky Kennedy – and they got me interested in Phil Irving, who wrote a book in the 1940s called Tuning For Speed. “All I ever wanted to do was race. It wasn’t really an obsession. “It took for me to stop racing six or seven years ago to realise it wasn’t the buzz of racing I was chasing. It was the buzz of fiddling about with mechanical things and trying to understand them and make them faster or more efficient. “ ![Isle of Man TT superstar opens up on drug use during career](https://cdn.crash.net/pictures/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg) Alex joined the [Crash.net](https://crash.net/) team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.
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