Guy Martin Goes Folk Racing With A Volvo 240 Estate In Borlänge

Guy Martin Goes Folk Racing With A Volvo 240 Estate In Borlänge | Guy's Garage

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2 жыл бұрын

Guy Martin is back in his garage and is transforming iconic road vehicles into thoroughbred racing machines and pits them against the best of the best. Can he turn a banged up Volvo 240 Estate into a racer for Sweden's super-competitive rallycross at the Borlänge folk racing circuit?
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@JensAndree 2 жыл бұрын

This basically sums up what motoring used to be here in Sweden! Back in the days when I was doing a bit of folkracing the cars were basically sold by lottery tickets after the race - for 5000 SEK (~$500) so nobody would "pay to win" with a more expensive engine etc. All down to driver skills and mostly luck... ;) It was a fantastic sport back in the 80's and 90's and seemingly so still today! We Swedes are a friendly bunch and that's why Guy fitted in so well because he's probably one of the friendliest guys I've ever seen! Awesome episode!!! I hope Guy's back for more folkrace in the future because it's basically a sport made for him - whilst being pretty safe since the speed is limited (by design) and the cars have to be built according to strict safety rules so you'll always walk away from a crash. Thank you for making this! It brought back some memories for sure :)

@jerkersandquist7244 2 жыл бұрын

The price is adjusted to 8000SEK but otherwise its still the same. So they still have to sell the car if anyone wants it

@thesausage351 2 жыл бұрын

How awesome is it, they bash into each other and they’re all laughs and smiles. That’s what racing is about. Having fun and having a go.

@PungentBunda 2 жыл бұрын

Not what racing is about but I get your sentiment

@rosschops9509 2 жыл бұрын

Guy had that bloke worried and admiring in equal measure. I love watching racers and engineers warming to him.

@krimke881 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you think the vid would've benefited from a narrator actually sounded like this was fun and not a serious documentary from the columbian jungle? It's hilarious!

@taekatanahu635 2 жыл бұрын

But Guy Martin is a beast!

@atvheads 13 күн бұрын

He probably had a cold. :)

@Skafiskafnjak51 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect sport for Lewis and Max

@muttleymatthews5200 2 жыл бұрын

Gold!!!!🤣😂🤣

@darthpaul490 2 жыл бұрын

Just max

@Skafiskafnjak51 2 жыл бұрын

MAX MAX MAX SUPER SUPER MAX MAX

@joseflutz2143 2 жыл бұрын

Only max

@SmoothBaracuda 2 жыл бұрын

Only Max? I guess you guys didn't watch this season where Lewis put Max in hospital at the British GP. What are you supposed to just let the guy in front sail away? "Being a racing driver means you are racing with other people, if you no longer go for a gap that exists then you are no longer a racing driver"

@Hilariumosis 2 жыл бұрын

Folkracing is the best kind of racing. Friendly people and drivers, soda, beer, hamburgers and hotdog, cheap beat up cars, no fuzz, no hard feelings, tearing up the track, eachother and push the machines to it's limit. Nothing to spare so just go nuts then sell or scrap the car when it over and back at it again :)

@hackneyhardcore 2 жыл бұрын

Great 2 watch how fun isn't that. I grew up near Borlänge and was surprised u where going too film here. I'm glad u liked sweden & the people 🙂

@gigmcsweeney8566 2 жыл бұрын

Beats F1 hands down. Well done our Guy!

@jimhodder8 2 жыл бұрын

No matter what, Guy will have a go. Love it! Could be the name of his next show "Guy'll have a go!"

@robinhafstrom6310 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome back to Sweden anytime Guy!

@swemx7403 2 жыл бұрын

9:24 Thats the true definition of ''Gubb ljud''

@toxendon 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@Smudgie 2 жыл бұрын

After the farce of F1 this was a breath of fresh air!

@Kactapuss 2 жыл бұрын

would watch a fair bit more of this. cheers

@coldhillgarage 2 жыл бұрын

I just love it!

@Engineersoldinterstingstuff Жыл бұрын

A legend can race anything.

@magnus1liljeqvist 2 жыл бұрын

Love the droneshoots!

@mswain844 2 жыл бұрын

Love how he wears that jacket everywhere.

@Bobba8590 2 жыл бұрын

It's something to take notice yeah!

@ssirfbrorsan 2 жыл бұрын

Love that Guy

@Monscent 2 жыл бұрын

Good fun!

@MrHuzzHuzz 2 жыл бұрын

Madman i love it

@designsbynoz 2 жыл бұрын

And here in the States a 240 Wagon recently sold for $35k on Bring a Trailer....

@Wheeliedevil 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Sweden!

@theservant752 2 жыл бұрын

Great Guy, that Guy.

@ecalzo 2 жыл бұрын

VEry funny and very entertaining ,..

@offaloffadangoo 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE

@cherylwoollands3823 2 жыл бұрын

Yes lad snap on hat my favourite 😎😄😄😄

@ast6537 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if Bramton bombers is still going but I used to go there with my Dad in the early 80s and do the same sort of thing..😁👍👍

@EvertssonTelevision1 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Sweden 😀

@dyent 2 жыл бұрын

Good ol' Guy, mekkin us northerners proud.

@Channel4Sport 2 жыл бұрын

You can watch episode one of Guy's Garage on All 4 now 📲 bit.ly/3oaBq1G

@iancadwallender9779 2 жыл бұрын

How can you watch the sh*t new top gear,with paddy fu****g mcguiness, when you've got this real man.Fearless,and loves getting his hands dirty. Great stuff

@julmdamaslefttoe3559 2 жыл бұрын

Because chris harris is there, Granted Freddie and paddy are not car experts, but it adds a mess about to the series it was missing when the trio left and they brought in the failing trio, now they have 3 folks that work well together

@iancadwallender9779 2 жыл бұрын

@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 They should have just stopped making it.The whole platform was created by Jeremy, for the 3 of them.BBC tried to carry on where they left off,but it won't work with anyone else.I wish the beeb would just make a serious car show, like top gear was many years ago and start a fresh without copying Jeremy's platform.

@tacticalnuclearpotato 2 жыл бұрын

So a Swedish version of banger racing and rally cross mix

@Leksuttaja149 2 жыл бұрын

finnish actually

@tacticalnuclearpotato 2 жыл бұрын

@@Leksuttaja149 better read the video description superstar

@Leksuttaja149 2 жыл бұрын

@@tacticalnuclearpotato so? folk racing was still invented in finland

@pierrenilsson6189 Жыл бұрын

@@tacticalnuclearpotato Lenho is right. Folkrace is a Finnish invention. They added a catergory of racing open for everyone (jokamiehenluokka - every man's league) which when it came to Sweden in the early 80s was called folkrace. I am from Sweden myself so I am not defending any national pride here. It has, however, become a sport in Sweden and in that sense it is a Swedish version of banger racing and rally cross mix but Finland deserve some cudos for inventing it. :)

@rAEbl 2 жыл бұрын

The actual race was in Västerås right? I remember that circut well!!! Brilliant vid

@morkzorckerborg5000 10 ай бұрын

there are vw beetle classes in short course racing in the states, they do the jumps and everything lol

@lorangajapp8086 2 жыл бұрын

I think guy met my friend in västerås :)

@4842arendal 2 жыл бұрын

Good fun to watch. Is there still a rule that the car can be sold/bought for a maximum set price at the end of the day?

@emilvestblom8676 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can bid on the cars efter the race

@davskol 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if someone's offering 8000 SEK (750 EUR) you have to sell the car.

@swemx7403 2 жыл бұрын

@@davskol Damn.. So if i have a folk race car and i've had done all the hard work on it with my hard spend money. Some asshole can just come up to me after and say ''Hey you, I want that car so i give you 8000 SEK, And you can't say no either'' I mean that's f*cked up.

@RaXXha 2 жыл бұрын

@@swemx7403 It's to prevent people from spending to much money on the cars. Everyone should be able to afford to partake in folkracing. :D

@swemx7403 2 жыл бұрын

@@RaXXha Well, Then i make my car so cheap and shitty idk if you buy it. Problem solved.

@pedalen 2 жыл бұрын

Ha, cool, I raced on that track. Was probably that old fart who threw a waterbottle at me for driving one lap too many during quali xD

@notsohairybiker 2 жыл бұрын

An automatic saloon turned into a manual estate?

@shaunweddle1173 2 күн бұрын

Off road banger racing?

@pilz845 2 жыл бұрын

The cars are old and ugly, but these people make it nicer than any high society event. I don't want fake smiles and fake tits, I want authenticity..and Guy is a real one! I love it, i love real humans.

@skidillydiddily8571 2 жыл бұрын

His mate, Cammy is it, he must be Karl Pilkingtons brother or father, so alike!

@keeelllaaan 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder how much money they put into it, since all the cars goes on "auction" after the race for about 500 dollar

@RaXXha 2 жыл бұрын

As little as possible. :D

@Monscent 2 жыл бұрын

Enough so they work for racing :P

@tobortine 2 жыл бұрын

_"...razzin round in heaps of shite..."_ so GM

@raidkoast 2 жыл бұрын

Old Volvos mostly. Volvo Amazons all the way to 940's have had a constantly rising price in Sweden. Because they're becoming more rare on the road every year. I would wager that a large part of it is Folkrace.

@Krozhin 2 жыл бұрын

This narrator is a walking bass guitar

@junekatana78 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think this dude caters for stag parties?

@fredriklundberg4171 2 жыл бұрын

Probably, I’m à Swede and I have been folk racing at a stag party🏎👍(It was a time trial before the beer drinking started🍻)

@Monscent 2 жыл бұрын

for sure, thats highly likely

@manfacilitymetalworks1296 2 жыл бұрын

So it's rally cross?

@redroot6405 2 жыл бұрын

Folk Rally is a full contact motor sport popular around Sweden/Finland and Norway for example. For the common person that want to get into racing its one of the easier ones to sign up for, and cost wise, its not wallet breaking to get the gear needed to enter compared to other international mainstream rally sports. "Folk basically means people" so People Rally id guess you could call it. Most of all its quite fun to look at live due to all the contact between the cars. But no, it's not rally cross - as the rules in rally cross is much more strict and the contact in rally cross is usually much milder in comparison when they try to overtake someone or block passage.

@danhunters8226 2 жыл бұрын

Except the cars can't be worth more than 8000SEK, they are actually required to put the cars up for sale at that price after the race.

@taekatanahu635 2 жыл бұрын

Folk Racing. That is what Swedes, Latvians, Danes and so on call it. In Finland it is called Jokkis which is an abbreviation of the racing class jokamiesluokka (every man's class).

@XtreeM_FaiL 2 жыл бұрын

@@danhunters8226 To be more precise you have to sell your car if somebody say he want to buy it.

@musography6958 2 жыл бұрын

that's just about the slowest commentary on a race I ever heard ;)

@BMH1965 2 жыл бұрын

True motor sport - but still costs €10k per year for the full season.

@cthuluchtului650 2 жыл бұрын

Um no

@Mornomgir 2 жыл бұрын

ah! svensk formel 1, äkta svensk urskogs kultur.

@periurban 2 жыл бұрын

Handycam? lol

@ASDASD34RDFS 2 жыл бұрын

Thought they'd spend more than 1850 for that volvo. A shit one that has rust in it and etc goes for anything between 1000-2500 pounds. It's above that where you get the real nice onces, but I guess you don't want to buy a real good classic and ruin it.

@atvheads 13 күн бұрын

That car is not approved in Swedish folkrace.

@Bukoe 2 жыл бұрын

They should have explained why the shit cars =) .. The ruel is if somone come up and offer you like 1000$ for you car after the Race you have to Accept it. its to avoid people using too mutch money on the Car ..

@jonasthemovie 2 жыл бұрын

That is not how it works.

@flawmore 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonasthemovie Please explain how it works.

@jonasthemovie 2 жыл бұрын

@@flawmore All cars are up for auction after the competition. Anyone 15 and up can put down dark bids, 800dollars+20 administrative fee. Bids are put down up till 15min after the completion of the competition. Then a winner is picked at random. Personal safety equipment (seat+belt+steering wheel+window net) is not included. This leads to low cost racing, but people usually have all their friends and family putting down bids, hence the admin fee.

@jonnymayne4321 2 жыл бұрын

Did anybody want to buy Guy's car. You have to sell your car for no more than 8000SEK about a grand, its the rules

@swemx7403 2 жыл бұрын

It's brutal. I mean i think you're atleast should have chance of saying no to that. With all the hard work put into a car.

@MegaZimZim 2 жыл бұрын

@@swemx7403 Well thats to whole point of it. The cars should be cheap so that anyone (at least most people) can participate.

@Monscent 2 жыл бұрын

@@swemx7403 Not brutal at all. Its the rule that makes this whole thing possible. If you wanna spend more money on a racing car there are other classes to race in.

@swemx7403 2 жыл бұрын

@@Monscent Yeah you're right, Everyone should be able to race in Folk race. But people who owns a folk race car, after they bid on the cars. Familys and close friends will bid on the cars so in the end the person who owns it will still keep it. So you know.. It's a small cind of hypocrisy.