escape

Former TT racer and all-round larrikin daredevil Guy Martin will attempt the failed Steve McQueen jump from the 1963 film, The Great Escape. His attempt will be aired on the UK’s Channel 4 at 9pm next Sunday (8 December 2019). He won’t be doing it on a Triumph TR6 like in the original movie...

A home movie showing an Aussie rider’s involvement in the making of 1963 film The Great Escape has surfaced after more than 75 years. Australian rider Tim Gibbes (pictured above with the original bike and current owner Dick Shepherd) was selected to perform stunts in the famous movie while he...