Still looking for his first North West 200 win, Martin will again ride for the Hydrex Honda team in 2009. The Lincolnshire rider had mixed fortunes last year, experiencing both a podium placing and a hair-raising crash.

Guy's trademark bushy side-burns and larger than life attitude, both on and off the road, make him a fans favourite and many will be willing him to break his NW200 duck this year.