Former TT star Guy Martin says he used to take drugs to work more and finance his racing career.
In an article written for the Big Issue, the racer-turned-TV presenter opened up about his life and racing career.
In it, he says he was working two jobs in order to pay for racing motorbikes and says the more he raced the more expensive it was.
In the piece, which you can read here, he says he took ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin to keep him going at work to earn money.
Two ferries cancelled today, and more disrupted on Sunday
Two ferries have been cancelled by bad weather today, with more disrupted on Sunday.
Two Sunday ferry sailings cancelled and two more at risk
With widespread disruption to ferry services on Saturday, two more sailings on Sunday could now be under threat.
Racers' leather company in liquidation
A UK company which made custom leathers for TT stars such as Joey Dunlop, John McGuinness, and Bruce Anstey has gone into liquidation.
Two Saturday ferries cancelled, four rescheduled
The Steam Packet company says four sailings tomorrow have been rescheduled and two called off in the face of bad weather.
Mountain Road partly reopens from this afternoon
The Department of Infrastructure says part of the Mountain Road will reopen for the weekend.
U2 singer's daughter to star in TT film
U2 singer Bono's daughter will be on the island next month as filming starts on a movie about the TT.
Departure times changed on weekend ferries
The Steam Packet's changed the departure times of two ferries on Saturday, because of bad weather.
Thank you for not stockpiling fuel, says government
The government's thanked people for not stockpiling fuel after recent price hikes.
