Monday, September 15, 2014

  Fastest mobility scooter:  David Anderson and Matthew Hine breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)

Isle of Man, UK -- The world's fastest mobility scooter has smashed the current Guinness World Records' record with a top speed of almost 108mph at a race in the UK; David Anderson and Matthew Hine from Anderson's Body Shop in Ballasalla on the Isle of Man custom built the vehicle in an attempt to break the top speed of 82mph; in testing the pair had managed to reach a maximum speed of 107.3mph, setting the new world record for the Fastest mobility scooter, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: Two Isle of Man mechanics have set a new world record for the worlds fastest mobility scooter. David Anderson and Matt Hine from Anderson's Body Shop, Ballasalla, built the vehicle in six months in an attempt to break the current of 82mph. Racing at Jurby Motordome they set a world record of 107.6mph. ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Records' record for the Fastest mobility scooter was set by Colin Furze (UK), who has supercharged a mobility scooter so that it can reach a top speed of 115.21 km/h (71.59 mi/h).

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the fastest caravan tow; it is 228.523 km/h (141.998 mph) and was achieved by Jason Sands (USA) driving a GMC 2500HD and towing a standard Carson Kalispell at El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA.

    The world's fastest mobility scooter has smashed the current Guinness World Records' record with a top speed of almost 108mph at a race in the UK, The Daily Mail reported.

   David Anderson and Matthew Hine from Anderson's Body Shop in Ballasalla on the Isle of Man custom built the vehicle in an attempt to break the top speed of 82mph.

  After some minor modifications, including a change to the gearing, they were able to reach a maximum speed of 107.6mph - smashing the current official record held by Klaus Petersen from Denmark.