55-year-old gardener believes he's set a new record by travelling at 44.6mph (77kph) behind a wheelbarrow
A man who set a land speed record with a motorised shed believes he has set a new record by travelling at 44.6mph behind a wheelbarrow.
Kevin Nicks, from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, built the"Barrow of Speed" during the coronavirus lockdown. The 55-year-old gardener recorded the speed at a Straightliners event at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire.Image caption"Every journey on it is not just going fast in a straight line, you're trying to avoid crashing, which is great," he said.Mr Nicks' record is yet to be verified by Guinness World Records, who set him a base speed to beat of 42.5mph.
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