The Fastest Shed beats speed record on Welsh beach
Kevin Nicks said he was over the moon after his whacky creation hit a top speed of 101.046mph on Saturday.
A shed on wheels has broken its own land speed record after hitting more than 100mph on a Welsh beach.
The motorised shed, driven by its owner and creator Kevin Knicks was one of numerous whacky and speedy vehicles to take part in the Straightliners “Top Speed” event on Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, on Saturday.
Mr Nicks, who created the Fastest Shed, first tested it on Pendine Sands in 2017 when he reached an impressive 80mph.
He said: “It is unbelievably fast.
“I have more than doubled the power, and this is where aerodynamics and physics and all that nonsense comes into it, I have more than doubled the power just to do an extra 21mph.”
Mr Nicks, from Oxfordshire, said he was “over the moon” because to put the engine in “consumed my life this winter”.
He added: “It is humbling and rewarding for me to make so many people smile.”
The beach was first used for a world land speed record 94 years ago by Sir Malcolm Campbell in his Sunbeam 350HP car Blue Bird.
The modern event, which attracts record-chasers on motorbikes, scooters and various other two and four-wheeled vehicles, allows participants to test themselves on a sandy one-mile or 1km course in a bid to break British, European and world speed records.
The event will continue on Sunday and is one of dozens Straighliners organises around the country each year.
