’Magical moment’ as man clocks more than 100mph in shed on wheels

’Magical moment’ as man clocks more than 100mph in shed on wheels

Mangalore Today News Network

May 13, 2018: A man has driven a motorised shed more than 100mph.

Owner Kevin Nicks said it felt "marvellous" to break his previous 80mph record at Pendine Sands in Carmarthensire, Wales.

Kevin clocked 101mph on Saturday afternoon – a new record in what is believed to be the only road legal shed in the world.

"It couldn’t have gone better, I’m so happy," the 53-year-old gardener told the BBC .

Kevin, from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, spent more than £13,000 building his wooden wheels.

Turbo-charged, the shed is kitted out with a 400 brake horsepower engine, which is more powerful than some sports cars.

Kevin explained he had the idea of driving a shed around in 2015 when his old Volkswagen Passat sat on his driveway, broken.

The father-of-one spent the next 12 months (and £5,000, to begin with) making a shed roadworthy so he could "take his daughter to school and pop to the shops".

He added: "I did everything – built the shed, connected the engine, built the chassis."

A while later, Kevin was entering speed events and in 2016 got into the Guinness Book of Records after hitting 80mph.

Now, his revamped, fine-tuned shed hits 100mph with ease thanks to £8,000 worth of additions and a souped-up Audi RS4 engine.

Kevin talked of a "magical moment" at Pendine on Saturday.

"I’ve spent all winter doing it up and putting in a new engine and suspension, it’s so quick off the mark," he said.

"I had no idea how fast it would go - and it went well. It felt comfortable at 100mph, I was pleased."

He’s joined a host of other land speed record breakers who have taken everything from go-karts to three-wheelers to exceptional paces.

Courtesy: Mirror.co