BBC NEWS | Europe | Blind Belgian breaks speed record — I didn’t even know there was a “record” kept for driving blind.
Belgian Luc Costermans has broken the world blind road speed record, on an airstrip in France.
Mr Costermans topped 308.78km/h 192 mph while driving a Lamborghini Gallardo supercar at Istres, near Marseille, in southern France. Mr Costermans thanked his co-pilot Guillaume Roman, saying: “”Im very, very happy. Its a team effort.”
Mr Costermans took the record from Briton Mike Newman, whose BMW M5 reached 268km/h three years ago.
Found by Aric Mackey who imagines the conversation going something like this:
Blind Guy: “Hey can I borrow your $186k supercar and go for a 200mph spin?”
Car Owner: “Dude. you’re F-ing blind!”
Blind Guy: “So?”
Car Owner: “Sure,.. just bring it back full”
Ray Charles once bought a Corvette and insisted on taking it for a drive. He ran it into a ditch before he got out of his driveway.
Insurance companies, generally, disapprove of blind people driving cars. Just saying.
Hmmm, Blind Belgian’s are better drivers than sighted Americans!
I’ll be more impressed when it’s someone from another country – and I won’t say which one!
Not much different than oriental folks, you can blind-fold them with dental floss.