A businessman who bought a Tuk-Tuk after a drunk night has ended up making a world record for land speed. Matt Everard, a resident of Essex in the course of two laps set a speed record of 119.583 kmph on a tuk-tuk. He was given a target of 110 kmph by Guinness World Records. 46-year-old Everard drove the three-wheeled vehicle at the Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire and made the world record. His cousin Russell Shearman, was his backseat passenger. Over 1,300 Robots Dance Together in Italy to Break Guinness World Record, Watch Video.

While for Indians, tuk-tuks or rickshaws are very common as a mode of transport but it is not so in the UK. Everard got his Thai vehicle when he visited Thailand for a friend's wedding. He wanted to get it for the sole purpose of adding some fun. He called it 'a fun vehicle to ride around town' and 'something a bit different'. Talking about making this feat he said to BBC, "I'm over the moon, I feel brilliant." Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Sets New Speed, Altitude Record.

Watch Video of Everard Driving the Tuk-Tuk Making the World Record:

He is a petrolhead and at one point had eight cars, two boats, a jetski and a quad bike. Talking about him actually owning the Tuk-Tuk he admitted it was a drunken decision. "I was watching a tuk-tuk on eBay and I’d had a beer or two. My wife went to bed, and I thought, ‘Well, why not? Let’s have a tuk-tuk." And he decided to make a world record with it, since he had already spent a considerable amount on the purchase. He also spent a lot more money to make his vehicle capable of running that fast to make his record. And now he has indeed made a record for fastest autorickshaw/tuk tuk (prototype).

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