Turkish blind pop singer Metin Senturk has defied the odds by breaking the world speed record for driving by a visually-impaired person.
Metin reached a new record of 182.03 miles per hour, in his Ferrari F430, with a 600 horsepower engine.
The event took place at the runway of Sanliurfa airport in the eastern Turkish town of Urfa.
The speed was measured by a Datron MICROSAT system which utilises GPS technology to measure speed and distance.
The record protocol defines the record to be the average speed over a measured mile in both directions in order to negate wind and gradient effects. The two runs also have to be made within an hour of each other.
The first run measured an average of 183.14 mph (294.67 kph), the second run acheived 180.92 mph (291.10 kph). The combined speed attained over the two runs was 182.03 mph (292.89 kph). In addition to the average speed Metin got to a top speed of 188.7 mph (303.62 kph) during his first run.
Metin said "I don't think there are any words to describe this feeling. I am really happy. It was really hard, like a dance with death," said Metin, who has been blind since the age of three.
Following Metin in a separate vehicle was former rally driver Volkan Isik, who guided the blind man by sophisticated radio system supplied by Telsan.
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