The world's fastest shed breaks speed record

“Throughout last summer, I raced it somewhere every weekend,” says Kevin. “Although, obviously, it’s no racing car.” Trips included one to the Jurby drag strip on the Isle of Man and another to Pendine Sands on the south coast of Wales, as well as regular appearances at Shakespeare Raceway at Long Marston, Santa Pod and Elvington.

When tackling record runs, Kevin doesn’t spare the horses. “On the standing mile, I always caned it to the 7500rpm redline while bearing in mind I had to drive it home,” he explains. But on his first Guinness record attempt, disaster struck. “On the first run, I thought ‘this isn’t running well’,” Kevin recalls, but he turned up the nitrous oxide and pressed on.

Something serious, like a broken valve, had happened inside the engine and it lost compression on one cylinder, relegating it from a V6 to a V5. Amazingly, it’s still running like that, if a little lumpily, but Kevin has already acquired a high-mileage Audi Allroad as the next engine donor.

The ‘new’ twin-turbo engine yields a higher 250bhp in standard form and Kevin thinks, with tuning, he should get 320-330bhp. That helped Kevinwith his recent attempt on the 100mph barrier, along with implementing a couple of aerodynamic tweaks recommended by some of the many experts (including some from F1) who visit the race weekends.

At the moment, the shed has two large drainage pipes running through the roof to help channel air to the rear. Future plans include vertical wings down each rear corner of the shed to guide the airflow around the huge flat rear end to reduce drag.

In the meantime, the shed continues to attract attention wherever it goes, putting a smile on people’s faces and serving as a prop for endless selfies and videos. Despite receiving a generous offer to sell, Kevin doesn’t plan to part with his beloved shed any time soon: “If I sell it, that would be the end of the story. I could build another one, but it wouldn’t be that one, would it?” 

Other bonkers record-breakers...

Fastest toilet: 

TV presenter Edd China set a Guinness World Record for the fastest toilet in Milan on 10 March 2011 and it still stands today. The record-breaking machine, called ‘Bog Standard’, is underpinned by a motorcycle and sidecar. It set a record of 42.25mph.

Fastest monowheel:

Kevin Scott and the UK Monowheel Team set a record of 61.18mph in 2015 for the fastest speed achieved by a monowheel, with their machine ‘Warhorse’. The monowheel’s secret lies in a lightweight frame, special roller materials, sprung rollers and a tuned, 15bhp Honda GX200 kart engine.