From Land’s End to John O’groats in world’s fastest shed
THE world’s fastest shed is about to set off on a 870-mile journey from Land’s End to John O’groats.
Kevin Nicks, 52, will attempt to break his own speed record of 99.766mph in his self-built contraption at Elvington Airfield, near York, as part of the trip. The shed is built on top of a 1999 Volkswagen Passat – a project that took six months to complete and cost £5,000.
Mr Nicks will be accompanied by Sophie, his 14-year-old daughter. The pair hope to raise £10,000 for Katharine House Hospice in Oxfordshire.
He told Oxford Mail: “We’re all only here once and it’s about what we do when we’re here. A lot of people will get to the end and think ‘isn’t that a dull life I lived’.
“Some people do ask me why I want to drive around in a shed. And I say because I don’t want to drive around in a boring car like everyone else.”
Mr Nicks and his daughter will set off from the hospice in Banbury tomorrow and they expect the trip to take about a week.
He first broke the record for the world’s fastest shed in 2015, when he reached 70.8mph during an event at the airfield. He broke the 99mph barrier earlier this year and hopes to travel at 100mph during his next attempt.