Daredevil in a Gallardo breaks Blind Speed Record

Marvel superhero Daredevil is a crime fighter who is able to perform incredible feats despite the fact that he is blind.

Luc Costermans could be considered a hero of sorts to the visually challenged. He lost his sight in an accident four years ago but that did not stop the 43-year old Belgian daredevil from going for the “Blind Land Speed Record”, and in a borrowed Lamborghini Gallardo at that.

Costermans actually set a new record as the fastest blind man on wheels on October 11th at the Istres Airbase in southern France. The bright orange Lamborghini Gallardo blasted down a closed off section of runway at a scorching 308.79 kph (192 mph) to shatter the record previously set by Englishman Mike Newman in 2005.

Newman back then drove a modified BMW M5 at 268 kph.

Luc Costermans thanked his navigator Guillaume Roman (this guy deserves a medal for bravery), for riding shotgun during the successful attempt which was dedicated to former F1 driver Philippe Streiff, who has been a tetraplegic since 1989, when he suffered a severe accident in a Grand Prix in Brazil.



However, with all due respect to Mr. Costermans, I personally thought the test drive scene in the movie Scent of a Woman was a bit more fun.