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| Plymouth's Matt McKeown in 44mph shopping trolley 'record' | Plymouth's Matt McKeown in 44mph shopping trolley 'record' |
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| A Devon man has claimed to have set a new record by "riding" a motorised shopping trolley at 44mph (70km/h) on a race track. | A Devon man has claimed to have set a new record by "riding" a motorised shopping trolley at 44mph (70km/h) on a race track. |
| Matt McKeown, 52, from Plymouth, rode the trolley on Saturday at Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire. | Matt McKeown, 52, from Plymouth, rode the trolley on Saturday at Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire. |
| Mr McKeown, who runs Plymouth Karting, stabilised the trolley by using go-kart wheels. The existing record is 42mph (67km/h). | Mr McKeown, who runs Plymouth Karting, stabilised the trolley by using go-kart wheels. The existing record is 42mph (67km/h). |
| "This is a new record although it's not official," he said. | "This is a new record although it's not official," he said. |
| The self-confessed "mad man" said he intended to modify the jet-powered trolley and in an attempt to reach a speed of 60mph (96km/h). | The self-confessed "mad man" said he intended to modify the jet-powered trolley and in an attempt to reach a speed of 60mph (96km/h). |
| "Initially I went to Santa Pod for a test run to see how it handles, so although the record was broken, I'll need to get in touch with Guinness to see how we make if official," Mr Mckeown told BBC News. | "Initially I went to Santa Pod for a test run to see how it handles, so although the record was broken, I'll need to get in touch with Guinness to see how we make if official," Mr Mckeown told BBC News. |
| "If you're going to stand on the back of a shopping trolley at that speed, you have to be mad, I suppose." | "If you're going to stand on the back of a shopping trolley at that speed, you have to be mad, I suppose." |