Switzer Performance has been around for a while and we already know what they’re capable of but their latest milestone is quite the feat — It was announced today that a Switzer tuned Nissan GT-R has hit 191 MPH during a standing mile. Now, this may not seem that fast but it is a record speed for a GT-R in that short of a distance.

For those who don’t know the Switzer GT-R has 700 HP to the wheels so it’s no surprise that it was able to reach such a high speed in just a mile.

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This might not be the prettiest car you’ve seen lately but it’s certainly the fastest. Sure there are plenty of cars that can go faster than 126 mph but this one is the only wind-power vehicle capable to do that. Sir Richard Jenkings drove the car in Ivanpah Lake in Nevada. With winds of only 30 mph he managed to achieve an outstanding speed of 126.1 mph. I’m sure that in a few years, or even sooner, a new manufacturer will be able to beat this record. Ecotricity is the record holder for driving at full wind speed for now and we’ll be waiting for our minds to be blown off by the first commercial wind-powered car!

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Luc Costermans managed to achieve quite a performance in a borrowed Lamborghini Gallardo. He broke the blind speed record with a performance of 192 mph. The Belgian driver has been blind for four years now, but nevertheless he managed to drive the Gallardo at 192 mph this Saturday at an airstrip in Istres, France.

Sure, Mr. Costermans had a co-pilot to guide him but he pulled the whole thing off with boldness. Congratulations to him for the achieved performance. Until modern technology will be able to give sight back to the blind, I am sure we’re going to see other visually-challenged people go for the fastest driver position. The next to try his luck is the former holder, Mike Newman, who is hoping to get to 200 mph in a Keating TKR!

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