A BRITISH ride-on lawnmower has set a new land speed record - reaching 86mph (138km/h) - but today its rider, Don Wales, is going to try to crack the 100mph (160kmh) barrier, the BBC reported.
The new record, set at Pendine Sands in west Wales, toppled the 130kmh (80mph) record which had been set at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
In making a bid for the record, the lawnmower must be driven over a measured mile. It must also be built primarily from lawnmower parts and be capable of cutting grass, but the blades are removed when racing for safety reasons.
The BBC reported that Wales' grandfather was Sir Malcolm Campbell who broke the world land speed record, in a car, at the same venue in 1924.
