Turkish pop-singer Metin Senturk became the world’s fastest unaccompanied blind driver and said he felt he had danced with death.
Senturk wept as he emerged from a Ferrari F430 at Urfa airport in eastern Turkey to learn from Guinness World Records officials his average speed of 292.89 kph broke the previous record of 284 kph, held by a British bank manager.
“I don’t think there are any words to describe this feeling. I am really happy. It was really hard, like a dance with death,” said Senturk, who has been blind since the age of three.
Following Senturk in a separate vehicle was former rally driver Volkan Isik, who guided the blind man by radio.
Thanks for this story. May I link to it on my blog? http://losingvisiongaininginsight.wordpress.com/
My blog is about my transition into low vision living as my eyesight deteriorates. I would like to mention this in an upcoming post. Thanks, Belinda
Of course you can – thanks for writing.
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