In September 1960, during speed trials to set a new land speed record at Bonneville Flats, Utah, USA, Donald Campbell (UK) crashed his car Bluebird while travelling at a speed of 579 km/h (360 mph). The vehicle rolled over and Campbell fractured his skull, yet against all the odds he survived.
Jennifer Murray (UK) piloted her Robinson R44 helicopter around the world solo in 99 days from 31 May to 6 September 2000. The journey started and finished at Brooklands airfield in Surrey, UK, and crossed 30 countries. Remarkably, Murray was 60 at the time of the record attempt. Her average speed was 16.99 km/h (10.55 mph).
Roy Makaay (Netherlands) scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in just 10 seconds in Munich, Germany, on 7 March 2007. Bayern Munich went on to win the match 2-1. The final aggregate score over both legs of their encounter stood at 4-4, but Bayern went through to the next round of the Champions League on the away-goals rule.
The fastest goal scored in Champions League final is 52 seconds by Paolo Maldini (Italy) playing for AC Milan against Liverpool on 25 May 2005.
On 26 June 2009, Earthrace was granted the Union International Motonautique (UIM) record for the fastest circumnavigation by powered boat. The journey took 60 days 23 hrs 49 mins, beginning in Sagunto, Spain on 27 April 2008, finishing 27 June 2008. The crew of Earthrace consists solely of international volunteers.
The fastest flight under the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) rules, which permit flights that exceed the length of the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn (36,787.6 km or 22,858.8 miles), was one of 31 hrs 27 mins 49 secs by an Air France Concorde (Capts. Michel Dupont and Claude Hetru) from JFK airport in New York, USA eastbound via Toulouse, Dubai, Bangkok, Guam, Honolulu and Acapulco on 15 and 16 August 1995. There were 80 passengers and 18 crew on board flight AF1995. The technical crew
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Colin Bodill (UK) circumnavigated the globe in his Mainair Blade 912 Flexwing microlight aircraft in 99 days from 31 May to 6 September 2000, starting and landing at Brooklands airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, UK. Accompanying Jennifer Murray on her successful solo helicopter circumnavigation journey, the pair covered approximately 35,000 km (21,750 miles), covering 30 countries.
The fastest circumnavigation of the globe on scheduled flights with a single airline was 59 hours and 58 minutes, set by Brother Michael Bartlett who travelled with Air New Zealand between 21 – 24 November 2006. Journey was: London – Hong Kong Hong Kong – Auckland Auckland – Christchurch Christchurch – Auckland Auckland – Los Angeles Los Angeles – London
Michael Quandt (Germany), travel editor of the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, flew around the world via six continents on scheduled flights in a time of 66 hr 31 min from 6-8 July 2004. The journey started and finished in Singapore and proceeded via Sydney (Australia), Los Angeles (USA), Houston (USA), Caracas (Venezuela), London (UK), Cairo (Egypt) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The journey started at 17:14 on 5 July (UTC) and finished at 11:45 on 8 July (UTC).
The fastest male to sail around the world westbound, non-stop, solo and unsupported is Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (France) in Adrien, who set off on 7 November 2003 and took 122 days 14 hr 3 min 49 sec before crossing the Lizard Point-Ushant finishing line on 9 March 2004.