The fastest speed on a gravity powered street luge is 157.41 kmh (97.81 mph) and was achieved by Cédric Touchette (Canada) in Les Eboulements, Quebec, Canada, on 29 September 2008.

The record was broken three times on that day. First by Louis-Etienne Bouchard-Pouliot (Canada) with 148.94 kmh (92.55 mph) then by Charles-Antoine Lavoie (Canada) with 150.50 kmh (93.52 mph) and finally by Cédric.