Achievements Achievements include one of United Kingdom's most experienced drag racers and pioneer of the United Kingdom jet car technology. Current British landspeed record holder with Mark Newby, logging 300.3 mph. Built the United Kingdom record holding afterburning dragsters Split Second and Vampire.ABB e=motion designer and engineer, attempted to beat the world electric landspeed records of 245 mph, currently held by an American team with Mark Newby in Nevada, United States of America, 2005.