A South African became the world's fastest blind driver Thursday after driving across a remote airstrip at 269 kph (167 mph).

Blind since birth, 33-year-old Hein Wagner of Cape Town had a sighted navigator for his record attempt. After crossing the airfield, he told reporters he wanted to do it again but was considering piloting an aircraft for his next record attempt.

"I'm very happy," said Wagner, whose drive in a borrowed Maserati V8 GranSport was monitored by motoring organization Motorsport SA and filmed for the Guinness Book of World Records. 　

The drive, on an airstrip near South Africa's border with Botswana, was aimed at increasing public awareness of problems facing blind people and raising money for a national charity for the blind.

The previous record, set by a blind British bank manager, was 233 kph (145 mph).

"I drove it with no insurance. No one wanted to give any to us," Wagner told national news agency SAPA.

　　9月8日，南非的一名盲人成为了世界上驾车速度最快的盲人司机。他在该国一条位置偏远的飞机跑道上的驾驶速度达到了每小时269公里。

　　据路透社9月9日报道，现年33岁的海因·瓦格纳来自南非的开普敦，他先天失明。为创造新纪录，瓦格纳特意请来了一名领航员与自己同行。在此前驾车成功穿越了这条临近南非与博茨瓦纳边境线的机场跑道后，瓦格纳打算他还将创造盲人驾驶飞机的世界纪录。

　　瓦格纳创造世界纪录的座驾是一辆马莎拉蒂V8 GranSport型轿车，他驾车的整个过程还被拍摄下来用以申报吉尼斯世界纪录。瓦格纳说：“我这次驾车事先没有获得任何保险，因为没有人愿意向我们提供这些东西。”

　　报道称，此次瓦格纳创造了盲人驾车速度世界纪录可以引起公众对于盲人所面临问题的关注，并为该国一家全国性盲人慈善机构筹款。该项纪录的前创造者是一位来自英国的盲人银行管理人员，其驾车速度为每小时233公里。