Preparation and Practice to Break Records

In January 2021 we celebrated our tenth anniversary of the Blind Driver Challenge and announced accelerating accessibility by continuing the challenge with an exciting public demonstration of the value of collaboration with the blind in the development of innovative driving technology. We are collaborating with Dan Parker to build and operate a car to attempt to break the Guinness Book World Record for the “Fastest Speed for a Car Driven Blindfolded” in the fall of 2021. During the weekend of April 30 through May 2, Dan Parker completed some practice passes driving his C6 Corvette to prepare to break the record. As part of the practice, he was a participant in the East Coast Timing Association Arkansas Mile event with approximately 150 others who would also be making race passes with their cars. The vehicles ranged from corvettes to motorcycles to even a tractor trailer. As impressive as all of this was, what we found most impressive was that Dan was in charge of everything related to his car and participation.