Mr Baxter broke the record to raise funds for St Dunstan's
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A man who lost his eyesight six years ago has broken the world blind land speed record.
Billy "the Whizz" Baxter rode a motorbike down the runway at Boscombe Down airfield in Wiltshire at an average speed of 165mph.
Mr Baxter, from Ely in Cambridgshire, rode solo on an unmodified, high-performance Kawasaki
Ninja ZX-12R on Saturday afternoon, in aid of the St Dunstan's Blind Ambition Campaign.
The group provides rehabilitation, training and lifelong care for blind
ex-Service men and women.
Mr Baxter was a Staff Sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery for 20
years, before losing his sight while serving in Bosnia in 1997.
Shortly after he returned home, he was diagnosed with a rare eye
disease and is now totally blind.
World record
To achieve the solo record attempt, two ghost riders rode alongside Mr Baxter, giving him directions through a three-way
voice-activated communications system.
After the record-breaking run, Mr Baxter said: "It's brilliant it's an amazing feeling, it still hasn't sunk in yet."
He went on to praise St Dunstan's, saying: "They have injected the life back into me and my family."
His wife, Karen Baxter said: "It's brilliant, fantastic, he'll be really chuffed with himself."
Mr Baxter beat the previous world record by 24mph.