The actor broke a 1927 record in the U.K. for the "flying mile"
Actor Idris Elba broke a nearly 90-year speed record in the U.K. last weekend when he averaged more than 180 miles per hour during a one-mile stretch.
The Luther star was in the driver’s seat of a standard Bentley Continental GT Speed on Sunday in Wales, according to CNN Money. His top speed was 186.4 miles per hour during the “flying mile”—in which a driver can get up to speed before the car is clocked at two points, one mile apart—but his average was 180.4 miles per hour. Elba’s run came while shooting the Discovery Channel series Idris Elba: No Limits, which will air in July.
Elba beat out the last record, set in 1927 by Sir Malcolm Campbell, who hit 174.2 miles in hour.
Now imagine the car chase scenes if he ever actually plays James Bond.