Australia Tops the World in Hearse Racing

Not content to be world's best in robot dancing, arguing, zombie walking and, oh yes, the women's Olympic half-pipe, in a truly sterling effort Australia has beaten the rest of the world yet again, this time in hearse racing. 

No, not horse racing, hearse racing.

Shane Hammond, a drag racer from Tasmania (that pointy bit down the bottom of Australia) set a world record for driving a hearse more than 400 metres in 12.3 seconds, shaving more than one second off the old record.

So it is true - the dead really do travel fast.

Source: news.com.au - http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/drag-racer-in-hearse-sets-world-record/story-e6frfku0-1225832683349