Top Gear's 'tame racing driver' The Stig breaks a world record in a dodgem car by driving the restored 1960s model at over 100mph

The Top Gear driver broke the record by driving at 100.3mph in the bumper car
YouTuber Colin Furze gave the vintage model a 600cc Honda motorbike engine
He achieved the record-breaking speed last week at Bentwaters Airfield, Suffolk

By Fionn Hargreaves For Mailonline

Published: 17:22 BST, 30 March 2017 | Updated: 11:05 BST, 31 March 2017

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Top Gear's driver The Stig claimed a new Guinness World Record as he managed to drive a restored vintage bumper car to speeds of over 100mph.

The BBC Two programme's 'tame racing driver' was tasked with getting behind the wheel of a souped-up 1960s dodgem to celebrate the return of the motoring show.

YouTube star and stunt man Colin Furze restored the small fairground vehicle in the space of three weeks and, with his addition of a 100 horsepower, 600cc Honda motorbike engine, he was able to give it a new lease of life.

Top Gear driver The Stig broke the land-speed record for a dodgem car last week at Bentwaters Airfield, Suffolk. Pictured with Guinness World Records Official Adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi and stunt man Colin Furze

Mr Furze revamped the 1960s model by giving it a 600cc Honda motorbike engine. The Stig broke the record by driving the bumper car at 100.3mph. The average speed of a dodgem car is 5mph

The average speed of a dodgem car is around 5mph but The Stig was able a new land-speed world record of 100.3mph thanks to its makeover.

The stunt took place at Bentwaters Airfield in Suffolk last week and was witnessed by Guinness World Records Official Adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi, who confirmed his record-breaking feat.

Furze said: 'Stig's at his happiest when he's making the slow, fast - so what better way to celebrate the new series of Top Gear than by taking a rusty old bumper car and converting it into the ultimate fairground speed machine?'

Sinigagliesi said: 'We're all used to seeing The Stig driving at high speeds - but he's usually in a sports car and usually on a race track.

The old bumper car was revamped by Mr Furze in just three weeks. He improved it by adding a supercharged motorbike engine, allowing the vehicle to go around 20 times its normal speed

YouTuber Mr Furze (left) was at the Suffolk track to watch the Stig break the land-speed record for the bumper car. He said: 'Stig's at his happiest when he's making the slow, fast'

Official Adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi said: 'Equally as impressive is the engineering expertise of Colin Furze - the combination of their skills makes for record-breaking fun'

'To see him hurtle past in a classic bumper car at 100mph was surreal, but hugely impressive.

'Equally as impressive is the engineering expertise of Colin Furze - the combination of their skills makes for record-breaking fun.'

Top Gear continues on Sunday, with the next episode following host Matt LeBlanc's exploits as he becomes the first person to test new supercar the Ford GT.