a '59 Jag that he paid 900 for, but wants to make 200 mph with. He ran it at Maxton, and got 195, but will try again

 9.89 at 137 mph in the quarter-mile,
At the '11 ECTA meet at Maxton, Kris ran 195 mph naturally aspirated, and 195 in AA/Fuel Super Street, he ended up winning HOT ROD jackets for earning the highest speeds in both the Real Street and Super Street classes, something that had never been done before.
 http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1111_1959_jaguar_i_will_run_200/

Dan Gurney

The only American to win a Grand Prix in a car of his own design (Gurney Eagle in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix)
Later that year he also won te Rex Mays 300 in Riverside, making him the first to win races in Indy Car, NASCAR, Formula One, and sports car racing. Only two guys have done it since

VW Toureg sets record time for driving Argentina to Alaska, 11 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes

16,000 miles of the Pan-American highway, longest road in the world.
14 countries, 13,600 foot mountain pass, rain forests in central America, and sandstorms in Chile
Learned about this in Men's Journal, photo from http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2011/163_news110720_volkswagen_touareg_tdi_sets_record_on_worlds_longest_highway/index.html

Connie Kalitta driving the Bounty Hunter, the only drag racing triple crown winner in history

He won the 1967 top fuel trophy in all 3 winter meets, the NHRA, the AHRA and NASCAR
photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/48455444@N08/4432541344/sizes/z/in/photostream/