Did he break his speed record ?? Or was his 'No delay please. Record attempt.' on the Flight Plan just a ruse to fool those TC boys ??
We had a fax sent to us, and we had to fill it in with the landing time (down to the second). It also had a section to be filled out for a time over EGLF at FL300. The pilot said he didn't have enough fuel to do that, so he didn't try, luckily!
It turns out they already had the record, and they were sent Northabout because they don't have HF, which means they might not have beaten it.
Still, we sent the fax off - we'll have to check the Guinness book of records later!