Dave Player with one of the ex servicemen taking part in the attempt, Ash Hall
Four soldiers injured whilst serving in Afghanistan are attempting to set a new world record in Middlesbrough.
The men will be using specially adapted go-karts to set a record for the longest distance covered outside by hand-controlled karts in 24 hours.
It is being done alongside an attempt to break the world record for longest distance travelled in a regular go-kart in 24 hours by Dino Kart.
The record attempts will finish at 10:00 BST on 10 July.
Dave Player, 45, team manager of charity KartForce, designed the modified go-karts.
He said: "The hand controls that exist need two fully functional hands to work them, so I designed these ones to be suitable for as many different injuries as possible.
"KartForce is a charity set up to provide karting for injured troops. The lads race against non injured drivers, and they do really well.
"We're confident that the Dino Kart drivers will break the current world record of 2065km in 24 hours, and we think our new world record will be somewhere around that too."
