A former soldier who enjoys life in the fast lane entertained the Duke of Kent during a royal visit to Sussex.
Billy Baxter, 38, told the duke how he planned to break the blind land speed motorcycle record.
Mr Baxter - who uses the facilities at St Dunstan's at Ovingdean, Brighton, which the duke visited during a whistlestop tour - plans to ride a motorcycle with the help of a radio microphone in his crash helmet.
He told the duke: "I take instructions from someone on the ground. I use their eyes and can change direction by moving my body."
The ex-serviceman, from Cambridgeshire, who lost his sight following a viral infection during a tour of duty in Bosnia, plans to break the record in August.
The motorcycle attempt will be used to raise funds for St Dunstan's, which provides accommodation, care and activities for blind ex-servicemen and women.
The duke, on a day visit to Brighton, also saw restoration work at the Royal Pavilion and took a boat tour of the marina.
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