Absolutely. Actually, in other side of the Atlantic petrol price news, it dropped down to only 99p ($1.45) per litre for the first time in 5-6 years. However recently spiked back up to 1.10 per litre ($1.61) again. In total, at current prices it would only cost £5 per gallon ($7.30). So, going...
We actually use MPH in the UK, strangely. As well as pints (for beer), and some people use feet and inches in casual terms, however we use centigrade, and CM and MM and Metre in anything that needs to be precise, or on the news, or anything along those lines. It's weird, but it works :P
I think I know what you mean now. For distance though, we have the 24h le mans. It's a 24h long race non stop- the furthest distance traveled is 5,410.713KM (3362 Miles) in 24h, in an audi R15. The fastest lap recorded was 3'14''843, average speed of 251Kmh (155mph)- although, of course, the...