See fridgescript (http://code.google.com/p/fridgescript/) - because you are going through C/C++ it is faster in its domain (x87 floating point work) if given good clean code. Its not big or clever - just that C/C++ kills its performance a little with restrictions like struct layout rules and standard library math functions being rubbish... (note the compiler uses almost no optimisation strategies and the language is very specific and almost useless though)

That being said, I like the idea very much, I just object to the claim of fastest and the value the claim implies. Beating C is very easy if you know some very basic things about the restrictions placed on it by standards... :)