Monster trucks are all about jumping over old cars, crushing them and entertaining the crowd. Some of these big trucks pack around 2,000 horsepower and despite riding on huge tyres can accelerate faster than some small cars. There's one thing that they are not built… Continue reading »
Little over a year ago BMW Performance Centre Instructor Johan Schwartz established a new world record for the longest drift. He managed to drift the new M5 for 51.3 miles for a total of 322.5 laps around the 256 metre Performance Centre skid pad. With… Continue reading »
We knew Honda's Mean Mower with its 109bhp 1000cc engine from a Honda VTR firestorm, along with bespoke suspension, all-new fabricated chassis and bigger wheels is very fast, going from 0-60mph in 4.0 seconds. Last month the Mean Mower managed to break a Guinness World… Continue reading »
Guerlain Chicherit's attempt to establish a new world record for the longest car jump did not go as planned, as you can see from the video below. Guerlain Chicherit planned to jump 110 metres in his specially constructed Monster Energy / Toyo Tires MINI. The… Continue reading »
2014 Team Toyo Dakar rally driver and professional skier Guerlain Chicherit will attempt a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Longest car ramp jump this coming Sunday, March 16 in the scenic resort of Tignes, France. Chicherit plans to jump 110 metres in his specially… Continue reading »
Former bank manager Mike Newman has reclaimed the blind land speed record from Turkish pop singer Metin Senturk, who achieved 182mph in April 2010 in a Ferrari F430. The 52-year-old man from Manchester reached 186 mph (300 km/h) at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire by… Continue reading »
Belarusian company Belaz has unveiled its new dump truck, which it claims to be the biggest in the world. The Belaz 75710 is bigger than an average house, riding in eight huge tyres, at least twice the height of an average size person. The payload… Continue reading »
Guinness World Records has announced a new winner in the "smallest car in the world" category. This tiny car is created by Austin Coulson from United States and is just 63.5cm tall, 65.4cm wide and 126.47cm long. The paint work is themed after the P51… Continue reading »
The Bad Habit Monster Truck with driver Joe Sylvester has crushed the distance jump world record with a 237-foot, 6-inch (72 metres) jump at the Cornfield 500. For the record jump, the 4,500kg monster truck was doing 85 mph, crushing the previous distance record by… Continue reading »
Here's another Guinness World Record in the world of cars. Nissan Patrol recently towed a 170.9 ton (155,038 kg) cargo plane 50 metres at the Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. It is the heaviest airplane ever pulled by a production car! The… Continue reading »
The motorcycle you see here is is quite possibly the most expensive motorcycle ever built with a frame made from gold. Very likely just the frame alone is worth more than $1 million. Usually with gold trim/parts we assume the whole vehicle is shiny, but… Continue reading »
Last Saturday BMW Performance Center Instructor Johan Schwartz established a new world record for the longest drift behind the wheel of a new BMW M5 equipped with the M-DCT gearbox and Continental ultra-high performance tyres. Johan managed to drift the M5 for 322.5 laps around… Continue reading »
Last May, Chinese stunt driver Han Yue squeezed a MINI Cooper between two MINI Cooper Clubman’s with a mere 15cm to spare. A new Guinness World Record was set, which lasted until December, when Ronny Wechselberger parked a tiny three-door Volkswagen Up! between the other… Continue reading »
Nokian Tyres has set a new world record for fastest car on ice with the Audi RS6 fitted with new Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 studded tyres (255/35R20 97 T XL). Driven by Janne Laitinen, the Audi RS6 reached an average speed of 335.713 km/h (208.06 mph)… Continue reading »
Back in May, Chinese stunt driver Han Yue squeezed a MINI Cooper between two MINI Cooper Clubman’s with a mere 15 cm to spare and the new Guinness World Record was born. But records are meant to be broken! Ronny Wechselberger in a tiny three-door… Continue reading »