Number of View: 371One world record and 287 feet wasn’t enough for Ryan Capes. Capes broke the world record for the longest ramp-to-ramp jump on a motorcycle twice on Saturday night at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. After breaking the record with a jump of 287 feet, Capes decided to go for it again, [...]
Number of View: 544Colin Furze, 29, spent two months creating the incredible 46ft motorbike, which can travel at speeds of up to 30mph. He used two 50cc Honda Sky mopeds which he extended using pieces of aluminium. “You can ride it like a normal motorbike but steering is a bit of a problem as it [...]
Number of View: 713Qatar bagged yet another global first with the largest parade of Karwa buses, organised by Mowasalat, the public transport company, rolling into the Guinness World Records yesterday. A 4.8km-long convoy of 325 Karwa school buses travelled a stretch of 5km on the Shahaniya-Dukhan highway, some 56km from Doha, breaking the existing record [...]
Number of View: 289A British-built steam supercar is aiming to break a century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles. The 25ft-long car – dubbed the “fastest kettle in the world” – targets to beat a speed of 127mph reached by American Fred Marriott in a Stanley steam car in 1906 at the Daytona Beach [...]
Number of View: 190On Friday, the Bay Harbor Foundation, with the help of Global Electric Motorcars (GEMs), championed clean driving while also setting the world record for the longest parade of electric vehicles — with 218 participating. “We don’t quit here,” said Candace Fitzsimons, executive director for the Bay Harbor Foundation. “I think this was [...]
Number of View: 358Father-of-three Andy Waite, 42, who owns a bodyshop near Newmarket, Suffolk, bought the Mk1 1.5 litre Golf for £50, nearly £900,000 less than the price of the Bugatti, the world’s most expensive car. But after he modified the car to include a custom-built turbocharged engine, the Golf can hit speeds of 0-60mph [...]
Number of View: 206RM Auctions, in association with Sothebys made history in Maranello today (May 17) as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for €9,020,000 at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record for the most expensive motor car ever to be sold at auction. [...]
Number of View: 551More than 125 Soaps it Up events to take place throughout Canada and U.S. to help those in need and earn worldwide bragging rights Hamilton, ON – May 6, 2009 – CARSTAR Automotive Canada announced today the company’s intention to set a Guinness World Record by washing more than 4,000 cars in [...]
Number of View: 170Zero Motorcycles will make history again the weekend of April 4-5, when they host their 24 Hours of Electricross. The event will be the first international endurance competition for off-road all-electric vehicles and is a landmark moment in the electric vehicle industry. Teams from around the world have signed on to be [...]
Number of View: 395Feb 13 is the perfect date to head down to Dubai Food Festival, a signature event of DSF 2009 to get the true taste of success. Chefs from close to 40 hotels will work hand in hand to create the world’s largest dessert buffet comprising of 2009 sweet treats in all. “Indeed [...]
