World Records

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 8, 2016 – Japanese drift champion Kawabata Masato has set a new word record for the fastest drift; at a special event on the 3000 metre main runway at Fujairah International Airport, Team Tokyo star Kawabata threw his specially tuned Nissan GT-R sideways at 30 degrees and held it there – at 304.96km/h, thus …

Arsunda, Sweden – March 25, 2016 – The Dodge Challenger Hellcat has a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that produces a mind-numbing 707 horsepower; it hits a top speed of 170.6 mph at Arsunda Speed Weekend in Sweden, which sets a new world record. Photo: During the 2016 Arsunda Speed Weekend a Challenger SRT Hellcat hit a staggering 170 mph and averaged 162 …

Lagos, Cambodia – March 15, 2016 – Nigerian footballer based in Cambodia, Harrison Chinedu, has broken the Guinness World Records record for the farthest distance traveled while balancing a football on his head and cover a distance of over 45. 64km Photo: Nigerian footballer based in Cambodia, Harrison Chinedu, has broken the Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled …

Piran, Slovenia – March 1, 2016 – Mischo Erban, 32, who describes himself as a “human Formula 1 car,” set a new World Record when he reached 59.55mph on an modified electric skateboard. Photo: Daredevil, Mischo Erban, raced into the World Records book with the fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The Canadian-born racer hit speeds of 95.83 kph (59.55 …

Dubai, UAE – February 24, 2016 – A bag of rice weighing 550 kilograms has entered the Book of World Records for being the heaviest bag of rice; the rice bag of India Gate Classic Basmati Rice brand has achieved the feat at the annual 4-day food and hospitality trade show being held in Dubai. Photo: KRBL director Priyanka Mittal. KRBL …

Williams Lake, Canada – February 7, 2016 – The founder and owner of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. and a star of HGTV Canada’s Timber Kings, Bryan Reid Sr., has set a World Record for “fastest motorized log;” the “Cedar Rocket,” powered by twin, 20-horsepower electric turbines, can do about 225 km/h “on paper,” but maxed out at 90 for …

St. Moritz, Switzerland – February 7, 2016 – Jamie Barrow went to the frozen lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland with the intention of writing history; on January 28, a diesel-powered Mitsubishi ASX crossover towed Jamie on his snowboard at 62.65 mph (100.84 km/h) on the out run; the return run saw the human-machine combo reach 61.45 mph (98.9 km/h); …

New York, USA – February 3, 2016 – Baby Boiz, the boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age 4) and Jake (age 23), sets the new world record for the Youngest By Band. Photo: Meet Baby Boiz, the world’s youngest boy band featuring Julian (age 9), Caleb (age 6), Gavin (age 11), Ravi (age …

Rome, Italy – January 26, 2016 – Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus ‘Thor’ Björnsson has broken the Guinness World Records world record for carrying the highest number of fridges over a set distance in the fastest time; the super-strong Swede carried two fridges, weighing 450 kg in total, over 20 metres in an impressive 19.60 seconds, thus setting the new …

Tampa, Florida, USA – January 25, 2016 – Kurt Searvogel recently finished his 365-day bike ride, logging 76,076 in one calendar year to break the 77-year-old world record. Photo: American Kurt Searvogel, aka ‘Tarzan’, has just surpassed the 76-year-old record of most miles cycled in 365 days, averaging over 200 miles (320km) a day. Photo: TarzanRides.com The Guinness World Records world …