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Denver Aims for Simultaneous Burnout Guinness World Record With 170 Cars, Fails

Denver’s hopes of setting a new Guinness World record for the largest simultaneous burnout, with 170 cars, have gone up in… well, smoke. Blame it on organizers, for failing to notify Guinness in advance.
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On August 19, car aficionados from the area got together in an attempt to shatter the current world record for the largest burnout. It was established in January this year, in Summernats, Australia, with an impressive number of 126 cars burning rubber at the same time.

Radio station 107.9 KBPI held its Rock n’ Roll Car Show! at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, near Denver, Colorado, and 170 proud car owners showed up with their rides, ready to write history. Footage from the ground and high up in the air shows the impressive, albeit potentially dangerous feat; you can also see two of the videos making the rounds online at the bottom of the page.

“On 8/19/19 at the KBPI Rock and Roll Car Show, 170 cars attempted the world record for most cars doing a burnout at the same time. Guinness is currently reviewing this to see if the current record was broke,”
the organizers write in the caption to their video of the event.

On the official Facebook page of Bandimere Speedway, things are even less ambiguous, with one post proclaiming Denver the new world record holder for the largest simultaneous burnout. If only it were that easy.

Given the sheer number of participants, the organizers had no doubt Guinness would ratify the new record, so they may have skipped on the necessary steps needed for setting a new record. Motor1 notes that there was no Guinness judge present at the scene and footage provided by the organizers didn’t count as sufficient evidence for a new record.

“In an email to Motor1.com, a representative from Guinness World Records said the record was not confirmed, nor could an application for a new record attempt be confirmed,” the publication notes.

As of now, Australia remains the current world record holder for largest simultaneous burnout. On the bright side, at least everyone involved had a blast.

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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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