Rare 1970s Porsche Racecar Sets World Auction Record
17 Aug 2010, 14:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A world record for any Porsche sold at an auction was set at the recent Bonhams sale in Monterey, with a rare 1970s Porsche racecar fetching nearly $4 million. The car in question is an ex-Jurgen Ne...
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport Averages 431 Km/h
4 Jul 2010, 20:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Bugatti’s latest Veyron version, the Super Sport, was taken to the track this weekend, where it managed to achieve a new landspeed world record for production cars, the company announced today...
Dacia Sandero Stepway, 15,200 Km in World Record Time
28 Jun 2010, 08:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Lithuanian journalist Vitoldas Milius departed from Cabo da Roca in Portugal in a Dacia Sandero Stepway on April 15 planning to cover the 16,000 km distance in 15 days. Yet, he managed to set a new ...
Rhys Millen Prepares New Race Car for Pikes Peak
15 Apr 2010, 14:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After he managed to snatch world record at Pikes Peak in 2009 for the Time Attack 2WD challenge, Hyundai, Red Bull and Rhys Millen Racing will attempt to set a new one this year, in an all-new, neve...
Banks Sidewinder Out to Set World Record
1 Mar 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The team at Gale Banks Engineering announced that it is heading to Wittmann, Arizona, to beat the Speedworld Dragstrip for NHRDA’s Desert Diesel Nationals. The team has prepared their Banks Si...
Guinness World Record Truck Displayed by Mercedes-Benz in Australia
5 Feb 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’re an Aussie and you’ve never seen a world record-setting truck, this might just be your lucky day. Mercedes-Benz will show its super-efficient Mercedes-Benz Actros Safety Truck a...
Project Runningblade Revealed
5 Dec 2009, 12:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some two weeks ago we were reporting on a new world land speed record for a lawnmower attempt planned by a British team for 2010. Dubbed 'Project Runningblade,' the high -speed mower will ...
Travis Pastrana Prepares World Record Jump
18 Oct 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Motorsports and stunts performer Travis Pastrana is getting ready for the next challenge of his career, though some might say he had done it all. Four consecutive Rally America championship titles, ...
Rhys Millen Snatched World Record at Pikes Peak
20 Jul 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Rhys Millen, driving Racing Red Bull's Hyundai Genesis Coupe managed to beat the world record for the Time Attack 2WD challenge. Rhys Millen is a veteran at Pikes Peak after taking part in the ...
Guinness World Record for Subaru in Illinois
15 Jul 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We were telling you a few weeks back that Subaru and the Village of Itasca, Illinois, are planning the largest Subaru gathering ever in order to achieve a Guinness World Record. The "Longe...
Subaru Plans Largest Subaru Gathering in Illinois
25 Jun 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Setting a Guinness World Record is a true challenge, especially when it’s all about getting as much cars as you can, all belonging to the same brand, together at the same time and place. That ...
Hohenester Audi A4 Sets New World Record for Fastest Biogas Car
5 Jun 2009, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi made history once again as a customized A4 especially converted to run on biogas managed to set a new world record for the fastest car powered by this type of fuel. The car was driven by Jurgen...
The 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa Sets New Auction World Record
18 May 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just as it was expected, the one of only 22 ever built, a legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa made history this weekend at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, as it was sold for 9,020,000 euros ($1...
Inventor of World's First Jet Kayak Plans to Jump over Niagara
4 Mar 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Do you remember the guy who raced his jet kayak along an Icelandic lake against Richard Hammond on the bank in a Land Rover Tomcat 4x4 in an episode of Top Gear 2006? Well, that sportsman whose name...
Meet the World's Fastest Limo Driver
12 Feb 2009, 16:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A businessman from Indiana and a limousine driver have jointly developed what they and an obscure organization called the “World Record Academy” say it's the world's fastest st...
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (TR) Auction to Break World Record
9 Feb 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A few classic Ferraris have become some of the most sought-after four-wheel works of art at almost every luxury auction that took place in the last decade. First there was the 1962 Ferrari GTO which...