10 insane (and some weird) world records involving cars

The history of the relationship between mankind and cars is relatively recent, and, as in many other areas, people have always found a way to test the limits and capabilities of the new creation - or understand what a car could deliver in terms of achievements. extraordinary. That's how the records work, right?

While some events are truly insane and require a spectacular level of psychological preparedness, such as the longest jump made with a car, some are especially bizarre. Check out the 10 craziest (and weirdest) world records ever to date:

10 - Taking friends to the club

You know when you have your people and everyone wants to go to the club, but only one person in the group has a car? Well, the situation of these British gymnasts is almost similar: they managed to join Guinness by fitting 28 of them into a Mini Cooper.

9 - Goal master

Second item on the list that involves a Mini Cooper, but this time being used in a brilliant way. The Chinese Han Yue managed to get a car into a parking space that was only six inches longer than the vehicle itself - and don't think he needed to keep getting in and out of space, no: the car only came in with a wooden horse. Do the people of Detran accept this?

8 - Flying high

Travis Pastrana is a crazy kid: he was a motocross champion, a gold medalist in a lot of categories involving motorcycles in X-Games, the first to complete a deadly double on his back during a freestyle competition. He also jumped off a plane without a parachute and was the first to do the "Australian Mortal" on a bicycle. It was then that he decided to go all four wheels.

The madman even took part in some rally and rallycross competitions, but Pastrana's greatest achievement in a car was undoubtedly the world's longest car jump record set in 2009: a flight of over 80 meters in Long Beach during a Red Bull event.

7 - The fastest drift in the world

Nissan is very proud and confident of its supercar, the GT-R. No wonder she stumbled across a car model to break the fastest drift record in the world. The modified vehicle had a top speed of 350 km / h, and started sliding the rear wheels to an impressive 304.96 km / h - a considerable speed to "lose control".

6 - No rope to tow your car? Good...

In India, a woman pulled an 8.8-ton truck using only her braids. In 2010 the record was updated to an impressive 9.3 tons. For those who are experiencing baldness, discovering the shampoo that these girls looks extremely promising.

5 - Fine? What a fine?

For years the car has been standing in the same place and has accumulated fines amounting to $ 105, 000

If pulling trucks with hair didn't seem like a bizarre record enough, maybe a car with $ 100, 000 in fines might seem unusual. Jennifer Fitzgerald had her name stamped as responsible for the feat, but in fact the story is a bit more complicated: the girl's ex-boyfriend bought her uncle's car and put it in the woman's name.

After they broke up, the boy decided to abandon the vehicle in a restricted area near Chicago airport. Since then, it has been 30 days accumulating various types of fines, totaling 677 times and $ 105, 000 in fines. Of course, Jennifer went to court and at first she got rid of the problem - and the car is still in the same place.

4 - Balanceist

The Mini Cooper really looks like a popular model among Guinness record holders. This time an old model was used by John Evans to establish the brand of ... Well, balance a car using its head for 33 seconds. As a matter of curiosity, the small vehicle, which is originally very light, was adapted and weighed approximately 160 kg.

3 - Skating through the car tunnel

One of the most popular on the list, the record set by Rohan Ajit Kokane in 2011 is impressive. The Indian, 9 years old at the time, slid on skates under 28 cars - in a space about 35 centimeters high and a distance of almost 40 meters. All of this by fully opening her legs and sliding her torso inches from the floor. What elasticity, boy!

2 - Crossing the city pushing your car

Now you know who to call if your car goes wrong

Contrary to popular belief, Ashrita Furman did not push a Ford Festiva for 27 kilometers out of necessity, but to set a world record. The feat took six hours to complete and was added to the more than 180 records that had already been on the American's resume, which seems to have made breaking records a profession.

1 - The longest car in the world

Sounds like assembly, but it's not: Called "American Dream, " the limo was a project of Jay Ohrberg, responsible for creating several famous Hollywood cars.

The record was set in 1999: Jay Ohrberg, creator of some of Hollywood's most iconic cars, decided to create a 30-meter long limousine with two V8 26-wheel 75-seater engines, a swimming pool and a helipad. Hard to find anything else that screams "United States" as well as this car. Unfortunately, now the huge limousine is just a long scrap in the United States.

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