Monday 27 October 2008

Gamers dress as heroes for record


Hundreds of video game fans have dressed as characters from their favourite games to break a world record which was just days old!

A total of 342 gamers dressed as icons from games such as Final Fantasy, Zelda and Solid Snake in east London, UK, as part of the London Games Festival.

They narrowly broke a record of 337 set last week in Germany so you have to feel sorry for those folks. How soul destroying is it to hang onto a new world record for just a few days!

The record was verified by Guinness World Records at the Excel Centre in Docklands on Saturday.

A further 50 fans in fancy dress could not take part as rules stated that characters who were primarily famous from movies were disqualified.

The festival continues with events throughout London until 2 November, including game demonstrations and advice on working in the industry.

Tuesday 21 October 2008

Setpember 2008

Middle Tennesseans scare up a world record
Middle Tennesseans easily broke the world record for largest gathering of people in Halloween costumes, pictured above, coming out Saturday in their scariest garb to an I ...

United States: 35-year-old Travis Fessler has set a new world record by holding eleven Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches in his mouth for ten seconds. ...

A food fight between Regina and Winnipeg is done for now, with Winnipeg holding on to its world record. The Regina and District Food Bank tried ...
In the men's 5000-metre relay, the South Koreans set a world record in the 5000-metre relay (6:38.486). Ohno anchored the US men's relay team to a ...

The secret ingredient: perseverance, because a massive rain storm nearly derailed the event halfway through. At the weekend altogether 440 participants from ...

They were all part of a wacky world record attempt at Firle Place, near Lewes, yesterday and may well have earned their place in the history books. ...

An American man has broken the world record for holding the most cockroaches in his mouth, after keeping 11 of them in his mouth. ...

Sunday 19 October 2008

Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser


Probably one of the most questionable world record attempts from a health point of view has to be this one!

They say a chef has to be in love with food to be a world class chef and Brad Sciullo demonstrated his passion for food in a recent successful world record attempt!

Brad was the first person to eat the 15lb Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. It only took Brad about 4 and a half hours to eat the 15 pounds of ground meat and 5 lbs of toppings, which include bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish.

The total weight of this thing was over 20 pounds!

The hard part proved to be the bun. When asked why he decided to attempt to eat this thing his answer was profound and meaningful - I wanted to see if I could. We have heard that one before, perhaps that is a key motivator for world record attempts!

Saturday 18 October 2008

Butlins break record for giant rock


The Sun Newspaper reports that BUTLINS have smashed the Guinness World Record for the largest stick of rock – to celebrate Sugababes performing at their Party In The Pavilion weekend next month.


The 970lb monster is the equivalent to 5,000 normal-sized sticks of rock and is half the length of a bus.

Friday 17 October 2008

Bao Xishun to become the world’s tallest father

Not content with reclaiming the Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest living man, 7 foot 9 inch Chinese herdsman Bao Xishun is now set to become the world’s tallest father after revealing that his wife Xia Shujuan, who measures just 5 feet 5 inches, is pregnant with their first child.

Bao and Xia got married in June 2007 at a traditional ceremony in their native Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The couple found love after Bao placed advertisements all over the world. Despite the breadth of his search, he eventually settled on Xia, who hails from his own home town of Chifeng.

It is unlikely that Bao’s first born will inherit his father’s record-breaking height. Unlike fellow giants Leonid Stadnyk and Yao Defen, Bao’s height is not a result of suffering from a growth disorder.

And even if it was, it would be extremely unlikely that the disease could be inherited. In addition, no-one else in his family is excessively tall.

Monday 18 August 2008

August 2008




Michael Phelps takes greatest Olympic gold medal swag ever As if that weren't enough, all but his 100m Butterfly victory was accompanied by a world record. Along the way, Phelps (pictured above) broke a host of other records, ...See all stories on this topic


Isinbaeva sets new world record Russia's Yelena Isinbaeva broke her own world record to win gold in the women's pole vault in Beijing. Isinbaeva thrilled the Bird's Nest crowd with a ...See all stories on this topic


Shawn Crawford backs Usain Bolt for 200m world record ATHENS 200m gold medallist Shawn Crawford has backed his rival Usain Bolt to break Michael Johnson's 19.32sec world record. While the American is refusing ...See all stories on this topic


Britain breaks world record to win men's team pursuit gold Beijing -- British cyclists stunned the world by breaking their own world record to take the gold of men's team pursuit at the Beijing Olympic Games in ...See all stories on this topic


Aramnau sets 105kg world record World champion Andrei Aramnau of Belarus has set a world record with a 200 kilograms snatch lift in the Beijing Olympics men's 105kg weightlifting. ...See all stories on this topic



Comic retailer sings for world record, charity Comic retailer Joe Ferrara, owner of the awesome shop Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, Calif., will attempt to "set a world record for a solo performance by an individual in a club setting without repeating a song or ...mailto:...Blog@Newsarama%20-%20http://blog.newsarama.com



New World Record Set with $5 Million Jaguar Sale A legendary prototype sportscar that helped shaped the future of Jaguar was auctioned off at Bonhams & Butterfields' Quail Lodge Sale in California on Friday for just under $5 million, setting a new world record. ...Luxist - http://www.luxist.com

Monday 4 August 2008

August 2008 update



World's Longest flag ever made by a religious group Vyaswadi Pagpada Sangh, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for the Ambaji temple here, is pictured above. It’s a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Weight of the temple flag

Scouts have world record in the can

After smashing the million cans they smashed their own world record for the number of cans used to create the Fleur de Lis - one which they've held for nine ...


CUSTOMERS at a Brighouse pub have played their part towards creating a new world record. They took part in a synchronised wine tasting at The Richard ...


Attracting over a million daily visitors, Busan’s Haeundea Beach is the country's largest - and is now also the proud holder of two Guinness world records ...


That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record. The boys began the attempt on Friday morning at the Bounce-a-Lot entertainment centre southwest of Detroit in Flat Rock. They bounced two at a time ...


‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, ...


Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that its Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. ...

Tuesday 29 July 2008

July 2008


Most text messages in a month-world record set by Andrew Acklin
Andrew Acklin, 17 year old pictured above, sent or received 19678 text messages in a recently completed billing cycle, setting the new world record for ...

Ti rakau world record bid
Deputy principal Rob Soaw says that he thinks it is a world record-breaking performance. The event also included a waiata, song, held to celebrate te wiki o ...

Another World Record for Natalia Molchanova
Natalia Molchanova moved into her 21st world record in freediving, proving again she was always on the road to being the world's best female freediver. ...

City powerlifter sets a new world record
Powerlifter Louise Fox won three British titles and broke a world record with a superb display at Bradford at the weekend. ...

Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Deliver World-Record Web ...
today announced that the power- and cost-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor Model 2356 and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 8356 now ...

Spaniard Fernandez sets world record in 10km walk
I went as fast as possible in the last 400 meters, even though I never knew I was in with a chance of setting a world record," he said, looking ahead to the ...

A Superman World Record
Actually, it's exactly 122 Supermen and Superwomen participating in a Guinness World Record attempt for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Superman" in Metropolis, IL. Celebrating Superman's 70th birthday last weekend, ...

World Record QuarterPipe Jump - Simon Dumont goes HUGE
Simon Dumont obliterated the world quarterpipe record spinning a corked 900 tail grab 35 feet into the stratosphere above his home mountain of Sunday River, Maine. Simon is awesome.

Largest Ever Mosaic World Record set by Community
The artists - more than 4000 employees at the west London office park plus members of the local community- broke the Guinness World Record with their edible depiction of attractions including the London Eye, Big Ben, the Royal Albert ...

Biofueled Powerboat Breaks World Record : NPR
Earthrace circumnavigated the globe in just 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes – 14 days less than the fastest previous time for a powerboat.

Russia claims world-record dive


As signs of newly confident Russia, Russian scientists say they have broken the world record for the deepest dive in a body of fresh water, plumbing the depths of Lake Baikal in Siberia.

Russian news reports said two manned mini-submarines successfully plunged 1,680m (5,512ft) to the lake's bed.

The mission is part of a two-year plan aimed at conserving the ecosystem of Lake Baikal, which contains about one-fifth of the world's fresh water.

The area was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1996.

Russia's Interfax and Itar-Tass news agencies cited expedition organisers as saying that the Mir I and Mir II mini-submarines had touched the bottom of the lake.

"This is a world record for a submarine diving in fresh water," Interfax quoted an organiser as saying. However, the Russian team say they are still awaiting official confirmation of the depth of the dive.

The Mir capsules are already in the record books for their undersea expeditions - descending to depths greater than 4,000m.

Before the expedition set off, leader Artur Chilingarov described it as a complex one. "There are technological problems, fickle weather conditions. Fresh water dictates its own special conditions," he said.

The two 18-tonne mini-submarines were designed to operate in seawater - but have shed hundreds of kilos to make them buoyant enough in less dense fresh water.

Mr Chilingarov also led a team of scientists to the North Pole in August last year - where they controversially staked Russia's claim by planting a flag on the seabed.

Environmentalists had expressed concern that Russia intended to exploit the lake's mineral wealth, but expedition leaders insisted the mission was for research and conservation purposes only.

Mr Chilingarov said his team would put together "a package of practical measures and recommendations" to promote conservation of the lake.

Lake Baikal, formed 25 million years ago, is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna. One of the most unusual animals unique to the lake is the Baikal seal - one of the few seals to spend its life in fresh water.

Sunday 13 July 2008

June 2008


Biggest coffin- Eternity restaurant sets world record


A 65ft long coffin, made up of 30 cubic metres (1060 cubic feet) of pine and setting the new world record for the biggest coffin. ...


Herbst lifts another national title, another world record


While he was at it, he set another world record, in the 50-54 age group, with his bench press of 286 pounds. Herbst still holds the world records in the ...


Olympics-bound Hoelzer sets world record in 200 backstroke


At the end of her race, realizing the world record and title were hers, King County Aquatic Center trainee Margaret Hoelzer put her hands to her face and ...


• Va.'s Ziegler Qualifies, But Work Lies Ahead


Saturday's events included an unexpected world record in the women's 200-meter backstroke, set by Margaret Hoelzer. But they also left no doubt about who ...


Monday July 7, 2008 : World Record iPhone


A week before the release of the new 3G iPhone, several people have formed a line outside of the Apple 5th Avenue cube store in New York City in hopes of obtaining a World Record for the most time spent waiting in line for a purchase.


WORLD RECORD YELLOWEDGE Grouper!


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Indian Bollywood Dancer set Guinness World Record


More than 200 budding dancers (pictured above) braved the weather in Trafalgar Square to break a world record for Bollywood dancing. The five-minute routine had people of all ages and backgrounds dancing to classic Indian show song Om Shanti Om. ...

Monday 9 June 2008

World record holding aviator receives Royal recognition



Congratulations to aviator, Steve Wood


Our congratulations to record-breaking aviator, the irrepressible Steve Wood, who went to St James' Palace last week to be presented with The Air League's Scott-Farnie Award by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

The FAI has just ratified another 35 records giving him 64 world records at present - with another 14 pending!

We have been looking at how many world records he could have claimed using the official start / finish times submitted to the FAI for the records he has claimed.

It gets complicated as the FAI Has changed its rules three times in recent years to stop ridiculously slow speeds being claimed. Up to 2006, any speed could be claimed which is why some records are down to just 8 km/h (5 mph). From 2006 to 2008, speeds below the clean stall speed of the aircraft (or 100 km/h if the stall speed was not known) could only be claimed if other records were claimed on the same route which were above the stall speed. From 1 March 2008 the FAI has simplified the rules and now only speeds above the clean stall speed (or 100 km.h) can be claimed.

We have also been researching the records set by Sheila Scott - who is generally regarded as having set the most aviation records of any British pilot up to now. In the Encyclopedia Britannica she is reputed to have broken "more than 100 light-aviation records" between 1965 and 1972. However, she claimed only 77 official FAI world records (which is why Steve has claimed 78 records) and of those 77 records 30 were duplicate 'Feminine' records which have been superseded by the FAI as no longer valid as there is now no 'feminine' category.

It seems that Sheila Scott may have set more than 100 aviation records but only claimed the 77 world records. Based on the same rules as existed when she set her records, Steve actually set a massive total of 320 world speed records, but of course has only claimed 78 world records.plus another 5 British National records.

Under the 2007 rules which applied during all but his last flight, Steve could have claimed 197 FAI world records, plus the 5 British National records. Under the 2008 rules he could have claimed 161 FAI world records, plus the 5 British National records.

I hope you are keeping up! But let me summarise.

All of Steve’s 78 claimed records meet the 2008 rules and, if you apply the 2008 rules to other pilots records, the situation changes dramatically.

Based on claimed records:

Steve become no. 1 in the world for the number of records ever set in a homebuilt aircraft as the previous 'top scorer' (H G Schmid) claimed 168 records of which only 61 records would be valid under the 2008 rules. This compares with Steve’s 78 claimed, and still valid, records!

Sheila Scott's total of 77 records would reduce to just 38 valid records. Another British pilot, Victor Davies, claimed 62 records and this would reduce to 28 records. Judith Chisholm originally claimed 56 world records but 29 of these were 'feminine' and her total would reduce to just 16 records under the new rules. Interestingly the number of records set by a British pilot in a single year back - 27 records set in 1952 by T W Hayhow - stays unchanged, but, in any event, Steve smashed this total by setting 78 world records in a single year.

Of course, irrespective of the changes in the FAI rules, Steve is now the top scoring British aviator in the history of aviation presently holding 64 FAI world records with another 14 world records pending ratification.

We are all very proud of Steve. On the same day that Steve received his prestigious Scott-Farnie Award medal, another Yorkshireman was there. Her Majesty The Queen knighted Sir Michael Parkinson – we think she might have put the royal sword to Steve in recognition of his amazing achievements.

Thursday 15 May 2008

New Twister world record attempt (Australia)

Are you in the Brisbane area? Then here is a chance to become part of a new world record!





Organisers are asking for participants to join in a Guinness World Record breaking event for The Largest Twister Mat.

The event will also double as a charity fundraiser for The Matthew Stanley Foundation that focuses educating youth against senseless violence.

Enjoy live music, food, craft stalls and other entertainment suitable for kids, teens and the whole family. The Nova Sandman will play games with the crowd with lots of free giveaways.

And, of course, there will be the Twisted Events Guinness World Record attempt for The Largest Twister Mat, measuring nearly 30m x 10m!

All proceeds raised by the event will be donated to The Matthew Stanley Foundation for educating young people and their parents about youth violence, in close cooperation with the Queensland Police and the community.



Online Bookings http://www.twistedevents08.com/


Week-commencing 10th May 2008



Colchester Phoenix Natalie Jones (pictured above) sent a strong message out to her rivals by scooping gold in a new world record time at the Paralympic World Cup. ...

World champion Kenenisa Bekele hopes to break his world record in the 10000 meters on June 8 in the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which would be his ...
Denis Nizhegorodov set a world record in the men's 50-kilometer race walk at a World Cup meet Sunday, shaving 1 minute, ...
The 78 foot biodiesel fuelled Earthrace, aiming to break the 75 day round the world record is now speeding up the central American isthmus in perfect ...

WBBM's Regine Schlesinger reports the retired drug enforcement agent from Aurora is claiming a new world record for spin cycling. ...

world's largest critical thinking and creative problem solving competition, sponsored by Destination ImagiNation Inc. "This is a world record for us! ...
Irish paralympic sprinter Jason Smyth, from Eglinton in Derry, broke his own 100m (T13 category* for visually impaired athletes) world record in his first ...

The Give It A Name festival hosted a record-breaking Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock performance last night, when two players played Guns 'n Roses' Welcome ...

Mr Ahmad Al Matrooshi, UAE Managing Director, Emaar Properties, said: “Burj Dubai is setting a new world record in all aspects of high-rise construction. ...

A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle. George Hood's time isn't official yet, but organizers say he spent about 177 hours over eight days riding a spinning bike at a ...

World record-breaking jump by Robbi Madison on ESPN!

Sotheby’s just held the Old Master Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam. Highlight of the sale was the hitherto unrecorded set of four landscapes representing ‘The Four Seasons’, by the Flemish master Sebastaen Vrancx ...
The plan is to hold a dance-off with as many DDR players as possible for the world record of most people playing a dancing game simultaneously. The event will take place at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, CA May 19, 2008. ...

Organisers invite flexible Brisbanites to join a Guinness World Record breaking event for The Largest Twister Mat.

Tuesday 6 May 2008

World Records news - 3rd May 2008



May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii and Honolulu set the world record for the Longest Lei: a 5336 feet in lengh (1626 metres) lei pictured above

Earthrace began its attempt on the world record - the pinnacle of powerboat challenges - at Sagunto, in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain, last Sunday. ...

His time has only been bettered by fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, who set the current world record of 9.74sec at the IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in ...

THERE'S a world record on the line this week and more than 2000 pupils from Northern Territory schools will be part of the action. ...

David Blaine sits a top a sphere where he set a new world record for breath-holding, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds, during a live ...

DOG walkers are being urged to help keep a world record in South Tyneside and fend off the threat of it going overseas.
An Air Force Reserve pilot deployed here broke his own world record for hours spent flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon

The British steam car team will warm up at Elvington Airfield, near York, in July, before making its world record bid at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, ...
Magician David Blaine has set a world record for the longest breath-holding, by holding his breath for 17 minutes and four seconds on ...

Monday 28 April 2008

Week=ending 30th April 2008


The launch vehicle (pictured) took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and has launched 10 satellites - a feat which has created a world record. ...
If confirmed, Wankhede more than doubled the current world record of 75 consecutive hours of singing, set last year by Marcus LaPratt of the United States. ...
The world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken already - and the numbers are still coming in. The World's Biggest Lesson ...
Chelsea are confident of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka in a world-record £50 million deal from AC Milan in the summer. The signing would be part of Roman ...
... provider Fujitsu Asia today released the Primergy TX150 S6 Linux and Windows tower server, which recently set a new world record for energy efficiency. ...
.. enough - as she approached the surface after almost nearly four minutes without air, she passed out underwater, killing her bid for a new world record. ...
London sources believe Herbies' involvement in the Tajik aluminium case may be setting a UK record, if not a world record. Alex Novarese, editor of Legal ...
Its target is to put two Indian and eight foreign satellites into orbit and if successful, it will beat the current world record of hoisting eight ...
.. coolest and greenest powerboat will start its round-the-world race in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels. ...
Steve Mallie, a Detroit-area restaurant owner has broken the world record for "largest hamburger commercially available" with ...
Several videos of the event have appeared online - the best we could find are after the jump. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: From the Stage. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: In the Trenches.

Monday 21 April 2008

From the "quirky but true" files

Students set new stuffed animal record



Shawseen elementary school in Massachusetts USA is hoping that it's efforts have set a Guinness World Record after collecting at least 5,600 stuffed animals for charity.


Mounds of stuffed animals crowded the gymnasium of the Shawsheen School in Andover during a Monday assembly when students were informed of their accomplishment by Principal Moira O'Brien.


Apparently, the school has held a stuffed animal charity collection the past 12 years, linking Phillips Academy and Andover High School tutors with Lawrence middle school students.


Some of the plush animals will be awarded to Lawrence students and the remainder will go to kids in orphanages, medical centers and libraries in Belize.


The school are anxiously waiting to hear that their Guinness World Record claim has been accepted.

Monday 7 April 2008

Congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai

Marco Polo Hotel Dubai gets into the Guinness world record book!



One of my favourite hotels around the globe is the Marco Polo Hotel in Dubai, with its award-winning restaurant and terrific facilities. But it wouldn’t spring to mind when thinking about world records, one of my long-standing personal interests.

So I was delighted to read that, after the long wait, the Guinness World Record for longest wooden chopsticks finally went to the Marco Polo Hotel.


The Guinness Book of World Records recently sent them a certificate confirming the hotel's entry as the new longest wooden chopsticks in the world. At 22.5 feet long, Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks beat the record of the former record holder from China's Shenyang Province.


The measuring of Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks took place at the Dubai Creek Park on February 21, when the Guinness team also inspected other recordbreaking attempts. “It was really a tremendous feeling having this certificate and being in the book of world records, especially from Guinness, for the first time. I can say that all of our team’s effort has paid off well. The management would like to congratulate all the people behind this success and who helped us make it to the book,” said Sunil Marya, Vice President of Marco Polo Hotel.


Marco Polo Hotel took a month to prepare their record breaking pair of chopsticks. Ravi Dhar, chief engineer of Marco Polo Hotel, said staff members made sure that the pair of chopsticks measured up to everyone's expectations. "We actually made two pairs to make sure that we will deliver the best and we are so pleased with the result, especially when we have been featured online internationally for beating the Shenyang record,” Dhar said.


I would like to add my personal congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai and my thanks to Ann Skrilec, their hard working PR manager, who kept me informed of progress for my world record attempt blog, www.worldrecordattempts.blogspot.com

Monday 24 March 2008

March 2008


Edington breaks 50m backstroke world record
Sophie Edington (pictured) has broken the world record in the 50 metres backstroke final at the Australian Swimming Championships, in Sydney, Sunday. ...

Alain Bernard breaks third world record
On Friday, Bernard ushered in a new era of sprinting in the pool with a world record of 47.60 in the 100 metres freestyle semi-finals before slicing a ...

Bernard sets 50 freestyle world record
Alain Bernard broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle Sunday for his third world mark in three days at the European ...

RECORD BREAKING CONTINUES COURTESY OF ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
The 19-year-old from the Pro-Ma Miami club on the Gold Coast became the second multi-disability swimmer to break a world record at the meet following ...

Bernard smashes third world record
Alain Bernard shattered his third world record in as many days on Sunday to achieve a rare sprint ...


New Mrs Trickett in record books
Trickett (nee Lenton) became only the second swimmer in history, behind world-record holder and Olympic champion Inge de Bruijn, to break the 57sec barrier ...

All hail king and queen of pool
"I was really disappointed I wasn't there to see Eamon's world record," Rice said. "The first world record, it's a big thing, and I was just so happy he was ...

Friday 21 March 2008

Headline Management’s Steve Wood receives international media coverage

Steve Wood featured in EAA journal




Following world record breaking aviator Steve Wood’s confirmation from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) that he set a total of 29 world speed records in his GlaStar, during the second "four corners" flight around America in 2007 media coverage has been secured around the globe.

That achievement breaks the record for the most FAI world records ever made in a U.S.-registered homebuilt aircraft, exceeding Bruce Bohannon's 28 achieved in his modified RV-4, the Flying Tiger. Steve, whose airplane is affectionately known as GOOFY (N-600FY), flew his first four corners flight in 2005 and continues to set new records.

Headline Management issued a press release announcing the FAI recognition. This was picked up by a whole host of media but Steve was particularly pleased that the US’s premiere aircraft association’s magazine, the EAA featured him in this month’s issue.

Steve is represented in Europe by Headline Management of Basingstoke, England http://www.headlinemanagement.co.uk/




Read the article on-line: http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-03-20_goofy.asp

Tuesday 12 February 2008

FAI ratifies 29 world records for aviator Steve Wood


It's now official . . .
The FAI has ratified the first 29 of the 70 world records the inimitable aviator Steve Wood flew in Goofy during 2007.
This means that Steve has set the most FAI world records records ever flown in a US registered homebuilt airplane beating the previous record of 28 records set by both Bruce Bohannon and Donald P Taylor in his Thorp. So a GlaStar now holds this 'record'!
Steve has also set a record for the number of FAI world records flown in a single year by a British pilot - beating the previous 27 records set by T W Hayhow in 1952 flying a Auster Aiglet.
Our research also shows that has set a 'record' for the shortest FAI world speed record ever flown at 0.23 nm between cities. The record in question is no 14776 - Windsor, ON (Canada) to Detroit, MI (USA) - at a speed of 237.5 km/h. Interestingly, he flew the reverse direction at a speed of 253.4 km/h but this was TOO FAST to comply with the FAI's timing accuracy rules!
The FAI has yet to ratify the 35 international world records our intrepid aviator flew in November and December 2007.
Photo: Steve’s plaque received February 2007 from Jeppesen congratulating him on his record breaking achievements.

Week commencing 4th February 2008




Kallur Sets World Record in 60 Hurdles
Susanna Kallur (pictured) broke the 18-year-old world record in the women's 60-meter indoor hurdles Sunday, finishing in 7.68 seconds to ...

Couples gather to renew vows in shot for world record
The previous Guinness world record for a similar ceremony was 272 couples, set in September in Sydney, Australia. The Rucks, of Avalon, have been married ...

Local Couples Renew Vows In World Record Attempt
Officials say the number of marriage certificates collected tonight will be the determining factor of whether or not a new world record was set.

World Indoor records at 1500m and 4x800m mark out spectacular day ...
It was not the World record holder Yelena Soboleva who took the lead from the very start, rather it was World Indoor champion Yulia Fomenko better known ...

Soboleva breaks world indoor 1500m record
Yelena Soboleva once again broke the women's indoor 1500 meters world record at the Russian national championships on Sunday. ...

New indoor world record in 4x800m relay set
A new world record in women's 4x800 meters was set by a team from the Russian region of Sverdlovsk at the national indoor championships here ...

Soboleva Sets Second World Record in Moscow
Yelena Soboleva's string of smashing runs continued today with a stellar world indoor record in the 1.500m during the third and final day of the Russian ...

Kallur flies to World Indoor record for 60m Hurdles
A feeling of “World record” was in the air all week before the the Karlsruhe meeting , as Sweden’s Susanna Kallur and Dayron Robles of Cuba both had shown ...

Fishing Lines: If you want world records, don't take liberties with ...
Townsend merely needed to submit a claim to the Record Fish Committee, witha separate claim to the International Game Fish Association, for a world record. ...

Indoor 'wind' blows Bekele world record bid off course
Bekele was over two seconds outside Komen's world record pace at 2km and, at the front with three other runners still on his tail, stepped off the ...

Dubai's prestigious Marco Polo Hotel to set new world record


MARCO POLO HOTEL EYES NEW WORLD RECORD


Dubai's Marco Polo Hotel is preparing to make a new world record for longest wooden chopsticks. China's Shenyang province currently holds the world record.

Sunil Marya, vice president and general manager, said that the record bid will be held during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Marya said they are eager to create a new world record, after the Indian restaurant; The Bombay’s participation in last year’s Largest Food Buffet.

"The encouragement we are getting from people is fantastic. We are coming up with chopsticks that will surely beat China's record," he said.

Currently, the record holder from china is measuring 20ftx7.83in; now the Marco Polo Hotel aims to hit it by creating 22ft longer than the latter.

Last year, the hotel made a new world record along with four other hotels by serving the world's longest food buffet at the Zabeel Park. More than 150 staff from the five hotels chosen by the DSF committee served 515 dishes at the buffet. The world record was previously held by Las Vegas Hilton, which served a 510-item buffet in celebration of Alka Seltzer’s 75th anniversary.

Food fest

Marco Polo Hotel's three signature restaurants will also join the DSF Food Festival at Uptown Mirdiff from January 25 to February 3. Food lovers will get sample dishes from the Chinese restaurant Chopstix authentic Indian fine dining restaurant The Bombay. Chikka Grill Café and Restaurant will also join in the fray, becoming the sole Filipino food outlet to take part in the DSF food event.


Tuesday 5 February 2008

Steve Wood - record breaker extraordinaire!


Steve’s 70 World Records - A Record in Itself!
We have had a number of requests for information about the photo in our headline banner. Well, it is aviation's very own hero - Steve Wood.

Steve’s 70 solo international FAI World Records is a record in itself as no other British aviator has flown as many record in any kind of flying machine. It even beats the number of aviation records set by the legendary Steve Fossett who holds 51 current world records, of which just 20 are solo records.

In May 2007 Steve officially set three international FAI World Records for Class C-1b, Speed over Recognised Course. All three records were for international flights to and from the USA. The records were from London to New York, Orlando to London and London to Detroit, with the record from London to New York being flown is a time faster than Concorde’s! Of course, whilst the London involved has the Thames river, just like its namesake in England, it was in fact in Canada, but the records nevertheless were truly international.

At the end of July 2007, Steve flew a 10000 mile / 7 day flight around the ‘four corners’ of the USA becoming the first British pilot to be officially recorded for such a flight. But there was much more to this record setting flight - Steve provisionally set a further 29 international FAI World Records during the flight, including two transcontinental records. These were from Vancouver to Bangor and Seattle to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Other records included San Diego to Vancouver, Los Angeles to Vancouver, London to Atlanta etc.

In November 2007, a further 6 international FAI World Records were flown between the USA and the Bahamas. Then in December 2007, Steve flew another 32 international FAI World Records, again between the USA and the Bahamas.

All of Steve’s 70 solo international records have been accepted by the Royal Aero Club as British National Records, and once the records are ratified by the FAI as official world records Steve will really be in the record books being:
No. 1 in the UK for the most aviation world records ever set by a British pilot in any type of flying machine
No. 1 in the UK for the most aeroplane world records ever set in a single year
No. 1 in the USA for the most world records ever set in a US registered homebuilt aircraft
The first British pilot to fly a homebuilt aircraft around the ‘four corners’ of the USA
No. 2 in the entire world for the number of world records set by a pilot of any nationality flying a homebuilt aircraft

Steve has smashed a 56 year old record for the most FAI aeroplane world records set by a British pilot in a single year. The previous record of 27 records was set by T W Hayhow in 1952, flying an Auster Aiglet. Even the legendary Sheila Scott set only 23 world records in a single year back in 1967, so Steve’s 70 records beats this by a huge margin, AND all of Steve’s records were set in a single year - 2007!

The previous total for the number of records ever set by a British aviator, Victor Davies with 62 records, has also been broken. These 62 records comprised only 46 individual records. They also included 30 records which might not be valid under the present world record rules and 16 records which were ‘out and back’ records. In the balloon and airship section another British record breaker Julian Nott, is shown as setting a total of 53 world records (36 still current) but these were for only 7 individual records duplicated in multiple categories for the same balloon / flight.
So in reality Sheila Scott’s total of 37 records set has been up until now the definitive number of individual aviation records set by a British pilot and Steve has beaten this by a long way!

Week-commencing 20th January 2008


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Anyone looking for a platform for a world record?

The Middlesex Masonic Provincial Family Fete, which is held every year in the grounds of the Masonic Centre in Harrow.

They have many stalls and events happening during the day, which this year will be held on Sunday 20th July 2008 from 12 noon.

The committee came up with the idea of hosting a World Record Attempt on the day which will draw more people to the Fete and make it a more interesting day.

Do you know of any individual or group who are looking for a venue, with a large audience to attempt to break a record? If so, will you please drop John a line at Headline Promotions, Press & Public Relations: john@headlinepromotions.co.uk

Monday 7 January 2008

Week-commencing 30th December 2007




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Frenchman wakes to nightmare in pursuit of Dame Ellen MacArthur record
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Australia snatches dramatic victory to tie world record winning streak
Michael Clarke took three Indian wickets in the scheduled penultimate over Sunday to secure Australia's world record-tying 16th ...

Australia beats India by 122 runs, equals world record streak
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Australia equal world record in thrilling finish
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