The most theatrical performances in 50 days is 60 and was achieved by Kevin Burke (USA) performing the one-man show ‘Defending the Caveman’ at the Improv Showroom at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 4 February to 25 March 2013. ‘Defending the Caveman is a Broadway comedy which explores the relationships between men and women, from the caveman era to the modern world.
The fastest time to slalom 50 cones with a skateboard is 10.02 seconds and was achieved by Janis Kuzmins (Latvia) at the Nike Riga Run in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia, on 28 August 2011. Janis broke the record at the Nike Riga Run. Video of his attempt can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaFMXeJDhZU
The most people to row 500 meters in a relay on a Concept II Indoor Rower in 24 hours is 600 achieved at an event organized by Mercyhurst University Mens Rowing team (USA), in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA on 8 March 2013. Students and faculty from Mercyhurst University and members of the Erie community took part in the relay, with monies raised from the event benefiting Project Kenya, The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation, & Mercyhurst Rowing as they prepare to travel and compete at the IRA
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The farthest distance travelled on a 50 cc scooter in 24 hours is 928 km (576.6 miles) by Mark ‘Brownie’ Brown (Australia) on a 2stroke Yamaha Aerox at the Grand Prix Training Centre, South Morang, Victoria, Australia on from 23 – 24 August 2005.
The fastest time to complete the Indianapolis 500 race is 2hr 41min 18.404sec (299.307km/h 185.981mph) by Arie Luyendyk (Netherlands) driving a Lola-Chevrolet on May 27, 1990.
The most Indianapolis 500 wins is four and is shared by A.J. Foyt Jr (USA) (b. January 16, 1935) in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977; Al Unser Sr (USA) (b. May 29, 1939) in 1970-71, 1978 and 1987; and Rick Mears (USA) (b. December 3, 1951) in 1979, 1984, 1988 and 1991. The Indianapolis 500 is a 500mile 804km race, consisting of 200 laps, and was inaugurated in the USA on 30 May 1911.
The fastest 5 km (3.1 mi) joggling with five objects was 27 min 6.74 sec by Matthew Feldman (USA) at the Emerald Cove Middle School athletics track in Wellington, Florida, USA, on 24 May 2011. Feldman, 18 at the time, began joggling as a freshman in high school. Feldman committed 27 drops during the course of the attempt. As per the guidelines, runners must restart from the point at which they first lost control of a ball during the attempt.
The largest hot cross bun weighs 168 kg (370 lb 6 oz) and was made by RSPB in conjunction with Greenhalghs Bakery (both UK), in Bolton, UK, on 5 April 2012.
The SRN4 Mk III, a British-built civil hovercraft, formerly employed ferrying passengers and cars across the English channel, weighs 310 tonnes (683,400 lb) and can accommodate 418 passengers and 60 cars. It is 56.38 m (185 ft) in length, and is powered by four Bristol Siddeley Marine Proteus engines, giving a maximum speed in excess of the scheduled permitted cross-Channel operating speed of 65 knots (120 km/h or 75 mph). Cross-channel services ceased in December 2000 when the hovercraft were replaced by slower but more
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The largest choir consisted of 121,440 people and was organised by The Art of Living (India), in Perungalathur, Chennai, India, on 30 January 2011. The organisation for the event used 2,429 stewards and the choir sang in unison for over 5 minutes.