One of the more impressive records of late, however, comes in the form of the new reverse parallel parking record, which was achieved by Alastair Moffat in a classic Mini Cooper.
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Alastair Moffatt of Stunt Drive United Kingdom achieved the record at Brooklands, an iconic location in British motorsport.
“It would be physically impossible to get the vehicle into the space by shunting it in”, the told the Telegraph, adding that he had probably practiced the manoeuvre 100 times.
He rather humorously concluded by saying: ‘I can barely park in an empty field’.
Snug as a bug!
On Guinness World Records Day (12th November) 650,000 people will we attempting to break records across the world.
Other records tumbled for the occasion including a skateboarding dog, blindfolded basketball shots and a “Monkey man” who ran the 100m on all fours.
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While in Delhi, India, Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya broke four records for stuffing a series of things in his mouth including grapes, lit matches and toothpicks.
