Stunt driver spins Renault Twingo into world record books
You know that stunt in the movies where a car drives through some impossibly narrow alley? Or how about the one where a car is drifted into a parallel parking spot at high speed? Those are tough stunts for sure, but how about spinning a car lengthwise through two barriers that are just 18 centimeters longer than the car you're driving? That's what the obviously-very-good stunt driver Terry Grant did this past weekend at the Live Action Arena of the Autosport International Show in the UK.
Grant was performing various stunts all weekend long, but this one in particular landed him his 16th Guiness World Record. The way it was done had Grant reversing the car and swinging the front end around while passing through two barriers. It was attempted numerous times and each time the barriers were moved closer, which meant he continually kept breaking his own record. The final record-setting attempt had the barriers set just 378 centimeters apart. The diagonal length of the Twingo is only 370 centimeters, which meant he had 4 centimers on either end of the car to get it through unscathed. It's an impressive stunt, to say the least, and we'll probably see recreated in a Bourne movie one day. Thanks for the tip, Kevin!
[Source: carandsuv.co.nz]
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Christopher 5:30PM (1/16/2008)
You may have guessed it: It's on Youtube already :) Quite impressive to see ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUbSjrxNpM
Chris
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Alex 6:30PM (1/16/2008)
Those are tough stunts for sure, but how about spinning a car lengthwise through two barriers that are just 18 centimeters longer than the car you're driving?
you mean 8 centimeters?
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kpxplaya415 7:20PM (1/16/2008)
Lengthwise the car is 18cm shorter than the distance between the walls. Diagonally it is 8cm shorter than the distance between the walls.
Christopher 7:03PM (1/16/2008)
Yes, I thought about that one too - but well, thats just a little typo :D
Chris
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HotRodzNKustoms 8:46PM (1/16/2008)
I am always amazed when I see someone who has THAT level of car control and placement.
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Eliot 11:42PM (1/16/2008)
I'd like to see him try to spin in a way that isn't "lengthwise" ;-)
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stephendonald 10:25AM (1/24/2008)
wow! i was there was ultra cool never even thought it would get much coverage. haha they brought in some supercars doing a lap and he got up on stage and said lets show them how a reall lamboghini handles, his control is out of this world!
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SteveS 11:08AM (1/17/2008)
If they kept narrowing the gap, did he eventually fail? If so, where's the video for that!
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