German Marcel Paul may have secured a Guinness Book of Records entry with a souped-up bobby car. After two test drives, the 29-year-old raced at 130.7 km/h down a slope on a country road near Schotten in the state of Hesse on Saturday, setting a speed record, organizers reported.
The speed record in the second discipline with a classic bobby car with plastic tires was also successful: here Paul reached 106 kilometers per hour. The record institute for Germany has already recognized both top values, which are now being submitted to Guinness for registration.
A traffic light system was set up especially for the hectic journey on the country road with a gradient of 15 percent. A 300-meter brake runout should also ensure safety.
Bobby car tuning at age twelve
Paul discovered his passion for the iconic push cars many years ago. He started rebuilding Bobby Cars at the age of twelve, in 2005 he heard about championships for the first time – and was immediately sold. He developed a prototype with a neighboring blacksmith and soon entered competitions across Europe – an “ultimate adrenaline rush,” as the 29-year-old said.
In 2007, Paul won the world title in the youth class for the first time, now he is a four-time world champion in the professional class of the Bobby Car Sports Association, which according to Paul is the only one licensed by the toy. manufacturer “Big”. Just like in Formula 1, points are awarded for each race – whoever gets the most at the end of the season becomes world champion.
The worst injury was a torn ligament
He suffered his first and thankfully only injury in 2006 – a torn ligament, as Paul reports. To be well protected during the rides, on which he drives close to the asphalt and faster than some cars, he wears motorcycle gear consisting of a leather suit and a crash helmet.
Paul carefully chose the year for his world record: 50 years ago, the robust children’s comrades were presented for the first time at the toy fair in Nuremberg. “I thought now was the right time to give it a try,” Paul said. The toy classic is produced at the Big Spielwarenfabrik factory in Burghaslach in central Franconia. More than 20 million copies of the toy car have already rolled off the production line there.
Source: Krone
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