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 You feel every bump. Worse, you feel like you might take off.
Marek
Turowski, Record Holder, World's Fastest Piece Of Furniture
On Sunday May 13, 2007 Marek
Turowski broke the Fastest Furniture Land Speed Record by
driving a sofa at 92mph. The previous record of 87mph was set in
1998.
The record was broken at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome in
Lutterworth Leicestershire, on a two mile long 60 meter wide
racing straight normally used to test top-secret specialist
Ministry of Defense projects.
The stunt was organized by Sofa.com, a UK furniture retailer who
auctioned the rights to drive the Sofa on eBay. The proceeds are
being donated to The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).
Marek, a 38 year old gardener from South London who paid 1,376
British pounds, about $2,724 U.S., said he was
happy to pay top dollar for a great cause.
The high speed, road legal sofa was built by Edd China who held
the existing record. Edd said, "It's been sad to see my record
beaten, but world records only have real value when they're
challenged. And at least I still have the constructor's title to
boast about."
The specs of the newly crowned world's fastest piece of
furniture have not been released, but China's 1998 record was
set in a motorized sofa powered by a Mini 1300 cc engine, it is
licensed for use on UK roads and is steered by turning a medium
pizza pan.
The record attempt was witnessed and verified by a
representative of The Guinness Book of World Records and the
feat will appear in the next published edition.
Merek said the ride was a bit scary. "You feel every bump…
Worse, you feel like you might take off."
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