The Guinness Book of Records officially recognized Scott Boerner as the holder of the world record for the fastest mile (1.6 km) in reverse.
Burner earned the record on June 15, 2022 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Therefore, it will not surprise most readers to learn that Börner completed his record in National Corvette Museum racetrack, in a C7 Corvette.
The choice of track was important because in order to earn the world record Burner had to have his vehicle inspected by an independent third party, and he needed a sufficiently level stretch of road to ensure the fairness of the record.
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Daniel Decker, NCMThe vehicle maintenance and conservation technique played the first role. Meanwhile, Dennis Smith of DDS Engineering was in charge of making sure the track was really flat.
“We worked the course backwards to find the right starting point for Burner to make sure he didn’t go downhill,” Smith said. NCM. “Although it was a routine job, it was the first time I watched someone break down world record.”
To earn the record, Berner also had to limit his skills. Before, just driving up to a quarter of a mile in hindsight he had to keep his hands on a mile-long straight. What made the record even more difficult was that he had to start the run from a corner, the first time he had done so while speeding in reverse.
Berner started posting his reverse feats in 2020 when he started making videos on YouTube. He started with his 2016 year Nissan 370Zin which he reached a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h), and quickly moved on to a series of other cars.
In a video covering an earlier attempt with white C7 Corvette, it tells you that the type of model used matters. The example used for this entry was the manual model because the automatic apparently has a reverse speed limiter, while the manual model is simply limited by the car’s rev limiter.
Bone stock for three trials Corvette was able to show the best time of 75.18 seconds. This amounts to an average speed of 45 mph (72 km/h), but it reached a top speed of 53 mph (85 km/h). Most impressively, he broke the previous world record of 97.02 seconds by more than 20 seconds.
“We at NCM Motorsport Park are honored to have a Scotsman attempt the Guinness World Record for the fastest reverse mile at our track,” said Greg Waldron, NCM Motorsport Park Chief Executive. “There is no better place in the world to receive this honor on a Corvette than at the home of Corvette.”
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