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Jul
25

Stunt Driving Guinness World Record – Part Two

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Stunt Driving Guinness World Record – Part Two

In part two of our Guinness stunt driving records we take a look at the legendary stunt driver, Russ Swift and his attempt to break the record for fastest donut spins …. that’s the 360 degree spin.

Russ chose the Subaru Impreza WRX STI as his test car and completed the 10 donuts in a blistering 14.59 seconds. The stunt was performed before a live crowd at the Singapore Motorshow in 2006.

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Jul
24

The Best Stunts are the Safe Ones

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The Best Stunts are the Safe Ones

These days, stunts are used in every form of viewed media to catch the viewers attention and to keep that attention during a movie, television program or even a commercial.  These stunts can be as simple as one man climbing up the jagged edge of a cliff or it can involve multiple stunt actors and include vehicles, weapons and dangerous mechanics.  And some of the most exciting stunts prove to include more than one element of stunt making.  Not only does the stunt actor do something incredible for the initial stunt, such as drive a car at intense speeds, but he also accomplishes another feat successfully while doing so, such as shoots a gun, or defeats a foe or narrowly escapes death from another source.

But one of the most important factors that makes these stunts so successful is that they are done with the utmost of stunt safety.  Some of the best stunts noted by the peer reviewed website, Wikipedia, lists stunts from classic movies such as the James Bond series, Terminator 2, Back to the Future and even older movies, like Ben Hurr.  These movies had at least one sequence of stunts that made the audience cheer because of it’s flawless execution and accurecy.

Safety on any stunt set is important to elude the high rate of fatality in the field. Specific precautions and preparations must be set in place to make sure that each stunt actor is safe throughout the shooting of the tricky sequences.  Taking these steps seriously to insure the stunt safety can not only keep the stunt actors safe but also all personnel working to shoot, operate, direct and produce the shoot.  Careful execution of the specific stunt actions during rehearsal and the actual shoot also keep everyone involved out of harms way.

Regardless of the list of movies or programs that showcase some of the most spectacular stunts, it is proven that overall, the most successful stunt is one that is accomplished without injury or accident.  Due to the rising rate of fatality and accident within the industry, it’s important to hold these standards high to protect those who labor for entertainment purposes.

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Jul
21

Stunt Driving Guinness World Record

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Stunt Driving Guinness World Record

Stunt driver, Dave Ackland attempts to drive his car on two wheels through the smallest opening ever recorded.  The attempt was made on March 15, 2008 and witnessed by “The Pig”.

The first attempt resulted in a bump but the second was clean. Congrats to Dave… “The Pig” however did not seem pleased and immediately headed for his own car to escape the humiliation.

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