{"id":1856809,"date":"2026-03-31T14:07:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1856809"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:07:24","slug":"video-air-force-pilot-sets-guinness-world-record-skiing-at-69-mph-across-a-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1856809","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] Air Force Pilot Sets Guinness World Record Skiing at 69 MPH Across a Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Johnny Cruz Buckingham, AKA MrWorldRecords, reached a top speed of 69 mph while being towed behind a car across a parking lot on skis, claiming the Guinness <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/?s=world%20record\">World Record<\/a> for fastest towed asphalt skiing last August.<\/strong> The run clocked 111.04 km\/h, as certified by a witness using a radar gun on a pre-measured, flat track.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/french-skier-breaks-sand-skiing-world-record-at-75-mph-in-peru\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">French Skier Breaks Sand Skiing World Record at 75 MPH in Peru<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dressed in a yellow riding suit, he completed multiple practice runs, releasing the tow rope at the end of each pass and skidding safely to the side, before committing to his record-setting attempt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At the center of Buckingham\u2019s record-breaking efforts is a nonprofit, the World Record Breakers Club, which he founded and funds through his attempts, donating all money raised to children\u2019s programs.<\/strong> \u201cThe records are cool,\u201d Buckingham told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2026\/3\/american-man-on-skis-whizzes-over-60-mph-across-asphalt-to-concretely-break-record\">Guinness World Records<\/a><\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019re fun. They keep me in shape because a lot of these you\u2019ve got to train for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397673\" style=\"width: 1065px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397673 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFpAQMAAAA2oAu3AAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADNJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20KP6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAuBhyOQAByozEWgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"The bases. Won't somebody think of the bases! | Photo: Guinness World Records fastest asphalt skiing\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?w=1065&amp;ssl=1 1065w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asphalt-skiing-header-image.jpg?resize=640%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The bases. Won't somebody think of the bases! | Photo: Guinness World Records fastest asphalt skiing\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bases. Won\u2019t somebody think of the bases! | Photo: Guinness World Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-94254259\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-94254259\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-1-42281746\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-42281746\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/german-skier-sets-2-indoor-skiing-world-records-at-snowworld-bispingen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">German Skier Sets 2 Indoor Skiing World Records at SnowWorld Bispingen<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Buckingham, an Air Force major and KC-135 Stratotanker veteran who recorded more than 120 combat missions over five deployments in the Middle East, currently holds 17 Guinness World Records and has five other recent attempts under review.<\/strong> Since his August asphalt skiing run, he has added five more titles to his name: the most fire knife spins on a balance board in one minute (104), the most catches of a medicine ball wearing boxing gloves by a pair in one minute (32), the fastest time to burst 100 balloons with the feet (19.78 seconds), the fastest time to travel to all New York City Ferry stops (6:59:20), and a returning mark for fire knife spins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/norwegian-freeskier-completes-world-record-pond-skim-at-summer-only-ski-resort-fonna-norway\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Norwegian Freeskier Completes World Record Pond Skim at Summer-Only Ski Resort Fonna, Norway<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Asphalt skiing is not the only terrain that record-chasers have conquered on two planks.<\/strong> Last year, French skier Mah\u00e9 Freydier set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2025\/12\/frenchman-burns-hole-in-skis-while-breaking-downhill-speed-record-on-a-sand-dune\">record for fastest sand skiing<\/a> after flying down the dunes of Toro Mata in Acar\u00ed, Peru, at 75 mph (121 km\/h). In 2024, UK skier Joshua Bregman completed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2024\/8\/man-jumps-18000-ft-off-himalayan-mountain-to-do-highest-ski-base-jump-ever\">highest altitude ski-BASE jump<\/a> in Nepal, launching from a mountainside and landing a leap from 18,753 feet (5,716 meters).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buckingham\u2019s next challenge may involve more sand.<\/strong> He has been planning a new world record attempt for sand skiing, targeting a speed of 76 mph down a dune in Peru. \u201cI\u2019ll be in shorts and a T-shirt and just skiing down a big old sand dune,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397672\" style=\"width: 2824px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397672 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFEAQMAAACNkh1fAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADBJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAeDVmhAABDBTKggAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Johnny after his fastest asphalt skiing World Record breaking attempt with what are now his rock skis. | Photo: Guinness World Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"324\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=640%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?w=2824&amp;ssl=1 2824w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=1200%2C607&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=768%2C388&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=1536%2C777&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1036&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=600%2C303&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SCR-20260331-nehr.jpeg?resize=640%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Johnny after his fastest asphalt skiing World Record breaking attempt with what are now his rock skis. | Photo: Guinness World Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"324\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnny after his Guinness World Record skiing attempt with what are now his rock skis. | Photo: Guinness World Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Cruz Buckingham, AKA MrWorldRecords, reached a top speed of 69 mph while being towed behind a car across a parking lot on skis, claiming the Guinness World Record for fastest towed asphalt skiing last August. 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