Big Badaboom in the BOOK!

Yes, Talk Audio and Fast Car magazine and of course our illustrious chums at the venue of legends that is Santa Pod Raceway, were collectively responsible for SETTING a Guinness World Record, which is about ten times harder than merely breaking one, as you have to be able to prove that a) it is worthy and b) that is has scientific and methodological rigour.
This meant everything from accredited scientists in pairs, a risk assessment, industry-global-calibrated instrumentation and independent witnesses. We had a damn Earthquake meter.

Anyway, here is the article that was all about setting our record. link
So, didja go look? I didn’t need to write it again.
But for those who did not, we all got a certificate and although thrilled, each year as I went to check out the newest print edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records, I would be reminded that no guarantees are ever given that any one record will be published in the Book. And each year again, I would fail to find it.
So there I am in Costco. I have bought a lot of anchoas fillets. Crates of diet R White’s and Pepsi Max, even a fifteen litre crate of fizzy Harrogate Spring.. bit of other stuff and I idly pick up the new red coloured Guinness Book, for yes, the shiny red 2014 edition is there in a big pile of its own.
I turn to the index.. nothing under ‘˜loudest’.
I sigh and scan back for ‘˜Biggest’ and THERE YES, THERE it was!
On page 170 of the tome, the bible of incredible.. is Talk Audio, Fast Car and Santa Pod’s credit and I can glow in knowing it was from ‘˜An original idea by Adam Rayner’. It took a decade or more from first test, to second go to, ‘What in the name of hell are you USING these seismometers for? And can we come and see what you are up to this time?’ from the seismograph and explosives consultants! To finally seeing it in glorious PRINT!

Now, go buy a copy! If you are on this listthen this is about YOU! I love you all to BITS!
Video Roll Call and sight of MY certificate..

Here is the Roll Call Of Glory. Those present at this history making event were:
1. K & M Acoustics’ Mike Winstanley – 12x18in CV subs 6,600w RMS 156 dB; 6.5cubic sealed each, in a Ford Transit. Accompanied by Richard Atkinson and Anthony Hart
2. Ian ‘ICEMAN’ Pinder – 6 X HCCA 15s 24,600w RMS 155.5@ 25Hz
3 Paul ‘Mazdawg’ Coughlan’s huge Rockford ‘Bass Burb 18,000w RMS
4. Gareth ‘Scruff’ Senior – 10x JBL GT5 12in 6,000w RMS. 152.2 dB drag 36Hz – 154.2dB @ 25Hz Propper Droppers with Mate Ashley Parfitt in tow.
5 Manjit Singh in the Rockford Bassmechanix van – 12×15; 8,000w RMS 156dB in EMMA with spar Andrew Ackerly
6 Geoff ‘Firestarter’ Kerss – Transit Connect 4 x RE MX 18s, 12,000w. 158+dB on a tone 154.5dB average on music.
7. Alex ‘Loudvanman’ Mitchell – VW T4 Transporter, 6 x DD 15’s walled at C Pillar, 18,000w RMS, dB unknown but savage
8. Big Boy Mark Smith – 4 x Orion HCCA 15s 10,000w RMS 154.4dB@ last drag
9. Matt ‘thejoose’ Sprigg – 6 x 12in SPL Dynamics SPL Subs and 9,000w RMS – 155.4dB @ 39Hz
10.Mark Keys – Charlie 10 Wideboy Megane 6x Kicker CompVX 15 sealed moulded wall, 6 Directed 2400d amps, 7,200w RMS.
11. Adrian ‘supraman’ Howitt, AKA Mr Beats – 9,000w RMS 6 x 15’s 31 cube box tuned 30Hz
12. Liam ‘liam_b’ Bradley – Citroen Saxo 6x JBL GT5s 12’s 3,300w RMS hitting high 140s dB
13. Joe ‘DA EARTHQUAKER!’ Ajji – 4x Earthquake Subzeros 15s 8,000w RMS 151dB
14. Ben ‘Ballisticcivic’ Fortescue -Ford Escort van,8 x 12in Ballistic BPM subs. 4,000w RMS. 152dB
15. Rich ‘Blade’ Bladon – 2 x DD9515’s – 6,000w RMS, 147.5dB Termlab (low tuning)
16. Jon ‘WonkyJon’ Clements – 9,400w RMS 1 DD9515 150dB+
17. Matty Jasper and Meg ‘Puddlez’ Parker – Vauxhall Corsa B, 2x RE Audio XXX v3 15in, 3,000w RMS, 149.7dB
18. Drew B(atcheler) – Smartcar, 1 HCCA 15. 2,500w RMS 149.6dB @ 33Hz
19. Jenny ‘bassbitch’ Monahan
20. Fusion Fiesta 2,500w RMS – Russell Shipton
21. Adam ‘DUB’ Day – 2 OZ Audio matrix 12’s with 1,500w RMS. 140dB+.
22. Chris ‘Chrig’ Barrow – MK1 Mondeo estate, 3,000w, RMS, 18in XXX 8cubic foot tuned to 35Hz.
23. Laurence ‘lozzy’ Corteil – 18in Atomic APX with 2,500w RMS 146dB
24. Ali ‘ali_88’ Shabbir Ground Zero GZPW15 SPL 3,000w RMS, tuned low 30’s
25. Jerry aka ‘BIG RED’ (Team Fusion ) VW T4 8 x 12s 150dB+ 2,500w RMS
TOTAL POWER ROOT MEAN SQUARE = 179,600WATTS
PEAK POWER = 360,000 WATTS

And for those who got to the end the linky to the online version of our record:
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