By Robertzon Ramirez
Manila Times
At least 1,500 members of a Philippine motorcycle club broke three Guinness World records in one day by simultaneously starting their engines, honking and holding a parade in Pasay City yesterday.
Going into the Guinness Book of World Records is the Yamaha Club, a group of local bike riders.
The club established the record in two new Guinness categories: the largest number of bikes simultaneously starting their engines and honking.
Then it reset the record for the biggest number of motorbikes participating in a parade. The old record holder is T D Mitalia, a motorcycle club in Italy, which paraded 206 bikes in 2003.
After assembling at the Mall of Asia parking lot, the 1,500 Yamaha riders switched on their engines at the same time and kept them on for one minute to claim the first record.
The number exceeded the minimum 200 to clinch the record in that category.
They then honked continuously for 15 seconds to own the second record. The category needed only 250 bikes for the record.
The riders finally streamed out of the parking lot for a 3.5-kilometre parade in the streets around MOA, to claim the third. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records led by Terje Purga were on hand to check the veracity of the record-breaking attempts and whether it conformed with Guinness requirements. They made the official announcement several hours later.
“We want to make history and a statement that our group exists,” said Lenie Alambro, the club’s marketing communication supervisor.“The first two records needed only 200 riders, but we have 1,500 participants,” Alambro said.
The Yamaha Club claims to have 85,000 members from all over the country.
