Wednesday, October 19, 2016

  Largest Flag Pulled By A Moving Vehicle: Chevrolet breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
   
   DALLAS, TX, USA -- To announce the arrival of its updated 2017 Silverado 2500HD, Chevrolet set a world record for "World's Largest Flag Pulled by a Moving Vehicle" at the Texas Motor Speedway, ahead of the opening of the Texas State Fair; the oversized Old Glory covered an area of 3,186 square feet and had to be towed at least 100 meters without touching the ground to qualify for the record, according to the World Record Academy.


    
Photo: A 2017 Silverado 2500HD powered bjust earned the World Record title for the World's Largest Flag Pulled by a Moving Vehicle. The United States flag flown by the 2017 Chevy Silverado HD for the record-setting drive measured nearly 40 by 80 feet spanning an area of 3,186 square feet. (enlarge photo)
  
 
   
 The Guinness World Records world record for the largest flag flown from a flag pole was a Mexican national flag measuring 34.3m x 60m (112ft 6.39in x 196ft 10.2in) and was achieved by the city of Piedras Negras (Mexico), in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, on 2 December 2011. The flag pole measures 100 m (328ft 1in).

     Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest flag suspended; it is 2,461.57 m² (26,496 ft² 15.8 in²) and was achieved by Meydan Group LLC (UAE), as measured in Dubai, UAE, on 26 March 2016.


    To announce the arrival of its updated 2017 Silverado 2500HD, Chevrolet set a world record for "World's Largest Flag Pulled by a Moving Vehicle" at the Texas Motor Speedway, ahead of the opening of the Texas State Fair.

   The oversized Old Glory covered an area of 3,186 square feet and had to be towed at least 100 meters without touching the ground to qualify for the record.

   The truck did four laps for a total of six miles just for good measure.

   The Stars and Stripes were held off the ground at the start by a team of 20 people, who also caught it at the end of the run when the truck pulled into the pits.
   A second truck towing an equally large Texas state flag followed it as a tip of the cowboy hat to Chevy's hosts.

   Both trucks were Silverado 2500HDs powered by a new 6.6-liter Duramax diesel engine that's rated at 445 hp and 910 lb-ft of torque, Chevy's most potent pickup engine ever.


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