Five enthusiastic gamers have set a new Guinness World Record after racing a Ford GT in Forza Motorsport 6 for 48 hours and 29 minutes straight.
The quintet of gamers from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain raced the new GT at the La Sarthe circuit, mimicking the actual Le Mans 24 Hours, albeit for double the time.
Having played for 48 hours, 29 minutes and 21 seconds, the dedicated crew completed a staggering 41,004 km in the game and 3015 laps, thus securing the title for the ‘longest video marathon on a racing game’. Each gamer averaged 603 laps of the famed French circuit.
To help beat the previous record by 28 minutes, the bleary-eyed gamers survived solely on power naps, sweets and soft drinks. In fact, they went through 32 energy drinks, 47 bottles of soft drinks, over 3 kg of candy and 146 bottles of water.
The official adjudicator from Guinness World Records Lena Kuhlmann, said “Two days of race gaming is a superlative effort. The endurance of the gamers is remarkable. They were engaged, concentrating and having fun even after the record was broken. It’s also great to have the actual Ford GT in view, to keep the gamers from getting completely immersed in the virtual world.”
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