UNITED KINGDOM: ENGLAND DEFEATS GERMANY 14 T0 13 TO WIN SECOND ROUND OF COMPETITION TO GET THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INTO A TWO SEATER CAR

Record ID: 338212

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: ENGLAND DEFEATS GERMANY 14 T0 13 TO WIN SECOND ROUND OF COMPETITION TO GET THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INTO A TWO SEATER CAR
  • Date: 30th August 2001
  • Summary: (U5) TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 30, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. ENGLISH TEAM WITH CAR 2. VARIOUS OF ENGLISH TEAM CLIMBING INTO CAR 3. VARIOUS OF INTERIOR OF CAR 4. ENGLISH TEAM MEMBER CLIMBING INTO FOOTWELL 5. ENGLISH TEAM MEMBERS CLIMBING INTO BACK OF CAR 6. SOUNDBITE (English) ENGLISH TEAM MEMBE
  • Embargoed: 14th September 2001 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City:
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVADPVCVUMI499TEWFCLH1LW3RU
  • Story Text: Two teams, one two seater car and national pride at
    stake. In the end, Germany thought it was all over; and it was
    as England who proceeded to beat them with a final score
    England 14 and Germany 13 in the second round of the
    Pre-Munich clash for car stuffing.



    In a Pre-Munich Germany vs. England clash, two teams
    from each country dressed in full team football kits gathered
    in London's Trafalgar square on
    Thursday (August 30) to take part in the World Record Smart
    car stuffing competition.

    The two countries are traditional footballing rivals
    because of a series of thrilling encounters over the years,
    including England's World Cup victory over Germany in Wembley
    in 1966 and this event was another chance to go head to head
    for a record.

    With an adjudicator from Guinness Book of Records acting
    as referee both teams were aiming to beat the existing world
    record set in 1999 in Dattaln, Germany and stuff as many
    people as possible into a two seater car.

    The national pride of both teams was at stake as 15
    English and 15 Germans fans competed for the world record bid.

    Crowds of tourists watched both teams attempted to get at
    every team member into the Mercedes Smart car with the winners
    having gloating rights ahead of Saturday's (September 1)
    match.

    England won the toss and elected to go first. Unlike
    Saturdays' qualifier, there was no heavy security presence and
    preparations for both teams included a spot of light jogging
    and stretching on the spot.

    To compete, each of the finalists had to be at least 5ft
    (1.5 metre) tall and over the age of 18 before they were
    allowed wear their team kit and to win, the doors of the car
    had to remain shut for at least 10 seconds before a result was
    declared.

    When the whistle blew, England quickly moved ahead with a
    promising lead. Despite some tactical mistakes they triumphed
    with a total of thirteen people in the car, not enough to
    break the existing world record but a credible effort. Germany
    followed close behind and although they were penalised for
    breaking the rear-view mirror, they still managed to draw with
    England with a score of 13-13 in the first round.

    Spurred on by Germany's misfortune, the English team
    changed tactics for a second attempt at the title and and took
    the lead by managing to stuff 14 people in the car; with an
    extra person on the dashboard.

    The pressure was too much for Germany whose second attempt
    went into extra time and they finally had to concede defeat
    though injury. The final score England 14, Germany 13.


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