Ronny Wechselberger
Ronny Wechselberger Ronny Wechselberger a.k.a Ronny C'Rock (born 2nd February 1983) is a German racer and stunt driver who has competed in karting, single seater racing, rallycross and GT3 racing. He also holds six Guinness World Records - five for tightest parallel parking, and one for the tightest 360 degree spin in a car between two trucks. Wechselberger won the Formula König Championship in its final year in 2004[1]. Since 2016 he has competed in the DMV GTC championship, driving an Audi R8 LMS for the Montaplast by Land Motorsport team. In 2019, Wechselberger will compete in the Titans-RX rallycross championship[2] competing in a Pantera RX6.
Career
Wechselberger began karting at the age of 11, after having been discovered at a local karting track in Berlin. He progressed to single-seater racing, competing in the Formula König Championship in 2000, continuing in the championship till 2004[3]. Wechselberger was the series' last champion, winning the title in 2004 with 14 wins of 14 races[4] for the MPP Schwadtke Racing team. He also competed in the Recaro Formel 3 Championship in 2005 and 2006, also for the MPP Schwadtke Racing team, ultimately finishing third overall in the Recaro Formel 3 Trophy class[5] within the championship. In 2008, Wechselberger competed in the Peugeot Spider Cup, winning the championship trophy that year[6].
Wechselberger returned to racing after a hiatus, competing in the 2014 World Rallycross Championship's Estering Round with Marklund Motorsport[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. He then switched to GT3 racing in 2016, competing in the DMV GTC series, driving an Audi R8 GT3 LMS for Land Motorsport[14]. He continued in the championship through the 2017 and 2018 seasons[15].
Guinness World Records and Stunt Driving
In 2011, Wechselberger, driving under his alias Ronny C'Rock, set the Guinness World Record for tightest parallel parking[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] in a Volkswagen Polo[23], sliding into a gap just 26cm longer than his car[24]. He subsequently set the record for tightest parallel parking at 14cm in a Volkswagen Up[25], eventually bringing that record down to 11cm. He also set two records for tightest parallel parking in reverse[26]. And one record for tightest 360 degree spin[27].
References
- ↑ "motorsport-archive.com :: Driver :: Ronny Wechselberger". www.motorsport-archive.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Teams & Drivers". Titans RX. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ↑ "Ronny Wechselberger mit gelungener Generalprobe". Lausitzer Rundschau. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Ronny Wechselberger | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Single Seater Racing Results 2005" (PDF).
- ↑ "Ronny C Rock Wechselberger - PDF". docplayer.org. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER DEBUTS AT GERMANY RX". FIA World Rallycross. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Marklund holds on to potential FIA World Rallycross championship win in Germany – Rallystar". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Kinch, Phil (2014-09-23). "Marklund Motorsport endures differing fortunes in Germany". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Rallycross 2014". www.motorsportivarmland.nu. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Hoccy. "WorldRX Round 9 Preview: Estering, Germany". The Rally Takeover. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "RX: Solberg takes Germany in closest finish ever". Crash. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Petter wins in Germany with the closest ever finish". iON Australia. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Flying high | GT REPORT". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Uno sguardo all'estero: il DMV GTC". Motorsportblog.it. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Taylor, Jeremy. "Spectacular Parallel Parking Job Achieves Guinness World Record Status [VIDEO]". KSLI 1280 AM. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Video: Man Sets Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking". Carscoops. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Precision parallel-parker breaks record, only to swiftly lose it - VIDEO". www.today.az. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Asrar, Mohammed (2011-08-07). "Video – Guinness World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking set by German man". BharathAutos - Automobile News Updates. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Taylor, Jeremy. "Spectacular Parallel Parking Job Achieves Guinness World Record Status [VIDEO]". 107.9 Jack FM. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Hardigree, Matt. "This is the new Guinness record for tightest parallel parking". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "German Driver Sets New Parallel Parking World Record: Video". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ www.topspeed.com https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/video-german-driver-s-short-lived-record-for-tightest-parallel-parking-ar113585.html. Retrieved 2019-02-19. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ tvaraj (2015-01-02). "World's Tightest Parallel Parking Records". Impressions. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Video: Tightest parallel parking record falls yet again!". Guinness World Records. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Ronny C Rock's Guinness World Record for drift parking in reverse". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "tightest 360 degree spin". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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