Pakistani daredevil breaks American driver’s 'reverse car jumping world record'

Sultan Golden aims to make three more record during the upcoming Chitral Shandur Polo Tournament

PESHAWAR: Sultan Muhammad Khan, aka Sultan Golden, motorcar and motorcycle stuntman and jumping specialist on Thursday claimed to have broken the record of an American driver of 58.48 kilometres reverse driving and set a new world record at a speed of 112 kilometre per hour.

According to Golden, he made a record during his practice session for the upcoming Chitral Shandur Polo Tournament in Saidu Sharif, Swat.

Hailing from Balochistan, Sultan Golden shot to fame in 1984 when he jumped over 15 cars and drove through three burning wooden walls. Following this, he rode through a 60-foot long tunnel of fire at Minar-e-Pakistan.

Sultan Golden while talking to reporters. PHOTO: EXPRESS

However, it was 1987 when Golden received the international fame after jumping over 22 cars, covering a distance of 249 feet with a motorbike to break the previous world record and enter the Guinness Book of World Records.

While talking to The Express Tribune, the Pakistani daredevil said that he used to be jumping specialists and had set the world record of jumping over 22 cars covering 249 feet distance in way back 1987, by leaving behind American jumper's record for leaping 246 feet over cars.



Sharing his ambitions, Golden said that he would make three more record during the world famous festivity, Shandur Polo, which is scheduled to be held from 7 to 9 July.

He intends to set three more records during the Polo festival, one would be the motorcar reverse distance world record of 800km travelled in 13 hours and 48 minutes to break the US the motorcar reverse-speed world record set by John Smith of the US, who has previously had made the record in 1994 by covering 806kms distance, while driving the car in reverse, in 13 hours and 48 minutes.

The preparation for creating more records during the forthcoming festival is underway at scenic Swat valley and people around the world would witness Sultan Golden in action with his car jumping.