A strongman, who became famous for balancing a Mini on his head, reaches 100 world records.
famous for balancing a Mini on his headJohn Evans, from Derbyshire, said he had raised more than £250,000 for charity from his head-balancing act which has taken him around the world.Mr Evans said: "I wanted to crown myself king of head balancing.""It was more difficult than the Mini because of its shape and weight," he said.
"It felt a bit on the heavy side but as soon as I got the balance, I picked it up, walked away and could easily balance it for 10 seconds, which is what I needed to do for the world record.Mr Evans started out as a labourer on building sites, which is where he discovered his strength."The wind nearly blew me over while practising," he said.He broke the record at Rutland Sports Park Indoor Tennis Centre at the end of March.
Mr Evans, who is affiliated with Record Holders Republic, an online registry of world records, said 50 of his records have been acknowledged by Guinness."I'm keen for this to kick things off again in time for summer - I'd love to raise more money for charity.""He's got so many different records now that are all great in different ways.Follow BBC East Midlands on
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