Matt Weidinger of Toronto, Ont. has set an unofficial, new world record for distance covered on a snowmobile over a 24 hour period.

Riding the new, power-steering equipped 2011 Yamaha Apex, Weidinger covered a record-breaking 2,904.6 kilometers (1,804.9 miles).

In order to qualify for the Guinness Book of World Records, Matt ensured all criteria were met, including a professionally measured course from the Ministry of Transportation, full digital and manual lap tracking, and witnesses that include “people of notoriety” such as town councilors, police and firefighters. He is now going through the submission and evaluation process with Guinness to be officially recognized.

On Wednesday, February 17th, Toronto native, Matt Weidinger, on his Yamaha FX Nytro XTX will attempt to break the world record for distance traveled on a snowmobile in 24-hours on the Lake of Bays located in the Province of Ontario.  The current record is 2,262 km (1,406 miles) and is held by Vince Lofquist of Florence, Wisconsin.

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