World Records on the Bobby-Car
This website provides a comprehensive overview of current world records involving Bobby-Cars by the company BIG, as well as ride-on toys from other manufacturers. Among them are officially recognized speed records by RID and Guinness World Records, the largest collection of Bobby-Car-related items, the fastest known race tracks in Bobby-Car racing, and several other records related to these little cars.
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Official World Record Attempt 2026
The hunt for records with the little cars enters the next round. After nearly two years of downtime and a great deal of planning, we're excited to announce something new.
Under the motto "The Mountain Is Calling! World Record Attempt", we are currently in the planning phase for two new downhill records.
Following the inclusion of our E-Bobby-Car record in the Guinness World Records Book 2025, the next step is now underway: We are aiming for a general ride-on toy world record with the title
"Fastest downhill speed on a ride-on toy car".
To have this record officially recognized, the vehicle must be completely stock - any modifications or attachments are strictly prohibited.
For the stock Bobby-Car record back in 2022 , it was still allowed under the rules of the RID and the Bobby-Car-Sport-Verband to add safety-relevant wheel nuts. However, this type of modification is no longer permitted in the new category.
We therefore set out to find the ideal ride-on toy and succeeded early last year. The new record vehicle comes standard with a steel steering system and ball-bearing hard rubber tires - perfect for high-speed mountain descents. Which model it is will remain a secret for now. A video revealing more will be released in the coming weeks on our YouTube channel.
During an initial test run with the stock ride-on car on our test track, we already reached an impressive speed of 94 km/h (58 mph).
We're confident that speeds well over 100 km/h (62 mph) are possible during the official world record attempt.
The second record attempt on the same day will aim to beat the 2022 record of 130.72 km/h on a modified Bobby-Car without any form of propulsion. This attempt will be recognized by Guinness World Records under the international title
"Fastest downhill speed on a modified ride-on toy car".
To accomplish this, a completely new racing Bobby-Car is being developed this year - visually close to the original but significantly more stable and aerodynamic in terms of engineering.
The ride will take place on a mountain pass road in Austria with a length of 2.4 km and a maximum gradient of 20%, promising a substantial challenge compared to the 2022 run.
Both records will also be submitted for recognition by the REKORD-INSTITUT für DEUTSCHLAND and Guinness World Records, as well as by the World Gravity Speed Association.
The WGSA is dedicated to certifying downhill speed records in both km/h and mph and maintains a comprehensive list of records on this page: LINK
More information about the record attempts will follow in the coming weeks - stay tuned!
Official Guinness World Record
On February 1, 2024, it finally happened! The E-Bobby-Car world record was recognized by Guinness World Records in the international category "Fastest ride-on toy car (modified)"!
We are thrilled that our E-Bobby-Car world record has now been officially recognized by Guinness World Records. With this, we have become the first team to make it into the Guinness Book of Records since the beginning of our sport!
In addition to the entry, there is also a video from Guinness and some international reports about the record:
Additionally, on March 4th, a detailed interview about the record and Marcel Paul's future record plans was published on the Guinness World Records website:
International reports about the record:
IndiaTimes: German Student Sets Guinness World Record After Modifying And Riding A Toy Car
Supercarblondie: man modifies childrens toy-car world record
Autoevolution: The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Is a Tiny Electric Porsche That Tops 92MPH
economictimes: Student converts electric toy car into racing car, sets new world record
arynews: WATCH: Man breaks record for fastest ride-on toy car
dtnext: Man modifies toy car, goes for a ride, wins the Guinness World Record
ptcnews: german engineer makes guinness world records with fastest toy car ride
ndtv: Watch: Man Modifies Toy Car, Takes It For A Ride, Earns Guinness World Records Recognition
ap7am: Guinness World Record: Fastest Ride-On Toy Car
livemint: Guinness World Records: German man breaks record for 'fastest ride-on toy car'
upi: Man modifies ride-on toy car to reach 92.24 mph
yahoo: Dank Elektromotor: Bobbycar wird zum Rennwagen mit 148 km/h
We broke the world record!
Marcel Paul achieved an incredible 148.454 km/h on Thursday (10.08.2023) on the Hockenheimring racetrack with a modified Bobby-Car featuring an electric drive. He accomplished this on his first attempt. "It's simply amazing, just like 'Back to the Future'!" exclaimed the 31-year-old. After all, his goal was to surpass the 88 mph (141.62 km/h) required by the DeLorean in the iconic movie for time travel.
Evaluation by the measuring device from ALGE Timing.
The average speed of 148.454 km/h, recorded over a distance of 100 m, has been officially recognized by Laura Kuchenbecker, the record adjudicator from the REKORD-INSTITUT für DEUTSCHLAND.
Title of the world record: "Highest speed on a modified Bobby-Car with electric drive"
We now hope for an additional entry by Guinness World Records. The previous record in the category of "Fastest ride-on toy car (modified)" was 64.37 km/h.
We would like to express our gratitude to all those who supported our project over the past ten months. Without you, this would not have been possible!
Highest gratitude goes to the operators and contributors of the Hockenheimring racetrack, who provided us with the track for the endeavor. We would like to extend our preeminent thanks to Holger Späth and Holger Steinkuhl - they played a pivotal role in finding a suitable track for the record attempt.
The greatest appreciation for the construction of the vehicle goes to NTG in Gelnhausen, and to all employees who contributed to this project. "Without this support, the entire project would not have been possible," emphasized Marcel Paul. A special thanks goes to the man with the saw.
We would also like to thank SKF, the manufacturer of the smoothest hybrid deep groove ball bearings, which made such high speed possible. Thanks are also due to the CST tire manufacturer for the finest Bobby-Car racing tires that provided excellent stability even at high speeds.
Heartfelt gratitude also goes to Hacker for their guidance in designing the drive system. We are greatly indebted to BIG Spielwarenfabrik from Fürth for providing us with the Baby Porsche model.
Furthermore, we thank Sylvia Schärer and Günther Strohhammer from GSI-SPORTS-TIMING for measuring the speed. We also extend our gratitude to the Department of Mechatronics at Hochschule Fulda and the Bobby-Car-Sport Association (Nina Amend, Matteo Amend, Tobias Moser) for their strong support in planning and executing the record attempt.
We want to extend a special thanks to reporter and host Daniel Mohr. The journalist will create a feature on the record attempt for the show "Abenteuer Leben". "Without this collaboration, the project would not have been possible," emphasized Marcel Paul, expressing appreciation for the excellent teamwork.
Of course, we also thank other media representatives who attended and ensured extensive coverage.
Additional thanks go to the helpers behind Bobby-Car World Records: David Reimund, Sebastian Paul, Barbara Paul, and Christoph Schultz.
The 148 km/h Ride in Video
Press Releases
Abenteuer Leben: E-Bobby-Car Weltrekord
Supercar Blondie: Setting The Bobby-Car Speed World Record!
DW Euromaxx: This toy car just set a world speed record and it's seriously fast!
Spiegel: Dieser Mann fährt 148,45 Kilometer pro Stunde - auf einem Bobby-Car
t3n: Student knackt mit elektrischem Bobbycar Weltrekord auf dem Hockenheimring
Gamestar: Wahnsinnige Geschwindigkeit: Dieses Bobbycar knackt den Weltrekord
Berliner Morgenpost: Weltrekord im Bobbycar-Rennen: "Wie eine kleine Formel 1"
ZDF: Mini-Gefährt zweckentfremdet: Student rast mit Bobbycar zum Weltrekord
tagesschau: Hockenheimring: So schnell raste ein Elektro-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord
tagesschau: Neuer Bobbycar-Weltrekord auf dem Hockenheimring
ARD Mediathek: Hesse will Weltrekord mit Bobbycar aufstellen
ARD Audiothek: E-Bobbycar brettert mit 148 km/h über den Hockenheimring
Spiegel: Weltrekord auf dem Hockenheimring Tempo 148 - auf dem Bobbycar
Stern: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
FAZ: Neuer Weltrekord gelingt mit E-Bobbycar
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
Zeit Online: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Computer BILD: Highspeed-Kinderspielzeug
Focus Online: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord mit Bobbycar aufgestellt
Welt: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
t-online: Bobbycar-Weltrekord: Student knackt Höchstmarke auf Hockenheimring
msn: Student baut Elektro-Bobbycar: Und will damit schneller als 130 km/h fahren
ntv: Student gelingt Rekord-Ritt 150 km/h schnelles Bobby-Car rast über Hockenheimring
ntv: Bobby-Car donnert mit Rekordgeschwindigkeit über Hockenheimring
Vodafone: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
SWR: E-Bobbycar brettert mit 148 km/h über den Hockenheimring
SWR Aktuell: E-Bobbycar-Racing im Film
SWR DasDing: Tempo 148... mit 'nem Bobbycar?!
Frankfurter Neue Presse: Marcel Paul sorgt wieder für Furore
RTL: Kein Spielzeug mehr: Student fährt 148 km/h mit dem Bobbycar
Merkur: 148 Stundenkilometer: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Stuttgarter Nachrichten: Mit 148,5 Stundenkilometern zum Bobbycar-Weltrekord
Stuttgarter-Zeitung: Mit 148,5 Stundenkilometern zum Bobbycar-Weltrekord
Berliner Morgenpost: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
Augsburger Allgemeine: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: Mit dem Bobbycar über eine Rennstrecke rasen
Tag24: Hesse stellt Rekord mit Bobbycar auf!
hessenschau: So schnell raste ein Elektro-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord
FFH: 148 km/h auf E-Bobby-Car! Osthesse knackt Weltrekord
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung: Marcus Paul stellt neuen Bobbycar-Tempo-Rekord auf (Update)
schwetzinger-zeitung.de: E-Bobbycar auf dem Hockenheimring
schwetzinger-zeitung.de: Weltrekord-Versuch mit E-Bobbycar auf dem Hockenheimring
Osthessen Zeitung: Neuer Weltrekord - Osthesse rast mit 148 km/h auf E-Bobby-Car
Osthessen Zeitung: Weltrekordversuch mit E-Bobby-Car heute am Hockenheimring
Osthessen-News: Neuer Weltrekord! Fuldaer Student und sein Bobbycar mit E-Antrieb
Kreis-Anzeiger: Marcel Paul sorgt wieder für Furore
Further Articles
Speyer-Kurier: Bobby-Car-Pilot verbessert Geschwindigkeits-Weltrekord
echo24: Irrer Bobbycar-Rekord: Mit fast 150 km/h über den Hockenheimring
RP Online (Rheinische Post): E-Bobbycar stellt neuen Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf
HNA: Student aus Hessen rast mit E-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord - die irre Aktion im Video
Braunschweiger Zeitung: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
Mannheimer Morgen: Weltrekord im E-Bobby-Car auf dem Hockenheimring
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
Allgemeine Zeitung: 148 Stundenkilometer: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Nordbayern: Rekord verdoppelt: Schneller als auf der Autobahn
Ostthüringer Zeitung: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h ueber Hockenheim-Ring
Hochschule Fulda: Weltrekord erreicht: E-Bobbycar rast mit 148,45 km/h über die Ziellinie!
Mannheim24: 148 Stundenkilometer: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Gießener Anzeiger : Student aus Hessen rast mit E-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord - die irre Aktion im Video
eFahrer: Student baut Elektro-Bobbycar: Und will damit schneller als 130 km/h fahren
Braunschweiger Zeitung: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
General-Anzeiger: Neuer Temporekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
DW: Bobbycar auf Formel-1-Spuren
Ground News: New world record set with the e-bobby car
Teller Report: World record on the bobby car: Marcel Paul sets a speed of 148 km/h
All News Press: Hockenheimring: Student fährt knapp 150 km/h im Bobby-Car - Rekord
DEUTSCHLAND.de: World record: student races around Hockenheim Ring on bobby car at 148 km/h
mittelhessen: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
topcarnews: Student aus Hessen rast mit E-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord - die irre Aktion im Video
WAZ: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
ovb: DIE KURIOSE NACHRICHT Rekord-Bobbycar
Einfachstars: Ein Mann stellt einen Weltrekord auf- auf einem Bobbycar
Thüringer Allgemeine: Weltrekord: Student rast auf Bobbycar mit 148 km/h über Hockenheim-Ring
Hersfelder Zeitung: Student aus Hessen rast mit E-Bobbycar zum Weltrekord - die irre Aktion im Video
Ruhr Nachrichten: 148 km/h mit einem E-Bobbycar Neuer Weltrekord auf dem Hockenheimring aufgestellt
RID: MIT E-MOTOR - BOBBY-CAR FÄHRT TOP-SPEED
Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
Die Rheinpfalz: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord auf Bobbycar aufgestellt
DHN: Neuer Geschwindigkeitsrekord mit Bobbycar aufgestellt
Traunsteiner Tagblatt: Mit dem Bobbycar über eine Rennstrecke rasen
Aussidlerbote: Rekord-skorosti-na-bobbycar
Stimme: Fast 150 km/h mit Bobbycar - neuer Weltrekord in Baden-Württemberg aufgestellt
Flipboard: Weltrekord auf dem Hockenheimring: Tempo 148 - auf dem Bobbycar
Neckaralb Live: Schnellstes Bobbycar auf dem Hockenheimring unterwegs
Giga: 150 km/h mit dem Bobbycar: Deutscher Student schafft das Unglaubliche
Official World Record Attempt 2023
What began as a student project at Fulda University is now turning into a world record attempt at Hockenheimring.
Where normally the grand race cars and Formula 1 reside, the two students Marcel Paul (31) and David Reimund (23) will set an electric Bobby Car speed record following the guidelines of the REKORD-INSTITUT für DEUTSCHLAND and Guinness World Records with their compact 70 cm long and 30 kg lightweight mini-racers.
The record attempt will take place on August 10, 2023 on the "Parabolika" high-speed section of Hockenheimring (Advance registration is mandatory).
The project aims to advance e-mobility in addition to the academic context of the case study at Fulda University. Through this vehicle, we want to demonstrate the power and versatility of electric motors in motorsport.
Furthermore, through this project, we aim to strengthen Fulda University as an innovative, attractive study location and showcase what students can achieve with creativity and dedication. On June 16th and 17th, 2023, the Invent2Innovate campus invention fair took place on the university campus, where we presented the project to the public even before the record attempt.
Compared to the standard Porsche Bobby Car, we have maintained the basic shape and length. It is important to us that our vehicle remains recognizable as a Bobby Car. However, a few adjustments, like those in a real race car, were necessary: Lowered, wider track width, and a race-ready steering wheel have been installed.
In the following videos, you can see the construction phase as well as the first test run of the electric Bobby Car. The construction was carried out by NTG, the innovative mechanical engineering company in Gelnhausen. The driver of the small racer, Marcel Paul, is pursuing his dual studies there. Next comes optimizing the vehicle, followed by the world record attempt. So stay tuned for the upcoming videos!
