GWR Day: Fastest vehicle crossing of the Egyptian western desert

Cairo, November 2009 - After breaking the record for the fastest crossing of the Great Sand Sea, the Egyptian adventurer, Hesham Nessim, plans to set another Guinness World Records record on the 10th of November 2009, in the Western Desert using one vehicle driving from Siwa to Abu Simbel.

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The record will be part of Guinness World Records day (12 November 2009) where thousands of people from all around the world will attempt different records to join Guinness World Records celebrating this special day.

The starting point will be Siwa oasis and the end point is the city of Abu Simbel. Nessim will attempt to drive an average of 1,250 km to 1,350 km in one shot in 14 to 18 hours.

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Talal Omar, an official Guinness World Records adjudicator will fly to the Egyptian city Abu Simbel which is situated in the southern part of Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. The adjudicator will be informed with the updates & location each hour through GPS.

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