They broke the record of 72.7 kilometres about 2pm and reached their goal on 100 kilometres around 3.50pm.

They kept going until about 5.20pm as they had 12 hours to complete the task and decided to keep going and achieve the maximum results.

Organiser, Rick Lay said the official stats to be submitted to the Guinness Book of Recorsd will be 49 laps for 109.76 kilometres in 10 hours and 34 minutes.

“The damp conditions on the dirt track made our task just that extra difficult but you guys showed your skills and with our combined 370 years of truckin, came through," Mr. Lay said.

Mayor of Cessnock, Cr. Alison Davey, Member for Cessnock, Kerry Hickey and Miss Cessnock City visited the course and Mr. Hickey later officiated and was on board when the record was broken.

The event had the support of Active Hire and Cessnock Little Athletics.

Unfortunately due to the weather and little other local support there weren’t many people there.

Drivers came from Kurri, Newcastle, Tamworth, Albury, Grafton and Casino.

The track was 2.2km and the truck drove at maximum speeds of 15 kilometres an hour.

Don Clayton, from Albury, who has been a transport driver for 47 years, was driving when the record was broken, and Rick Lay, the organiser had the honour of breaking the 100-kilometre mark.

The record will be under ‘extreme sports’ in the Guinness Book of Records.

Someone tried to break the record in Germany a couple of years ago but only reached 60 kilometres.

Next time someone attempts to break the record they will have to do so in less time and with less drivers.