Arctic Trucks International announced yesterday that Guinness World Records has officially recognized the new world record of the fastest overland journey to the South Pole.
In December 2010 two Arctic Trucks vehicles crossed 2308km of the Antarctica High Plateau from Novolazarevskaya station (Novo) to the South Pole in 108 hours (4.5 days). 
An unofficial improvement of the record itself was achieved at the return journey, which took only 3.5 days, averaging 27.5km/h. No comparable speed or fuel efficiency has ever been recorded for high plateau expeditions in Antarctica. Arctic Trucks built vehicles have now clocked over eighty thousand kilometers on the plateau, proving new benchmarks for speed, range, reliability and fuel efficiency. The expedition was organized by the Kazakhstan National Geographic Society (KNGS) and The Antarctica Company (TAC).
“This route to the South Pole is extremely challenging. Our vehicles are operating at altitudes up to almost 3500m, 
For the season of 2011 are planned four further expeditions to the South Pole using Arctic Trucks vehicles, three starting from Novo and one from Patriot Hills.
