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New Guiness Bullwhip Record

Two whip crackers shattered a current world record in front of a

festival audience in an old-fashioned head-to-head contest on Sept. 17.

Whipmaker Adam Winrich emerged triumphant from the encounter, setting

a new Guinness World Record for "Most Bullwhip Cracks in One Minute"

by cracking a 6-foot bullwhip 261 times at the Spirit of the West

Festival in Sioux Falls, SD.

The contest was sponsored by two-time Guinness World Record holder

Robert Dante, who cracks whips professionally with his partner Tina at

Wild West events and cabarets.

Winrich vied for the title with Mike Woolridge of Florida, who cracked

his whip 228 times, breaking the previous record of 222 cracks held by

Chris Camp of Illinois

"They both did superbly," Dante said. "Winrich's performance raises

the bar into the stratosphere, and I think this is a world record that

will stand for some time."

Winrich won a prize package which included a 5-foot red nylon

snakewhip by Coyote Whips, and both competitors won Pecard's leather

conditioning kits for their whips. Ironically, Winrich made the

bullwhip used by Woolridge in his own performance.

The 4th Annual Spirit of the West Festival featured performances by

The Saddle Tramps, Woolridge, Buffalo Bill, Dante's Bullwhips, Edgar

Clemens, the Can Can Dancers, Brule, and Taco John's Whiplash the

Cowboy Monkey.

The three-day gathering included many Western vendors, mounted gun

contests and fast-draw competitions, reenactors' groups, chuck wagons

and Dutch oven contests.

Event organizers Jeanne and Bill Pattison announced that the Spirit of

the West Festival has been chosen by South Dakota Tourism as the 2005

Special Event for the Shoulder Season which will be promoted in the

September/October issues of Better Homes and Gardens, Country Home,

Ladies Home Journal, and Midwest Living.

Pictured L-R:  2 time world record holder Robert Dante', new record holder Adam Winrich, record breaker Mike Wooldridge, Spirit of the West Festival founder Bill Pattison.