McKinney Hayride Sets Guinness World Record.All-new Toyota Tundra The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck sold by Toyota, replacing the Toyota T100. It is similar to the Toyota Sequoia, and Toyota Tacoma. The Tundra was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award and was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the year for the year Easily Tows 217 People, Six Trailers MCKINNEY, Texas McKinney is a city in Collin County, Texas (USA), the county seat and second in population to Plano. As of the 2006, the North Central Texas Council of Governments estimated the city population to be 102,853. -- A new record for the world's largest hayride hay·ride n. A recreational ride in a large wagon or other vehicle piled with hay. was set yesterday at Pat Lobb Toyota Pat Lobb Toyota is the first auto dealership to attempt and achieve the U.S. Green Buidlings Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating. The facility was granted LEED status at an award ceremony during the 2007 National Automotive Dealers Association in McKinney. Some 217 children and adults, sitting atop six daisy-chained flatbed trailers covered in hay, were easily towed by the 2007 Toyota Tundra, which features a 5.7 liter i-Force V8. "The Tundra did its job in two-wheel drive," said Pat Lobb, owner of the dealership. "The truck didn't even require its four-wheel capacity." The record-breaking hayride was part of the five-day Pat Lobb Toyota Tailgate Party, which is introducing the Texas-built truck to potential buyers. Guinness Book of World Records approved the hayride mission and will certify its success after reviewing materials documenting the event. |
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