Strongman to pull five Hyundais with his teeth in Guinness World Record attempt

There’s a chance strong man Troy Conley will rip some of his teeth out while attempting to set a Guinness World Record by pulling five cars with his mouth to raise money for sick kids. The Aussie strongman is excited by the possibility and on Guinness World Record Day on November 17th, he’s going to attempt to break a few different car pulling records (and hopefully not his teeth) too.

Overcoming adversity is what the big-hearted and even bigger chested Conley is all about and he’s been doing it since he was four years old, when he nearly died after rupturing a kidney. The medical help and kindness he received as a child inspired him to work to raise money for charitable organisations like Hyundai Help for Kids, which has raised $9.9m to help change the lives of children in need and he does it in his own unique way.

Last year, Conley attempted to set the World Record for pulling 16 cars the traditional way, using a rope and harness around his torso but unfortunately, one of the people sitting in one of the cars left their foot on the brake making it impossible to get the momentum to pull. This time around, Troy knew he needed to do something a little bit “quirky” and not seen in Australia since the 1930s, and that was pulling things with his teeth

“You could lose teeth, definitely, and the only rule my wife has is that she’s cool, she’ll support me to do it, but if I lose any teeth I have to get them replaced, because she didn’t marry a man with no teeth, and she really couldn’t bring herself to watch the first few times I did it,” he chuckles. “Yes, you are a bit concerned that your teeth will come out but what I’ve learned is that, mentally, you’ve just got to not think about losing the teeth, you’ve just got to back yourself. “And it’s funny, as soon as the rope is between your teeth you know whether it’s going to happen or not. It either feels good or it doesn’t, and you’ve got to know when to drop it and walk away.”

So, what does Troy’s preparation for pulling cars with his teeth look like? He says that his training involves wrapping towels around giant dumbbells at the gym and then lifting those towels with his mouth which gets him a lot of confused and concerned looks. The trick is that while he’s holding the rope with his teeth, most of the strength comes from his hamstrings, lower back and shoulders.

Troy has had a big year of pulling and pushing things, including a monster truck, a bus, a plane and most recently, a 45-tonne Kenworth B-double belonging to Team 18 from Supercars racing. He has already set a Guinness World Record this year for “the heaviest vehicle pushed over 100 feet, an 11,770 kg truck.

“To break the record for most cars pulled with teeth I need to do more than five but depending how I’m feeling I might go nine or 10 - you don’t want to make it too easy for the next person to come along and beat your record.”

Troy will also be having another go at the record that beat him last year, pulling 16 cars by rope and harness, but this time there will be no humans in the supplied Hyundai cars.

Troy Conley's GoFundMe page is raising money for Hyundai Help for Kids partners; Little Wings, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia has already exceeded the original $30,000 target. It stands at almost $48,000 and the hope is that it can reach $60,000 or even $90,000 by the World Record attempt.

Car Pull for Kids 2.0 with Strongman Troy Conley will take place on Wednesday 17th November at Entertainment Park, Bankstown from 9am. Good luck Troy!

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