64-year-old Adelaide resident Nigel Benson finally earns his Guinness World Record for the longest wheelstand by a car ever

An SA racing veteran has earned his spot in the history books after performing a wheel-spinning, record smashing stunt with his trusty self-built ute.

Wheelie daredevil Nigel Benson has smashed the world record for the longest wheelstand by a car ever.

The 64-year old achieved an astounding 1,331m (4,366ft) after performing at the Mildura Air Show last September with his ute, dubbed the ‘Aussie Bandit’.

Earning his name in the Guinness World Records, the 40-year racing veteran was “thrilled” to see his lifelong dream take shape after almost six years in the making.

The One Tree Hill resident said his goal was delayed for so long with COVID and trying to secure the right location to perform the stunt.

“It was great because it wasn’t just beating the record, we nearly doubled the record,” Mr Benson said.

“It’d taken so long for us to try and find a venue, so it was really good to be able to get on there and do it straight away, break the record and not crash.”

The previous record was held by Canadian wheelie racer Mike Kunz, achieved more than a decade back with 763.4m.

Driver Nigel Benson gets his ute the 'Aussie Bandit' on two wheels Picture: Facebook

Mr Benson’s love for racing took shape at the age of 13 after he caught a performance of two American cars at the Adelaide International Raceway in the 1970s.

“From then, I thought that’d be pretty cool to do that one day,” he said.

“So then we built the car and had some fun.”

His wheel-spinning, record-smashing feat was achieved with his Holden VE Ute that he built himself almost 18 years ago.

Since then, Mr Benson’s been performing wheelie shows with his ute around the country for 20 years.

“There’s been a few cars in Australia in the past over the years, but most of them have crashed and never continued. We’ve been the most successful car to date.”

With Mr Benson’s life goal now immortalised in the history books, his last wish is for the Aussie Bandit to have a taste of the wheelie scene across the seas.

“That would be the final thing for me. To go to the States.”