Mohegan Sun - The big Rolling Thunder® lifts reported in training sometimes seem to disappear on the day of competition, but that was not so for Mark Felix as he obliterated the world record at the IronMind® Rolling Thunder® World Championships last night with a tremendous lift of 301 pounds.


It was huge: Mark Felix won the 2008 IronMind® Rolling Thunder® World Championships last night at the Mohegan Sun and set a new world record with this lift of 301 pounds. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


It was history in the making, broadcast live on www.strongman.tv from the Mohegan Sun, as a large, enthusiastic crowd cheered the guys on.

Mark Felix certainly was the star of the competition, but there were a lot huge performances as Odd Haugen, Karl Gillingham, Brian Shaw and Terry Hollands all hit 255 pounds, in a four-way tie for second place.

The action continues tonight at the WSMSS Mohegan Sun Grand Prix.