With some time before resuming his pursuit of a World Rally-Raid Championship, Antanas Kanopkinas can now add a world record alongside his Dakar Rally finisher’s medal. Over the weekend, he set the record for the longest distance traveled on an ATV in 24 hours at 1,500.6 kilometers.

From 4 PM on Saturday to 4 PM on Sunday, Kanopkinas rode 263 laps around a 5.7-kilometer course to cap off CFMOTO Day Baltic 2025. The 15-turn track began outside Kadrina Manor and ran southwest along Saare-Pala-Kodavere, the only paved part of the course as it’s a road leading to the manor. Kanopkinas then cut left through a water crossing. After traveling down, another left turn brought him into the village of Punikvere.

The loop was completed as he rejoined Saare-Pala-Kodavere and returned to the manor where a technical section awaited.

Save for a few hundred paved meters through CFMOTO Day festival grounds, the entire course was off road. This was supposed to make the challenge more difficult yet fitting for an ATV, as opposed to previous record attempts that were done on asphalt.

Riding a stock CFMOTO CFORCE 850XC, he began his journey in the afternoon. This was the easiest part given there was still daylight while he and his quad were at 100%. He only stopped for oil changes (which he did at KMs 300 and 1050), any mechanical adjustments such as lowering the headlight beam since it kept bouncing up and down while accelerating and braking, and to eat and rest. Less than three of the 24 hours were spent stopped for such moments.

Besides the terrain, he also had to deal with the changing conditions. Besides day to night and back, it occasionally rained and fogged in the nightime and morning hours.

“One moment, it’s sunny with bugs flying everywhere, then it’s raining, foggy, windy. As soon as you adapt to one condition, it changes again. That was one of the toughest parts,” Kanopkinas explained. “Still, there were always people around the track. Some festival attendees were sleeping nearby, some staff were preparing for the upcoming events, and in the morning, spectators started to gather. That really helped maintain my motivation and energy level.

“The biggest fatigue hit after 13–14 hours of riding, so we decided to do the oil change a bit earlier. I used that time to lie down for a few minutes. The whole stop took around 15 to 20 minutes; the mechanics also checked the suspension and all bolts. The track had two jumps that sent me airborne each lap, so a full inspection was necessary. Due to the many bumps and ruts, the suspension fully compressed three to five times per lap.”

He maintained an average speed of 70.6 km/h.

With a record in hand, Kanopkinas now turns his attention to competing for the W2RC Quad title. After winning the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and finishing runner-up at the South African Safari Rally, he and CFMOTO teammate Gaëtan Martinez are tied atop the standings with one race remaining. The Quad season ends with the BP Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal in September.

“Setting the record was no easy feat, but the harder it is, the more exciting it becomes,” he commented. “If anyone wants to break it, I wholeheartedly encourage them. But I’ll warn you now: it won’t be easy.”

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