Rumour or fact?
 

I have been told this afternoon that the world record has been declined due to incorrect spacing between the cars.True/false? The facebook[I don't do facebook so am only going on information received from a family member]announcement has apparently said that the organisers were going to gauge interest in a fresh attempt to take place next year,again true/false?

Yes, sadly it is true.

Message on facebook from Millsy with the official announcement from Guinness World Records. Apparently all to do with spacing between cars.

I thought the record was the number of cars ! What's spacing got to do with that. As I recall it was reported that there were more cars than counted anyway.

Paul.

I think the object of the world record attempt was the most Volvo cars in a rolling cavalcade. It appears the Guinness folks deemed that some spacing between cars exceeded 'two average car lengths' - their rules - thus it was not a continuous cavalcade but a collection of smaller individual ones that just happened to be taking place on the same day at the same venue.

A real disappointment!

Strangely[although I didn't know the parameters for a record to be set]I'd thought when I was told of the fail that it would have been because we were packed too close!!!Hopefully the attempt will be re-staged,I know I'd certainly make one if it is re-run.

As vast as Bruntingthorpe is, I thought the venue was too small for the number of cars, the front of the parade met and overtook the tail end before it had chance to move, it became a bit of a free for all.

I do hope there is another attempt.

Yeah we got stuck at one bit on the day whilst the marshall car let others past. Still, not a wasted trip from Edinburgh. The weeman got to go to Thomasland the day before. It's the guy from Serbia I feel sorry for. Went all that way....

Years ago we ended up the the same issue when trying for the record with the longest cavalcade of Subaru Impreza's.

What a bummer.. I'd be up for another crack at it, just need a bigger track.

I don't do Facebook but according to my step granddaughter they've opened a poll on their page to gauge interest in taking another shot at this and the last time she told me they'd had over 600 replies[or whatever they're called on there]one of which she has put on my behalf.Apparently some are suggesting alternative venues such as Donnington Park or R.A.F.Scampton etc. I would think that choice of venue would all depend on availability and cost,although it should in fairness as central-in terms of geography-as is practicable.