Volvo UK World Record Attempt March 2019

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You may have read in various press announcements and media coverage that Bruntingthorpe has recently been acquired by Cox Automotive.

As an event team we have had several meetings with the team based at Bruntingthorpe and our last meeting with Cox Automotive in mid June confirmed that we will not be able to host the Volvo600, 2021 record attempt at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds.

TorqueVolvo is 100% committed to the setting a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Parade of Volvo cars in 2021. We remain equally passionate about raising more than £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation as part of completing the challenge.

Therefore, we have been working behind the scenes to understand how and where we could host the event.

We are very pleased to confirm that the Volvo600 GWR attempt will move to be hosted at the ex RAF airbase at Elvington near York on Sunday 27th June 2021.

Elvington boasts a 3000m runway and 50 acre hardstanding apron.

We feel Elvington will be the place where we will successfully set the new World Record in 2021.

We hope that those of you that have already bought an event pass can still make the date and new location. Please hold onto your Event Pass, lanyard and arrival rule card and we will post to you in 2021 an addtional event card to confirm entry.

If you cannot make the date and new location, please do get in touch with the admin team and we will of course offer a full refund.

The address of the Elvington airfield is
RAF Elvington
Elvington Airfield
Yorkshire
YO41 4AU

Several members of the event team have been to Elvington in recent weeks to assess the site and make alterations to our event operations manual.

Whilst onsite, they took the time to piece together a short video which highlights the progress we’ve made in raising money for the BHF charity and should give an understanding of what the venue looks and feels like.

I can report from my own first hand experience that it’s a awesome venue and I’m very, very confident this time round in 2021, that we will be successful in not only setting a new record but we will also have a fantastic and fun filled day.

Finally we would like to thank Matt England and the Bruntingthorpe team for their help and encouragement over previous years and we sincerely wish the Bruntingthorpe team well with their new ventures.