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May 19th, 2019, 17:37 | #1 |
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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?
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May 19th, 2019, 18:25 | #2 |
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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.
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May 19th, 2019, 20:30 | #3 |
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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.
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May 19th, 2019, 20:44 | #4 |
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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!
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May 19th, 2019, 21:17 | #5 |
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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.
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May 19th, 2019, 21:41 | #6 |
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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.
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May 19th, 2019, 23:47 | #7 |
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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....
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May 20th, 2019, 12:35 | #8 |
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Years ago we ended up the the same issue when trying for the record with the longest cavalcade of Subaru Impreza's.
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May 20th, 2019, 13:40 | #9 |
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What a bummer.. I'd be up for another crack at it, just need a bigger track.
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May 20th, 2019, 15:22 | #10 |
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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.
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