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WE'RE GONNA ROLL THIS MINI CONVOY, CROSS BLACKPOOL BAY
Mon Apr 09 16:30:00 CEST 2007 Press Release
Blackpool. On Wednesday 28th of March 2007, 269 MINI illuminated Blackpool, Great Britain, and set a new Guinness World Record for the longest MINI convoy in the world. Owners travelled from as far as Croydon and Cardiff to be part of the historic two-mile route and help raise cash for Comic Relief.
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Blackpool. On Wednesday 28th of March 2007, 269 MINI illuminated Blackpool,
Great Britain, and set a new Guinness World Record for the longest MINI convoy
in the world. Owners travelled from as far as Croydon and Cardiff to be part of
the historic two-mile route and help raise cash for Comic Relief.
The official Guinness rules for a parade are that all cars must complete a
minimum two-mile route in an unbroken line, less than ten metres between each
other and cross the finish line.
The record was previously held by the Vancouver MINI club when in 2004 they
brought together 195 new and Classic MINI.
The parade was organised by MINI dealership Derek Woodman. James Rashid, MINI
Brand Manager at the dealership, said: "We really wanted to do something for
Comic Relief this year and the 'longest MINI convoy ever' seemed to fit the
theme of 'The Big One'. We never imagined it would become this big! Hearty
congratulations to my team for pulling it off and thanks to all the MINI owners
for making it happen!"
Further information about Guinness world records you can find at
www.guinnessworldrecords.com. High resolution photographic material can be
downloaded from the BMW Group PressClub at www.press.bmwgroup.com.
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