Supporting the worthy Help For Heroes charity, CONVOY for HEROES is being held at the British Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire 23-24 April 2011 (Easter weekend).
In a nutshell, it is an attempt to break the Guinness World Records Longest Land Rover Parade, a national and world record previously set seven years ago in 2004 at Towcester Racecourse, Northants while of course raising a substantial amount of funds for Help For Heroes.
The intention is to have a convoy of 500+ Land Rover models including Defender, Discovery, Range Rover and Freelander under the conditions set by Guinness World Records. With the record established at just 260 vehicles, now seven years on and an awful lot more Land Rover vehicles on the road, we hope to double the record this time around.
As an extra special attraction, on Good Friday 22nd April 2011 a number of mini-convoys will be setting out on the open road bound for the central location of Gaydon. Starting on the coast from most points of the compass, owners will be able to join each mini-convoy at they stop at pre-determined motorway services and truck pick-up points en route (precise timings to be published anon). By way of an example, the northeast to Gaydon mini-convoy will be approximately 520 miles, so no lack of pick-up points on that particular route!
The weekend however will not just be confined just to the world record attempt, as there will be a host of family attractions announced pre-event including access (included in the admission fee) to the excellent Heritage Centre Museum which will be open throughout the proceedings. This makes it a fun day out for ALL the family, so whether you have a Land Rover yourself or merely want to spectate on the day, then this event is for you. Please log on to the website or event forum for more details about camping, day visitor admission, attractions, itinerary, etc. - www.convoy4heroes.org.uk
Hope to see you there!!!
In a nutshell, it is an attempt to break the Guinness World Records Longest Land Rover Parade, a national and world record previously set seven years ago in 2004 at Towcester Racecourse, Northants while of course raising a substantial amount of funds for Help For Heroes.
The intention is to have a convoy of 500+ Land Rover models including Defender, Discovery, Range Rover and Freelander under the conditions set by Guinness World Records. With the record established at just 260 vehicles, now seven years on and an awful lot more Land Rover vehicles on the road, we hope to double the record this time around.
As an extra special attraction, on Good Friday 22nd April 2011 a number of mini-convoys will be setting out on the open road bound for the central location of Gaydon. Starting on the coast from most points of the compass, owners will be able to join each mini-convoy at they stop at pre-determined motorway services and truck pick-up points en route (precise timings to be published anon). By way of an example, the northeast to Gaydon mini-convoy will be approximately 520 miles, so no lack of pick-up points on that particular route!
The weekend however will not just be confined just to the world record attempt, as there will be a host of family attractions announced pre-event including access (included in the admission fee) to the excellent Heritage Centre Museum which will be open throughout the proceedings. This makes it a fun day out for ALL the family, so whether you have a Land Rover yourself or merely want to spectate on the day, then this event is for you. Please log on to the website or event forum for more details about camping, day visitor admission, attractions, itinerary, etc. - www.convoy4heroes.org.uk
Hope to see you there!!!
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