Mini plans to set new world record for largest one-make parade

Mini never shied away from setting records in the most dramatic way possible, and the company's next stunt hopes to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest parade of Minis. The rendezvous point for this record attempt will be the famous Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, where the official car count will take place. The organizers, Mini USA along with Mini of Grand Rapids, are hoping that at least 1,451 Minis will show up, to beat the previous record of 1,450.

The record attempt is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3. The organizers are hoping to beat a record set in 2009 in the UK by the London & Surrey Mini Owners Club. Arguably, it is even harder to round up Minis in Michigan than it is in Surrey, England, and we're not sure why the Surrey record from 2009 doesn't come with a big fat asterisk for home court advantage. After all, Skoda doesn't attempt to set such records in the parking lot of their own factory in Mlad

By Jay Ramey