LONGEST DISTANCE

• The longest distance that a barrel has been rolled by hand were 666 km [414 mi] by a group of 21 from Nuttlar (Germany). In June 1981, they rolled a barrel containing 50 litres of beer on a round course measuring 8.1 km.
• The longest distance that a barrel containing 100 litres has been rolled by hand were 136 km [84.5 mi]. The team members were students from Altenburg (Germany): Hartmut Vogel, Jurij Schneider, Udo Reinhold, Harry Fürch, Lothar Mätzhold, Detlef Bergmann, Torsten Kondziora, Lothar Baumann and Dietmar Rudolf.
• The longest distance rolling a barrel (30 litres) by bicycle (the barrel was moved as a "bike trailer") were 974.4 km [605.5 miles] by a the team "AGB Elbröwer" (Sebastian Kubitz, Gottfried Hage, Christoph Hage, Philipp Grotsch and Peter Boloz, all Germany), from Bad Schandau to Cuxhaven (Germany).
  
• The longest distance rolling and pushing a barrel using a wheelbarrow-like construction were 1135 km [705 mi] by a team of 45 from Albig, Germany. in 21 days 3 hours and 10 minutes, they pushed an empty 600 litres wine barrel from Barmstedt to Munich (Germany) from 15 August - 5 September 1981.

50 METRES (50 LITRES)

male record: 12.9 seconds, Jiří Plevka (Czech Republic), 25 April 1988, Festival of Records in Pelhřimov
female record: 16.4 seconds,  Marta Štěpánová (Czech Republic), 25 April 1988, Festival of Records in Pelhřimov

1 MILE, TEAM OF 6

The Rules

(If you want to break a record that is published in a record book or governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or additional rules. See here for more information.)

1. A metal barrel, containing 163.7 litres (36 UK gallons) of liquid, must be used, and any attempt must be made on a flat tarmac road surface.
2. The barrel must be moving at all times.
3. It is to be rolled by a team of six, with two pushing at any one time. Once the event has begun no substitution is allowed.
4. The event must be made on a pre-measured course that is perfectly level.
   

The Records

Time	Record Breakers	Date and Venue
12:29.5 min	"The Fletch" A Team	Coventry, West Midlands, UK, 13 October 1974
9:52 min	Haunchwood Colliers Institute and Social Club	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK, 30 October 1977
8:07.2 min	Haunchwood Colliers Institute and Social Club (Phillip Randle, Steve Hewitt, John Round, Trevor Bradley, Colin Barnes and Ray Glover)	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK,15 August 1982

50 KILOMETRES, TEAM OF 6

1. A barrel, containing 100 litres of liquid, must be used.
2. It is to be rolled by a team of six. Once the event has begun no substitution is allowed.
3. Rolling downhill is not allowed.
   

The Records

Achim Biegler, Christian Gerke, Mathias Gerke, Wolfgang Meier, Volker Schmidt, Günter Hauers from Langewiese bei Winterberg (Germany) rolled a barrel containing 100 litres of beer over a distance of 50 km in 8:33 hours from Krombach to Bad Berleburg (Germany) in October 1981.

24 HOURS, TEAM OF 10

The Rules

(If you want to break a record that is published in a record book or governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or additional rules. See here for more information.)

1. This barrel rolling record is for a team of 10, with only one person pushing at any one time. No substitutes are permitted. A maximum of two people may drop out. If a third person has to, the attempt is invalidated.
2. The barrel must weigh at least 63.5 kg [140 lbs] and any attempt is to be made on a flat tarmac road surface.
3. The record is for the distance covered in 24 hours, so it may be best to use a measured circular course and go over the same route the required number of times.
4. The barrel must be moving at all times.
5. It is permitted to cushion the barrel with something such as conveyor belt rubber on either end to reduce the noise.

The Records

km	miles	Record Breakers	Notes
190.1	118.1	team of Chlumčany (Czech Republic)	27/28 October 1982, on the way to another record for pushing a barrel 240.35 km in 30:31 hours
200.1	124.3	Tęcza Sports Club, Łódź (Poland)	1/2 September 1995, from Łódź to Poznań
263.9	164.0	team of Groningen (Netherlands)	28/29 November 1998, municipal park in Rotterdam.

600 METRES, WITH STICKS

At the World Championship in Chodova Plana (Czech Republic) an empty 100 litres beer keg has to be moved over a distance of 600 metres with the aid of two sticks (length 1 m) by a team of two.The record holders are Vinichuk and Volodymyr Shumyn (Ukrain) who covered the distance in 2:35 minutes on 22 June 2019. DETAILS (in Czech language)