The Fourth Cookham Dean Gravity Grand Prix will be held on Sunday 12th September 2010.

It is a fun event run by The Kaffirs of Cookham Dean to raise money for The Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance. The course will be from the junction of Church Road and Spring Lane to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Up to thirty carts will compete for a variety of prizes.

The 9th Belchford Downhill Challenge will take place on Furlongs Lane, Belchford on September the 19th, 2010.

New rules are planned, so make sure your cartie conforms to their new specifications.

See their web site for full details.

Goodwood Motor Circuit, Goodwood Airfield, Goodwood,

Chichester,West Sussex, PO18 0PH

Sunday 10th October 2010 11am – 4pm

A brilliant day out for all the family and an opportunity to support and raise much needed funds for local charity Cancerwise

The main attraction will be a Soapbox Derby – 3 classes:

Organised by Apple Head Gravity Sport and run at Cadwell Park race track in Lincolnshire. Includes soapbox, gravity bike and gravity sidecar.

Entry forms, rules, etc are on the Apple Head web site.

The Catterline Cartie Challenge is an annual competition for home made "gravity powered" soapbox carties which is held as part of Catterline Gala Weekend. It was first held in 2005, and is one of the highlights of the village year.

It also forms part of the SCA Championship series.

Entries for existing teams will be available from 1st January 2011, with entries from new teams being accepted from early February 2011.

Details, entry forms, rules, etc are on Catterline Online.

The 2011 Richards Castle Soap Box Derby will be held on Sunday July 10th on Hanway Common, near Ludlow in Shropshire.

The course is 550m in length, with a vertical drop of 50m and gives speeds up to 45mph. Full details at richardscastlesoapbox.co.uk.