Events

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.

Bring your homemade cart and test your driving skills speeding through Lanhydrock's magnificent parkland.  Fun and exhilaration for everyone from 5 years old upwards.  Please contact Alice for an application pack and enjoy building your dilly cart!

01208 265278 or alice.barker@nationaltrust.org.uk for details.

Keep up-to-date by following @LanhydrockNT on Twitter and National Trust Lanhydrock Countryside on Facebook.

The one day event sees young people racing go karts that they have made over a purpose built course. The derby, which has gone from strength to strength since 2005, will be held on the recreation field next to The Isobel Centre, Furrlongs, Newport.

In addition to the racing the one day event promises entertainment for the whole family offering refreshments, stalls, play rangers, falconry display, inflatables, Live music and lots more for all ages. Entry is free to both spectators and competitors alike.

For further details, see http://iowsoapbox.co.uk/ .

*** Entries open - go to soapboxracing.co.uk ***

Extreme gravity racing on the longest, fastest, and most testing course in Britain - 2 miles in length with top speeds in excess of 60mph.

Practice runs, timed qualifying, group races and finals spread over two days.

Hair pin bends, sweeping curves and gun barrel straights.

Set in the heart of Scotland - the stunning Cairngorms National Park.

The ultimate test of soapbox and driver.

Nae jessies.

SCA Championship points available.

Full details at http://soapboxracing.co.uk.

*** Entries open - go to soapboxracing.co.uk ***

Extreme gravity racing on the longest, fastest, and most testing course in Britain - 2 miles in length with top speeds in excess of 60mph.

Practice runs, timed qualifying, group races and finals spread over two days.

Hair pin bends, sweeping curves and gun barrel straights.

Set in the heart of Scotland - the stunning Cairngorms National Park.

The ultimate test of soapbox and driver.

Nae jessies.

SCA Championship points available.

Full details at http://soapboxracing.co.uk.

The Hinckley BID Soap Box Derby is intended as an annual fun day for the teams, supporters and spectators of all ages from the Hinckley area, and beyond. As an event, it is also intended to raise money for local charities.

The aim is to encourage up to 50 Soap Box Teams to compete.

The idea is to utilise the natural hill on Castle Street for individual 'Time-Trial' performances – 3 runs per Team. The course will start from the Church Walk junction and end in Market Square.

'Themed' Soap Boxes are especially encouraged since they provide the most interest to spectators.

Although an Entry fee is required (£25 per team), this event is also subsidised by the Hinckley Town Centre Partnership.

Prize Categories

We award prizes/trophies to competitors in recognition of their dedication to the day.

Categories for 2011 currently are:

• Fastest single time on the day
• Best turned out soap box and crew
• Overall fastest team (an aggregate of the 2 runs)
• Most sponsorship collected
• Best Novelty soap box

How to enter

Complete the attached PRE-REGISTRATION  entry form (attached below) and send it to:
Soap Box Derby, Hinckley BID, The Business Centre, 76 Castle St, Hinckley,
LE10 1DD or E-mail as an attachment to Steve Wegerif.

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.

Subject to final approval of the road closure the date has been provisionally set for Sunday 10th July 2011.

Entry forms and rules available for download, and the maximum entry for this year is 16 carts so don't hang about. The format will be the same as CR2010 with four leagues of four with the winners and runners up of each league progressing to the next stage.  Each team should get at least three races with this format so make a cart that survives.

Full details, entry forms and rules at;

http://www.cartrace.pebmarsh.com

Set in the heart of the North Yorshire moors. Dalby Forest has a long history for hosting many types of racing competitions and provides a stunning backdrop for the event.

The Track is one mile of fast sweeping tarmac through the Forest and speeds in excess of 50 mph are to be expected. In 2010 LG Racing were officially recorded at 59 MPH. (unofficially 65 MPH !!)

The course has high speed off camber corners, made even trickier by the changing light conditions caused by the dense tree cover. Crossing the finish line, carts will be doing around 50 mph and have to be capable of slowing down to a walking pace within 100 metres.

The course is not Suitable For Novelty Carts.

Full details at http://dalbysoapbox.webs.com/

Set in the heart of the North Yorshire moors. Dalby Forest has a long history for hosting many types of racing competitions and provides a stunning backdrop for the event.

The Track is one mile of fast sweeping tarmac through the Forest and speeds in excess of 50 mph are to be expected. In 2010 LG Racing were officially recorded at 59 MPH. (unofficially 65 MPH !!)

The course has high speed off camber corners, made even trickier by the changing light conditions caused by the dense tree cover. Crossing the finish line, carts will be doing around 50 mph and have to be capable of slowing down to a walking pace within 100 metres.

The course is not Suitable For Novelty Carts.

Full details at http://dalbysoapbox.webs.com/

The 2011 Aldington Soap Box Derby will be held on Monday 29th August.

Full details at http://aldingtonsoapbox.co.uk.

The date for the event is Sunday 11 September.

Classes for soapbox, sidehack and gravity bike.

More details in due course. See www.belchford.org.uk

There is news of a potential new event at Scammonden Dam, near Huddersfield. Details are sparse at the moment, but it planned to make it an event for all disciplines (Luge/Buttboard/Gravity Bikes/Side-Car/Skaters/Soapbox/etc)

The course is  about 500 - 600m in length, depending on where the start and finish lines are placed, with predicted top speeds^* over 50mph. The track is too narrow for head to head racing so will be time trials - at least for sidehacks and carties anyway. There are three significant bends, meaning that handling and driver skill will be critical factors in getting a good time. This is definately not a drag race - you're going to need good grippy tyres and effective brakes.

For further details, go to the UKGSA Forum. For the time being, leave a comment there if you are interested in taking part.

* Predicted using SCA CartieSim. Your mileage may vary.

There is news of a potential new event at Scammonden Dam, near Huddersfield. Details are sparse at the moment, but it planned to make it an event for all disciplines (Luge/Buttboard/Gravity Bikes/Side-Car/Skaters/Soapbox/etc)

The course is  about 500 - 600m in length, depending on where the start and finish lines are placed, with predicted top speeds^* over 50mph. The track is too narrow for head to head racing so will be time trials - at least for sidehacks and carties anyway. There are three significant bends, meaning that handling and driver skill will be critical factors in getting a good time. This is definately not a drag race - you're going to need good grippy tyres and effective brakes.

For further details, go to the UKGSA Forum. For the time being, leave a comment there if you are interested in taking part.

* Predicted using SCA CartieSim. Your mileage may vary.

Border Bogies 2012 will take place on Saturday 26th May, and entries are open now.

• Juniors and Senior races.
• Classes for Soapbox Cartie, Gravity Sidecar, Gravity Bike and Pedal Bike.
• SCA Championship points available.
  

See http://borderbogie.co.uk for details.

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 2012, with entries from new teams being accepted from early February 2012.

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

The 2012 Richards Castle Soap Box Derby will be held on Sunday July 8th 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.

The Hinckley BID Soap Box Derby is intended as an annual fun day for the teams, supporters and spectators of all ages from the Hinckley area, and beyond. As an event, it is also intended to raise money for local charities.

The aim is to encourage up to 50 Soap Box Teams to compete.

The idea is to utilise the natural hill on Castle Street for individual 'Time-Trial' performances – 3 runs per Team. The course will start from the Church Walk junction and end in Market Square.

'Themed' Soap Boxes are especially encouraged since they provide the most interest to spectators.

For further details, contact Steve Wegerif.

Returning to the mountain for the 4th year - the most prestigious sopbox race in the UK, with the best teams from across the country. Intense head to head racing in groups of 4 along the  2 mile course with speeds well in excess of 60mph - there is simply nothing like this anywhere else.

Soapbox carties and gravity sidecar classes.

Entries online from November 2011.

See http://soapboxracing.co.uk for further details.

Returning to the mountain for the 4th year - the most prestigious sopbox race in the UK, with the best teams from across the country. Intense head to head racing in groups of 4 along the  2 mile course with speeds well in excess of 60mph - there is simply nothing like this anywhere else.

Soapbox carties and gravity sidecar classes.

Entries online from November 2011.

See http://soapboxracing.co.uk for further details.