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Want to race at Cairngorm but don't have the time to build a soapbox? Help is at hand... Team Autorotation are selling the cartie they raced at Cairngorm, Castle Forbes and Border Bogies last year. This cartie has been on the scene for several years and has been raced at all the major events in Scotland.

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Don't miss The Adventure Show next week on BBC2 Scotland.

Deziree Wilson borrowed the SCA Bandit and raced in Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme last year, and you can see how she got on next Tuesday (14th Feb) at 7pm.

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[CSEx News]

Entries are now open for the UK's most prestigious soapbox race - Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme - and they're going fast!

Two miles of tarmac and head to head racing at speeds in excess of 60mph make this event unique it the UK's soapbox racing calendar.

• Classes for soapbox carties and gravity sidecar
• SCA Championship points available
  

For full details, see here.

Entry forms for the 4th Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme will be available from 1st February 2012. As with previous years, places will be strictly limited and will be allocated on a "first paid, first served" basis. Last year, all places were gone within 48 hours.

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[CSEx News]

The technical specification for the Soapbox Cartie and Gravity Sidecar classes for Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme 2012 are now available for download. We hope to have entry forms available online within the next two weeks.

They have both been revised from last year - substantially so in the case of the soapbox rules - so competitors should read them thoroughly to ensure they are eligible to compete.

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