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 now one of the highlights of the village year.

Entries for  new teams will be available from Feb 7th 2010.

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

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 now one of the highlights of the village year.

Entries for  new teams will be available from Feb 7th 2010.

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

This is the second year Haselor has held a Soapbox Derby. 

Prizes for;

• Team raising the most sponsorship           
• Furthest distance covered on the day
• Best turned out soap box and crew          
• Best distance Adult team
• Most innovative design                               
• Best distance Junior Team
• Best Novelty soap box

Now in its 9th year, the Kirkton of Skene Cartie Race is a popular part of the annual village gala.

Cartie workshops are taking place on Saturday 29th May at the Milne Hall, Kirkton of Skene at 2pm, and the organisers are providing kits to get the kids involved in making their own cartie.  

Carties are free with participants only having to collect £30 or more in sponsors. Children to come along with an adult and build their very own cartie, all they will need is a battery drill and a cross-headed screwdriver bit.

The Cartie Races are divided into Children's, teens' races and adults' races.

There are a limited amount of places - so it's first come, first serve. If you are interested phone Kenny Freeman on 01224 742804 to book your place.

 

Father’s Day Dilly Cart Race

Lanhydrock, Cornwall, Sunday 20 June 2010

Build your own dilly cart and race it in the amazing setting of National Trust Lanhydrock Park, for fun or to win! As long as you're 5 years old or over, then there's a class for you to enter, and there's prizes for the winners.

For more information, rules and regulations, please get in touch with Alice Barker

alice.barker@nationaltrust.org.uk

01208 265278

National Trust Cornwall Office,

Lanhydrock Park,

Bodmin,

Cornwall,

PL30 4DE

One of the most popular events on the Islands youth calendar.

Details at iowsoapbox.co.uk.

The 2010 Richards Castle Soap Box Derby will be held on Sunday July 11th 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 SCA is not associated with this event in any way. If you have any questions about the event, please contact the organisers directly.

Full details at www.cartrace.pebmarsh.com.

The longest and fastest race in the UK - definately not for the faint of heart! Entry forms available for download from soapboxracing.co.uk.

Classes for soapbox and gravity sidecar.

The longest and fastest race in the UK - definately not for the faint of heart! Entry forms available for download from soapboxracing.co.uk.

Classes for soapbox and gravity sidecar.

• 1 mile a fast sweeping tarmac through Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, speeds 50 mph+
• The format will be time trails Saturday Starting at 1 pm
• Head to head racing on Sunday starting at 10 am
• There is on site camping for everyone (available fri/sun)
• There will be a marquee for all the Teams to get together on Saturday night
• 20 Teams only so first come first served.
• Entry fee £45 per Team   all inc.....
• All carts built to Belchford/Cadwell spec will be suitable only minor mods will be required ie rear view mirrors.
• More details and entry forms contact andyash275@hotmail.com

• 1 mile a fast sweeping tarmac through Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, speeds 50 mph+
• The format will be time trails Saturday Starting at 1 pm
• Head to head racing on Sunday starting at 10 am
• There is on site camping for everyone (available fri/sun)
• There will be a marquee for all the Teams to get together on Saturday night
• 20 Teams only so first come first served.
• Entry fee £45 per Team   all inc.....
• All carts built to Belchford/Cadwell spec will be suitable only minor mods will be required ie rear view mirrors.
• More details and entry forms contact andyash275@hotmail.com

In aid of the Pilgrims Hospice, Ashford and Aldington School PTFA, Aldington.

Full details at the Aldington Soapbox web site.

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.

The Whirlowbrook Hall Soap Box Derby is a fun event, to be enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike.

The Soap Box Challenge will raise money for Cavendish Cancer Care, an independent charity established over 15 years ago, giving free emotional support to people affected by cancer in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

Full details at http://www.whirlowbrookhall.co.uk/soapbox.

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.