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Post by broomer on Feb 2, 2012 14:22:50 GMT
I have to write an article for this years brochure for the spectators to be given out on race day (8th Jul )I want to give some stats about the sport, how many uk races ? fastest speed ? estimated no. of soapboxes in the country ? etc etc, anything at all, wonder if Catterline Carties or anyone else could throw some stats my way thanks in anticipation Broomer (Richards Castle)
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Post by Scottish Cartie Association on Feb 2, 2012 16:13:50 GMT
Just off the top of my head; - There are over 40 known races in the UK and Ireland . Most are relatively small events with competitors from the local area only, but some attract teams from all over the country. All the races are different; from relatively low speed fun events up to serious high speed racing.
- Some events are relatively small and have only a few hundred spectators, but others such as Belchford or Hoar Cross attract several thousand.
- There is no governing body and there are no standard rules. Most of the events just make their own rules up to suit what they are trying to achieve.
- I'd estimate the must be around 600 carties in the country, and possibly many more. There are about 20 teams that travel to events outside their local area.
- There is a Championship series in Scotland organised by the Scottish Cartie Association. The current champions are "Team Rooket" (teamrooket.webs.com/)
- Top speed recorded in the UK was at Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme last year, with C12 clocked at 70mph through a radar speed trap . Some teams reported higher speeds elsewhere on the course.
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Post by broomer on Feb 2, 2012 17:44:41 GMT
Brilliant, thanks for that, that will definitely get me started, really appreciate your time anyone got anything else...anecdotal.....historical ?
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Post by caisse433 on Feb 2, 2012 19:44:28 GMT
Hi Broomer, for information, you can also optionally added the existence of the European Federation, "International Federation speeddown", FISD, which met the France, belgium, switzerland, italy, Czech Republic, Germany and Spain
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