BRITISH PEDAL CAR GRAND PRIX 2006

Results

The British Pedal Car Grand Prix first took place in Ringwood in 1987, and has steadily grown in popularity since. The race now attracts thousands of spectators, and has even been filmed by both BBC Television and Satellite TV!

This year's race is being held as the finale to Ringwood Festival Week, and there will be pedal car activities taking place on both Saturday and Sunday. The judging of the Concours D' Elegance will be held on Saturday 15th July and members of the public can come along and get a sneak preview of the competing cars.

The British Pedal Car Grand Prix itself will run on Sunday 16th July. It is a two hour endurance race around the closed off streets of Ringwood town centre. The pedal cars assemble in the Furlong Centre from 10.00am, and are displayed there for the morning, prior to the parade laps from 1.30pm, with the race starting at 2.00pm. Spectators are able to walk around the whole course to watch the race from various different vantage points.

The whole emphasis of the event is to have FUN! The pedal cars vary greatly in design with some very light and aerodynamic competitive cars, whilst others are built to amuse the crowds. Each car has a team of up to four pedallers who can change over as many times as they like, which makes pit lane viewing very interesting for the spectators!

As well as local competitors, the race also attracts entrants from across the country. In 2004 teams travelled from Bristol, Rugby and Chippenham to take part. Some are members of the British Federation of Pedal Car Racing, and hope to come and give our local teams something to think about!

All sponsorship money collected by Ringwood Festival and the British Pedal Car Grand Prix will be donated to local charities. The Ringwood Festival Committee nominates two or three local charities to be beneficiaries of the money raised, and usually looks for a cross section of charities to benefit both the young and not so young alike.

If you would like more information about this extremely popular event, please look at the British Pedal Car Grand Prix page on our web site - www.royce-uk.co.uk or contact Cliff Polton at the address below -

Cliff Polton. Race Director., C/o Royce UK Ltd. Unit 13f. Queensway. Stem Lane. New Milton. Hampshire. BH25 5NN Tel 01425 620062 Fax 01425 629007

Alternatively, if you wish to know more about British Pedal Cars and this fast growing sport visit www.pedalcars.info.

Picture: Royce UK at Ringwood 2006. Image courtesy of www.photosrule.com 

Revised: 21 July 2006

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