Cartie News

 Download SCA CartieSim

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 Current version: 1.1.0.7

 Release Date: 21 Oct 2011

 System Requirements

• Windows XP or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4
  

SCA CartieSim has been developed by the Scottish Cartie Association as a tool for carte racers and race organisers. It allows cartie courses to be analysed to predict likely speeds and course times. In addition, it can highlight sections of the track where high speeds and tight cornering may cause difficulties and can be used to model the effect of chicanes on speeds.

Data can be loaded from Google Maps, GPS / SatNav data files and files created by Trackmaster, and the characteristics of individual carties entered to predict the effect of changes to weight, aerodynamics, etc.

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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.

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.

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.

As promised last year, the teams and individuals that helped out with marshaling or in other ways at CSEx2011 have been sent entry forms already to give them chance to get in ahead of the rush and guarantee their place. If you have not received one of these "early bird" entry form but believe you should have, please get in touch as soon as possible.

Please note that the tech' spec' for soapbox and gravity sidecar have recently been revised to clarify some of the points raised after they were published back in November. The latest new versions are now available on our downloads page.

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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.

If you are interested in gravity powered soapbox cartie and sidecar racing, you've come to the right place.

The SCA was set up in 2009 to support and encourage the sport of gravity racing in Scotland. We run Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme - the longest and fastest soapbox race in the UK - and also run the SCA Championship across the main races in Scotland.

We are really keen to see more soapbox cartie and gravity sidecar races across the country because our members want more places to race! And we want more teams to take up the challenge so we have more people to race against!

If you are interested in starting your own cartie race, either as a fun community or fundraising event or as a more serious gravity race, then please feel free to browse the online resources we have here and ask questions or get in touch if you need any further information. We have a wealth of experience and can offer help and advice with all aspects of setting up and running a successful race, including those worrisome aspects such as insurance and the dreaded risk assessment. We can also provide equipment too, such as marshal bibs, flags and whistles, warning signs, tow ropes, timing gear and speed gun, etc.

Alternatively, if you are aware of any locations that might be suitable, either off road or tarmac, then please do let us know.

If you would like to get involved in cartie racing, you can get a wealth of hints and tips from this site, and also ask question and contribute your own advice. There is also a growing market in second hand carties if you want to get started with the minimum effort.

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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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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.

The changes have been  made primarily to increase safety without unduly affecting the nature of the event and without making it prohibitively expensive to organise. The changes are relatively easy to achieve for existing machines and are also 'reversible' so will not put teams at a disadvantage at other events. The main changes are;

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Earlier this summer we met Paul Merton on Cairngorm and gave him a taste of soapbos racing on the longest and fastest course in the UK. You can see the result of the day's fun on Channel 5 at 10pm on Wednesday 23rd November 2011.

More details here.

Another great video from AAL Media Scotland, this time showing all the thrills and spills from Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme 2011 compressed in to 2 minutes.

Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme 2012 will be held on Friday 13th & Saturday 14th July 2012. The format will be the same as previous years, with mandatory scrutineering and briefings during the day on Friday followed by practice and qualifying runs on Friday evening. The elimination heats on Saturday evening. There will also be run-off fr those not making it through to the finals so every team will get the same number of runs and an overall position.

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