Fun on way as wacky races head for Shrewsbury for the first time
It's the craze that has taken the country by storm and now SoapBox Derby is coming to Shrewsbury.
The event will be held in the Quarry in May and will be the first of its kind to be held in the town.
Thousands of spectators are expected from all over the Midlands to cheer on the 50 weird, wacky and wonderful SoapBox entrants as they hurtle down the 300 metre track which will consist of chicanes and a sharp turn at the bottom just before the River Severn.
The event will be run as a ‘Knockout’ style competition over a series of two runs per team. The top 10 fastest SoapBoxes will then go in to the final to determine the overall winners. The SoapBox races will set of at intervals and will be electronically timed.
Applications are available online and teams are encourage to fundraise for their chosen charity.
Organiser Sarah from Sarah Belcher Events Limited said: “We are very excited to be bringing Shrewsbury Wacky Races to The Quarry, the first event of its kind to be held in the town. The announcement of our event has certainly captured the imagination of the public, since announcing the event two weeks ago we have been inundated with information requests and now have a social following of over 6,000 suggesting their attendance, it’s fantastic to have so much support from the outset.”
Mike Cox spokesperson from Shrewsbury Town Council said: “Shrewsbury Wacky Races is a welcome edition to the town’s diverse event programme on offer.”
Shrewsbury Wacky Races will take place on Sunday May 26 starting at 10am.
Entry pplications will be accepted from businesses, charities, education venues, community groups and individual groups. The closing date for applications is October 27.
To find out more and to apply click here.
