COMPETITOR INFORMATION

Those all important grid positions have now been drawn. Click here to see where your team are placed.

Pits have now been allocated. Click here to view.

We have now reached a total of 53 teams entered in the race this year. Click here to view the full team sheet.

Are you interested in what other teams are doing? Well the Penelope Cake Stop team are in full training and blogging the world. Read all about them here!

If you intend racing on the day this is the place to get all the information you need and hopefully get all your questions answered. Click here for the Race Day Competitor Briefing. If you still have questions please feel free to contact the race director.

Scroll down this page to find car specs, track details, race rules, health & safety info and even ideas on how to build your own car. If you're racing please ensure you read the race rules.

Click on the link below to download your entry form. Don't forget, if you're under 18 years old you will also need to present a consent form (signed by a parent or guardian) at the sign-on desk on the day of the race.

What is pedal car racing? Well, it's a team of up to four not necessarily fit blokes and/or gals and/or kids (anyone, in fact), racing their own pedal car against other teams around a track of about a kilometre in length. The streets of New Milton town centre are closed for the day and a track is built from about 500 barriers and 150 bales of straw. At 2pm the checkered flag drops and fifty plus cars go racing. The race, in front of a crowd of many thousands, lasts two hours by which time the best teams will have completed more than 60 laps. It's hard work which is why most teams change their drivers every lap, giving them a few minutes to catch their breath before their next turn. Most are local teams but there are a good number of visiting teams from around the UK and even from France. 

So you want to have a go? Then you'll need to know where to begin. Well, the first thing you need to do is get hold of a car. There's three ways of doing this.....buy, borrow or build. Every now and then an old car comes up for sale but, not often. Depending on the quality of the car, prices can vary from just a few, to many hundreds of pounds. Borrowing a car is a good option if, that is, you can find one. There are the odd one or two sitting in the backs of garages waiting to be loved again. The third option is perhaps the most rewarding though. Building a pedal car is no five minute project. It requires a little thought, a lot of time and, of course, some practical ability. But, there is nothing more satisfying than going racing in your own car, built with your own blood, sweat and tears. Which ever option you choose, the best advise is to talk to those who've done it first. If you don't have a contact in pedal car racing then contact the race director. In the meantime though, look through the documents below for more help. There are rules to follow on car specs and race rules. But, the most important rules are those on health & safety. We're a bit anal on those, but it's for your own good and we want to keep racing for many years to come.

Build your own car - Not built a car yet? Up to the engineering challenge? There's no doubt that half the fun of Pedal Car Racing is building your machine in the first place. After all, you're going to spend many, many hours building it and only two hours racing, so building has to be fun. Read our tips to building your winning machine. Talk to other racers who've already built cars, and learn from their experience.

Car Specifications - You can't just throw a car together any old how. There's a list of specifications to adhere to, to ensure fair and safe racing, although they do allow for wide variation in designs.

Track Details - Do your homework on the New Milton track here.

Race Rules - As you would expect, there are rules. OK,so pedal car racing isn't as dangerous as F1 but it wouldn't be exciting without some risk would it? Therefore, it's got to be mandatory for all racers to read, understand and comply with these rules and terms & conditions if you wish to participate. Happy reading :-)

Health & Safety - Any sport has an element of danger otherwise we wouldn't do it. But we believe that Health & safety is of paramount importance in ensuring that competitors, marshals and spectators remain as safe as possible and all risks are minimised. Read about what we are doing to protect your safety and ensure you have a great day.