Call for Cheshire teams to start designing Krazy go-karts

The race is on to sign up now for the wackiest event to be held in Northwich next year as teams battle it out to come up with the craziest designs for the award winning Krazy Races.

The free-to-attend event will take place on June 26 on Castle Hill with an event village and viewing within Verdin Park.

Originally due to take place in the Summer of 2020, the event was postponed due to Covid restrictions on mass gatherings so many teams have already signed up and are busy creating their wild and zany go-kart Soapbox designs.

Event organisers today urged businesses, charities, clubs, family and friends to sign up for a team slot before all the spaces go for the traditional SoapBox Derby, which will see thousands of spectators from all over Cheshire watching carefully crafted karts hurtle down a  track, consisting of chicanes, obstacles, water features and more.

As well as Northwich, The Krazy Races team has events happening in Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Birmingham & Sandwell.

Danny Phillips, Head of Marketing, urged people to sign up quickly for Northwich as he said many teams have already begun designing their truly innovative carts ...and getting a head start!

He said: “Our first event in Northwich was planned for 2020 but had to be postponed due to Covid restrictions so many teams have loyally stayed with us.
“This means many of our Northwich teams have been thinking about their designs for a while. There are going to be some fantastic creations on the route!

“But it’s definitely not too late to sign up and we urge businesses and other groups and organisations to come forward and get creating.”
Mr Phillips said teams are encouraged to raise money for charity, which is a great way for businesses to show community support while promoting their business.

There will be 40 to 60 teams in the race with a knockout style competition and trophies going to ‘fastest winner’,‘best dressed’,‘most innovative design’ and more.

He said: “It’s such a fun team-building activity...not only do you need to work together to create the go-kart but you can also get into the competitive spirit to win prizes!

“For businesses, it’s a brilliant way to bring people together again after being isolated for so long and combined with raising money for charity and your own brand exposure at an event with more than 20,000 people, it makes for a fun, fantastic experience in all sorts of ways.

“For family and friends, why not get a team together and enjoy creating something fun after so much time apart? It’s something your children will never forget!”

Northwich Krazy Races has teamed up with the Macmillan charity and teams and spectators are encouraged to raise as much money as possible for the charity. 2019’s Shrewsbury Krazy Races raised over £20,000 for a variety of causes.

All information on how to enter your team can be found on The Northwich Krazy Races website:

http://www.krazyraces.co.uk