Latest News > Zoom-Zoom at Ringwood pedal car race

The sun was out and thousands of people flocked to Ringwood high street yesterday for the Magna Mazda pedalcar race.

With 54 teams and an extended track of 1.4km the crowds lined the streets of the closed town centre for this year’s biggest local grand prix event.

Magna Mazda brought their branded podium straight from Goodwood for an F1 champagne celebration at the end of the grand prix.

After 2 hours of heated racing through Ringwood highstreet ‘Apollo Racing 1’ took the winning trophy with an impressive 46 laps.

Second place went to Gone Biking Mad with 46 laps, while Spirit of Royce clinched third spot with 45 laps.

Magna Mazda’s own pedal car used the sleek design of the Mazda 6 front bumper to give the racing aerodynamics and a bit of added Zoom-Zoom. Each racer took it in turns to rack up as many laps as possible in the 2 hours and under the heat of the sun this made for an exceptionally challenging event.

Race director, Jim Stride, said: “I’m so pleased it came off. Everybody had such a fantastic race. Extending the course was unknown territory, but everybody has been coming up and saying they had a fantastic race and are thrilled to bits.

We were all very impressed with the organisation of the event and the community spirit that was so evident throughout the day between competitors and spectators."

Charities, Help For Heroes, Tenovus, and Wave 105’s Cash For Kids will all share in an estimated £20,000 raised from sponsorship. Donations collected during the day will give a further boost to the charities causes.

We are all looking forward to 2012 when the Pedalcar race grand prix will return to Ringwood highstreet.

 

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This amazing community event sees 54 pedal-powered cars from all over the country take over the streets Ringwood town centre for a two hour sprint race in the style and razzmatazz of “Formula One Racing” at 2pm on Sunday 11th July 2010.

This off-beat event is something everyone should do at least once or at the very least come along as a spectator. With crowds of 10,000 to 15,000 the competitive tension, the thrills and spills, the enthusiastic commentary, the atmosphere of a Sunday afternoon, all go to make this a unique and most memorable experience.

Teams are made from up to four drivers per car and there are classes for juniors (under 16’s), ladies and seniors. The 1.4 kilometre (Extended) Street Race Circuit is flat out for most of the way with just a few corners of note, with overtaking at three abreast in the fastest sections. The local opposition is absolutely first class.

Teams such as Spirit of Verwood, Royce and RH Franks are very hard to beat. The judging of the Concours D' Elegance is always held on the Saturday so that members of the public can come along and get a sneak preview. Race Day; The pedal cars assemble in the Furlong Centre from 10.00am , 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 chequered flag is waved at the winning car at 4.00pm and the champagne spraying trophy presentations are held on the podium at 4.15pm.