1. Each entrant will be expected to take turns at “driving” and “pushing”
2. The event will be run as a “knockout” competition over a series of heats with there being 3 runs for each team competing in a heat.
3. A ramp will be used to provide additional “thrust” for the competing carts. 

• The ramp will have a flat starting “grid” on top marked with a yellow and red line across it. 
• The yellow line will be the starting line and carts will have their front wheels on the yellow line for the start of the heat or final. 
• The red line across the track marks the point beyond which no pushers may go. Any starting infringements will result in a time penalty of 5 seconds being added to the time for the offending team for that heat or final.

4. The course has been designed for two carts to race against each other in any heat or final.
5. There should be no contact between competing carts. Any contact may result in disqualification if the contact was considered by the race marshals to be deliberate.
6. The competitors “run” for each heat or final will be timed and the winning team will be decided on an accumulated time for all three runs.
All carts will be safety checked by official scrutineers and once cleared to compete will be impounded until they race.

Team clothing for entrants
Each team member must be equipped as follows when driving a soapbox cart:

• A cycle helmet and goggles or safety glasses (Minimum requirement) (Alternatives: a full face visor motor cycle helmet or motor cycle helmet helmet, etc are permissible)
• Gloves
• Shoes
• Long Sleeves
• Long Trousers
• Knee and Elbow Pads (Optional)

Protective Clothing Notes
1. A number of full face visor motorcycle helmets may be available on loan on the day of the event but the availability of a full range of sizes cannot be guaranteed
2. The clothing should be heavy enough to prevent minor abrasions occurring

Entry rules
1. Entrants must compete as a member of a team of 3.                                      
2. The event is open to anyone aged 12 to 20 years although entries will be accepted from persons with disabilities up to the age of 25 years. The entrants age on the date of the proposed event, i.e. 22nd June 2008, is the age that should be inserted on the entry form.
3. Any entrant under the age of 18 must have the permission of his/her parents or legal guardian to enter the competition, A Parental Consent Form is attached to this information pack and should be completed and submitted with the entry form. Anyone over the age of 18 will need to complete a risk acknowledgement form instead and attach it to the entry form also.
4. A club or organisation as well as teams of individuals may submit entries.           
5. Each team must have a person aged 18 years or older who will supervise both the soapbox build and their team’s competition on the day of the event.
6. The competition is open to a maximum of 60 teams. This is intended to make the event manageable. A reserve list of all team entries will be kept and substitutions made from this list on a first come first served basis should any of the 60 teams drop out or fail to “show” for the event.
7. A team may submit an entry that follows a particular theme.
8. The idea of the event is for everyone to have fun safely.
9. Please note that competitors are not specifically covered by the organisers event insurance. Every effort has been made to make the competition safe but it should be recognised that the competition is physically challenging for participants.

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