City of Wolverhampton mayor, Cllr Greg Brackenridge and Krazy Dog today
officially unveiled Wolverhampton City Centre as one of the locations for
the West Midlands biggest free to attend soap-box derby event, Krazy
Races.
Wolverhampton Krazy Races will be coming to the city on the 21st August
this year. This the first event of its kind to be held in the City and the event is
expected to draw thousands of spectators all keen to see carefully crafted
karts hurtle down a track featuring chicanes, obstacles and water features
through Wolverhampton's iconic city centre landmarks.
Wolverhampton Krazy Races will see Sarah Belcher Events LTD working in
partnership with City of Wolverhampton Council and Charity partner
Macmillan after 2019’s Shrewsbury Krazy Races event helped raise over
£20,000 for the cancer charity and other local causes.
Applications for teams to enter opened last October and already
organisers have over half of the 40 teams they are looking for.
The race is a knockout style competition with trophies going to ‘fastest
winner’, ‘best dressed’, ‘most innovative design’ and more.
Sarah Belcher, Founder of Krazy Races said:
“We are so excited to be bringing the unique and exciting world of Krazy
Races to Wolverhampton City Centre. Since opening our team applications
last October we have been amazed by the support and enthusiasm from
local people and businesses. Wolverhampton Krazy Races is the last of our
2022 events and we plan to finish the season with a bang! ”
Councillor Steve Evans, City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member
with responsibility for events, said: "I'm really looking forward to welcoming
Krazy Races to the City of Wolverhampton. It looks fantastic fun which is
sure to put a smile on the faces of both racing teams and spectators who
come out to see all the weird and wonderful soapbox karts.
"This is another example of bringing more family friendly events to
Wolverhampton as part of our ambitious events city strategy and it will
also be raising money for a wonderful cause in Macmillan."
Applications are still open for entries to Wolverhampton Krazy Races on
Sunday August 21st but organisers are advising interested teams to enter
now to avoid disappointment.
Information on how to enter can be found on The Wolverhampton Krazy
Races website www.krazyraces.co.uk
For more information contact;
Danny Phillips
Head of Marketing
Sarah Belcher Events LTD
danny@sarahbelcherevents.co.uk
