Go-Kart Fever Returns to Cundall

FORTY of our daredevil pupils provided some wonderful entertainment for a large crowd of friends and family as the annual Cundall Go-Kart Race returned to school.

Nearly 500 spectators watched the 36 homemade Go-Karts provide high-octane thrills last Friday (26 May). This year saw two brothers, Callum and Ben Throup claim spots on the podium following a morning of fun and heart-stoppingly mad-cap racing.

This year saw a range of innovative entries from our pupils including a modified bath-tub, a wheelie bin, a canoe and many more fantastically unique designs.

The winning entry came in the form of a three-wheel adaptation from Toby Wilkinson who tackled the hill route posting a blistering time of 8.72 secs in his vehicle, averaging 9.1 metres per second. The time knocked 2.57 seconds off last year’s winning entry, ‘The BFF Barrel.’

The winner faced tough competition from the Throup brothers, Ben and Callum, who posted superb times of 8.99 secs and 9.14 secs respectively.

Hundreds of parents, friends and family, cheered on the competitors as they descended the hill with a varying degree of success. For the first time in the race’s history, electronic timing gates were used to increase the accuracy of the times thanks to the help of the school’s science department.

Marketing Manager, Paul Swalwell, added: “The event always attracts some fabulous designs and this year was no exception. Some of our pupils and their parents have been working on this for over half a year and it is wonderful to see their hard work pay off with such a fun event.”

“A huge well done to all our pupils and parents who helped make the day so entertaining and special.”

To find out more about the Go-Kart race or to see more images and videos of the race, visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/cundallmanor