Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme - The UK's longest and fastest gravity race

Entry Forms Available Soon

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 11:32.

Entry forms for the 2010 Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme will be available on Wednesday 16th December.

Still Not Suitable For Jessies

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 01:10.

One of the things we are considering for CSE 2010 is a revised course down the mountain. We have a couple of options and plan to be doing some testing early in the new year to check everything works. Provided it does, we'll announce the new course then.

One thing is certain though - it won't be getting any shorter or any slower. Whatever course we use it'll still have that white knuckle feel that puts CSE in a class of its own.

New Class for 2010

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 00:55.

As if cartie racing down Cairn Gorm wasn't exciting enough, we're going to make things even more fun by introducing a brand new class to the event for 2010 - the Gravity Sidecar! Check out the specification on ScottishCarties to find out more, and watch out for the entry forms later this month.

Cairngorm Soapbox on iPlayer

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 09:46.

See all the thrills and spills from Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme 2009 on BBC Alba's Air an Rathad (in Gàidhlig, with English subtitles). It's available on iPlayer for the next seven days, for those of you who missed it last night.

Cairngorm Soapbox 2010

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 15:20.

The date for the 2010 Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme will be Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th July, and we plan is to start accepting entries at the start of December. Everyone who has registered with our mailing list - which currently contains well over 50 email addresses and is growing every week - will receive an email notification when the entry forms are available for download.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, send a blank email to newsletter@soapboxracing.co.uk.

Night Train is up for sale

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 13:53.

Night Train - the winner of the 2009 Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme and a cartie with a very successful history - is for sale. If you are interested, please contact Graeme Smith on graeme@caterhamscholarship.freeserve.co.uk, or phone 01625 613708.

Night Train is the King

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 13:46.

Night Train, from Manchester, won the first ever Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme and was crowned "King of the Mountain". Second was local team Cairngorm Mountain and Alford Bowling Club were third.

Not Suitable for Jessies

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 22:58.

Nae Jessies! The Tee shirts have arrived, courtesy of our friends at Go Fast! Sports, and very lovely they look too. Wear it and you'll be the envy of all your mates as you prove that you're no a jessie.

2009 Event Timetable

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 13:07.

Individual practice and timed qualifying runs will take place on Saturday 25th, starting at 4.30pm and with the last run starting at 9.00pm. Group heats, semi finals and finals will be taking place on Sunday 26th, starting at 10.00am. In general, each run will take approximately 20 minutes in total, during which time the road will be closed from the bottom snow gates. After each set of runs is complete, the road will be opened to traffic again.

It's not just for Silverware...

Submitted by Cairngorm Soapbox on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 14:53.

Racers at Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme will be competing for more than just silverware next weekend. As well as the pride and honour of being the first ever "King of the Mountain", the winners will also receive dinner for 2 with wine in Giovanni's Italian Restaurant and a complimentary 1 night Dinner, B&B stay, compliments of the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort.