Catterline Cartie Challenge
Catterline recovers from Gala Weekend
What a great weekend that was. I'm still not fully recovered!Friday's Talent in the Tent was great fun and gave everyone a chance to strut their stuff on the stage in front of an appreciative audience, whose appreciation was kept topped up by several kegs of fine real ales courtesy of Robert Lindsay and the Creel Inn.
At the Gala on Saturday, Black Jack McFhartie and his crew (aka Blitz Entertainment) kept all the youngsters entertained all day in a hunt for the pirate ducks, while the grown ups browsed the various stalls, ate burgers and teas and marvelled at the display of the 21 carties entered in the Cartie Challenge. Highlights of the day included The Great Hootini's magic show and balloon sculpting, the Cartie Sprint race around the field and the kids races and tug of war.» read more | add new comment | 1208 reads
Submitted by stephen on June 13, 2007 - 11:04.
Elijah Wins Again
Chariots of Fire managed to repeat their success of 2005 and claimed the Connons Shield for the second time yesterday, when they set the fastest time in the 2007 Catterline Cartie Championship. Their winning time of 31.81 seconds beat second placed Tequilla Slammer MkIII by just 0.37 seconds, but a mistake in their third run handed the Constructors Championship to the Bervie Rally All - Stars. "Best Engineered" was won by Team Riley for the beautifully constructed "Old Mother Gun", comfortably beating the controversial "Deathwish" into second place.
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Submitted by stephen on June 12, 2007 - 00:30.
Cartie Challenge Entries
Entries for the 2007 Catterline Cartie Challenge are now closed. If everyone turns up there will be 22 carties taking part on Sunday 10th June, and you can see the full list of entries here.All the carties will be on display at the Catterline Gala on Saturday 9th of June, and will be hurled down Catterline Brae on Sunday 10th June. The action will start at 1.30pm. If you are intending to come along and watch, please have a look at the "Notes for Spectators".
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Submitted by stephen on June 4, 2007 - 01:59.
2007 Entrants
Entrants for the 2007 Catterline Cartie Challenge.
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Submitted by stephen on June 4, 2007 - 00:41.
Carties Gear Up
The run up to the 2007 Catterline Cartie Challenge got under way on Sunday with the official inspection of all the entires (well - nearly all of them).Scrutineers Robert, Chris and Sandy checked the 15 machines presented to ensure they all had effective steering and brakes and conformed to the construction rules. All the carties passed, although many had a few issues to correct - mostly sharp edges and protrusions that might injure the driver or spectators.
All the machines seen were of a very high standard, and it was remarkable how much the carties have improved technically since the first Carte Challenge in 2005. Now almost all carties feature relatively complex steering systems and many have disk brakes, some of which are even hydraulically activated.
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Submitted by stephen on May 27, 2007 - 23:23.
