The Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge team is thrilled to announce a new location for the popular annual fixture.
The race location has moved to the ‘internationally recognised’ billy cart race track of Bowden Street, parallel to the Old Castlemaine Gaol now home to the Bromley Collection Museum, and will be held on Sunday October 1, 2023.
To coincide with the announcement, the organising team has just launched a brand new website www.castlemainebillycart.com.au
Check it out for lots more photos from previous billy cart races, vehicle guidelines, driver registration, volunteer registration and sponsorship info.
Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge organisers, Camilo ‘Silverado’ Demarco and Jane ‘Fast Lane’ Goodrich, thanked Ben and Owen from Gravy Stain Pants for all their web and rebranding skills in bringing the new website to life.
“This year the good folk at Rotary Castlemaine have also come on board to help make this community event happen. With over 50 volunteers needed in previous years, it’s a huge job,” Cam said.
The race has a long history that dates back to 1949.
“We are proud of this tradition and that’s why we run the motto ‘Keeping kids on the street since 1949’. We welcome all kinds of billycarts – from backyard tip-shop wonders to pro-level engineered F1 rocket ships. We say bring it on!” Jane said.
Driver registration is now open! So start tinkering and build that cart today!
To register, visit www.castlemainebillycart.com.au/participate
