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North East Hosts World's First 24-Hour Women-Only Kart Race

The world’s first women-only 24-hour kart race is to be staged in the North East.

The event will take place at Teesside Autodrome, near Middlesbrough in May. Hundreds of women are expected to take part – with teams already representing organisations including the Metropolitan Police and Middlesbrough Football Club. As well as being a world first, the race at Britain’s longest karting circuit also has another goal – raising money for Cancer Research UK.

Inspiration for the charity kart race came from Roberta Bowman, office administrator at Teesside Autodrome, part of the South Tees Motorsports Park. Roberta has taken part in eight Race For Life annual fun runs staged by Cancer Research UK in the North-East. She says: “Last year, I raised £500 towards research into cancer by doing the Race For Life. At the karting event, we are challenging each team member to raise a minimum of £400 – so each team has the potential of raising at least £3,200.” The event will take place over the weekend May 27 and 28, 2006, with a tuition day on Friday, May 26.

For more information about entering a team or as an individual, call Teesside Autodrome on 01642 231117.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .