Safety

The Billy Cart Grand Prix events have been designed for any community body to be involved in. It is vital then that the events are held with the safety of the competitors, spectators and officials as the highest priority. Due to the need for safety to be the highest priority the following will be enforced.

Numbers of those on the track
A maximum of 6 Carts can compete on track in each race.

Each team will be assigned a team number within their category. For example Category 3/4 Team 1, Category 3/4 Team 2, Category 5/6 Team 1, etc.

The team number will determine the order in which teams run the one lap Leader Dash. For example Category 3/4 Team 1 followed by Category 3/4 Team 2, etc.

Heats for the Weet-Bix Billy Cart Grand Prix will be predetermined with Teams 1-6 in Heat 1, Teams 6-12 in Heat 2 etc for each category.  The starting order within each Heat will be determined by each teams lap time in the Leader Dash with the fastest time first on the grid, second fastest on position 2, etc.

The Driver
The Driver MUST at all times wear the following:
• Helmet (to be of road-approved standards for a pushbike)
• Gloves
• Strong, sturdy shoes
• Long sleeve shirt and long pants (recommended)
• Goggles to protect eyes.

The Billy Cart Pushers
The Billy Cart Pushers must at all times wear the following:
• Bicycle helmet
• Gloves
• Strong sturdy shoes
• Gloves are recommended.

BILLY CART PUSHERS MUST BE IN CONTACT WITH THE CART AT ALL TIMES:

FAILURE TO DO THIS WILL RESULT IN A STOP/GO PENALTY OR THEIR TIME DISALLOWED

Click here to download the full Safety Manual in PDF format.