Register for the 2011 Collingwood Street Trolley Derby

The rules and regulations have been refined over the years with the simple aim of building on what is already "a totally fun event, creating exciting and colourful racing through ingenious developments of the traditional soapbox trolley or billy cart"

Drivers in Control

Each race has a maximum of 6 trolleys

Simply because the footpaths (and concrete gutters!) in the starting grid are only 8m apart

Each grade has a maximum of 24 trolleys in the heats

The drivers are responsible for positioning themselves into the starting grid in the right grade at the right time

Grades

Any trolley can be registered in the Nippers

drivers born from 2004 to 2009 inclusive
Trolley Entry Fee: Free

A trolley can only be registered in one of the following grades;

Zoomers: for drivers born from 2000 to 2003 inclusive
Trolley Entry Fee: $10.00

Sprinters: for drivers born from 1996 to 1999 inclusive
Trolley Entry Fee: $10.00

Rockets: for drivers born from 1891 to 1995 inclusive
Trolley Entry Fee: $20.00

Any trolley (that passes scrutineering) can have a go in the Grudge Races

If you have a sibling or friend who wants to have a go in your trolley, they are welcome to have a run in a grudge race

Any trolley can be registered in the Monarch of the Hill

Open to all drivers born from 1891 to 1995 inclusive
Unlike the above grades, the Monarchs race two at a time after a 10m push start... it pays to have strong and speedy friends!
Entry Fee: Free

The Style Meister Awards

Add glamour to your design, create a matching costume and you might take home the Style Meister trophy, awarded for creative trolley and driver combinations that are original - i.e. the combination has not been judged previously

Please Note:

In the heats, trolleys race against the clock, with the 12 fastest trolleys in each grade progressing to the semi finals

In each of the semis, its the first three trolleys that go on to the finals

In the finals of each grade, the first three trolleys win gold, silver and bronze

No guarantee of four runs per trolley in the heats

Although the schedule shows four heats, there might be only three heats in each grade

The deciding factors will be:

• the number of entries
• how attentive you are listening to the pit crew
• how quickly you race down the hill - NB crashes can really slow things down for everyone
• how helpful you are getting your trolley loaded onto the shuttles at the bottom of the hill and off again at the starting grid

Time is limited: Many hands make light work

The derby is aimed primarily as a fun event... for kids

Four heats per grade is feasible

However, if we get behind, the number of heats will be reduced from four to three - or even two - per trolley

The first to suffer will be the Rockets, then the Sprinters and lastly the Zoomers

So... there is an incentive for all of the adults (drivers, crew, etc) to act like grown-ups and help the marshals, the shuttle loaders and drivers, the grid-crew and any of the many volunteers who do their best to make the day go as smoothly as possible

The heats will finish at 12:30

If, by the time the third heat is scheduled to start (at 11:40), it looks like the Zoomers and/or Sprinters might miss out on four heats,
the Rockets will NOT get any more runs in the heats

If, by the time the fourth heat is scheduled to start (at 12:00), it looks like the Zoomers might still miss out on four heats,
the Sprinters will NOT get any more runs in the heats, either

Nippers

Evan Barnes - Nelson Mail Hardly any of the 'rules and regulations' apply to the Nippers

Instead, in the spirit of fun, the parents/guardians of the Nippers get to decide - often at the very last moment - how their kids will race

Rather than expecting such young kids to last from 8am til 4pm, their 'derby day' is condensed as much as possible

Please see the schedule for more info

Lots of Rules Fun

Nippers Braking Louis Rowell Williams
in the Heart of Gold
with Maneka on the brakes We know that there's a huge difference between a two-year-old and a six-year-old, yet they're all in the same grade...

So... the rules for the Nippers are rather loose - the aim being that everyone involved has a bit of fun

Some Nippers are too young to...

to race all the way from Bronte Street to the finish line at Manuka Street

So... if some of you want your kids to start from just a few metres above the finish line and others want to start higher up - then fine!

to operate brakes

So... you (or a friend) can run behind them holding onto a rope and/or bungee to act as an 'anchor'

to steer

So... (if the trolley is big enough) an older friend can double-up with them

Some Nippers are old enough to...

be very competitive

So... if you do 'bend' the rules, please be prepared to be out of the running for a place in the finals - unless of course everyone is bending the rules!

Shuttles

Shuttle Loading Getting the right trolleys up to to the top of the hill in the right order is not a simple task

You can help the loading and unloading of the shuttles and setting up the starting grid by building a narrow, light trolley

Please Remember

The crew on the results desk ask that everyone (newcomers and old-hands alike) reads and complies with the section on numbers

If you are applying for the first time, please read:

Design Standards

to pass scrutineering, all trolleys must comply with the rules governing Gravity Only, Wheels, Brakes, Steering, Dimensions, Trolley Numbers and Safety Gear

The Schedule:

Times for Sign In, Scrutineering, the Drivers Meeting, Grudge Racing, Heats, Nippers Meeting, Semi Finals, Finals, Crazy Runs, Monarch of the Hill and Prizegiving

Confirmation by Email

If we have not emailed you within 7 days of you clicking on the submit button on the application page (next), PLEASE assume that we didn't get it and start hassling us NOW, not on derby day

If you're not in, you can't win...

Hopefully it is all fairly straightforward and easy to both understand and follow.

If you have any questions, please ask them now, before applying

Thank you

Apply via Snail Mail or Fax

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