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• Home: Robertson's Trolley Derby
  latest info for drivers, supporters, sponsors and spectators
• Archive: Collingwood Street Trolley Derby
  records from trolley derbies since 2002
  • 2010
    • Home - The best bits from the 'front page'
    • Trolleys and Drivers
    • Results
    • Ruby Bay Bypass
      • Sunday 23 May 2010
        a rather special, one-off trolley event held on the new SH60 Ruby Bay Bypass
      • Photos by Peter Warren
        A host of photographs generously supplied by president of the Nelson Camera Club
      • Sunday 03 October 2010
        the sequel: we were invited back!
  • 2009
    • Home: The best bits from the 'front page'
    • Trolleys and Drivers
    • Results
      a compilation of records from the only events that weren't cancelled due to the rain in 2009
    • Collingwood Street Cowboys
      from Wild Tomato magazine: February 2009 - Story and photography by Tim Cuff
  • 2008
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    • Trolleys and Drivers
    • Results
  • 2007
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  • 2006
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  • 2005
    • News
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  • 2004
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  • 2003
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  • 2002
    • News
• Contact Details
  email addresses and phone numbers for registrations, the club secretary, the website editor and the Nelson Foodies database admin
• Nelson Trolley Club
  Admin: committee meetings and related guff
  • Rules of the Nelson Trolley Club
    Rules in keeping with the The Incorporated Societies Act 1908 covering issues that are specific to the administration of the club as a society.
  • Disclaimer
    a printed form that all participants at club events must sign on arrival
• Design
  • Design Guide
    Tips from the experts on wheels, brakes, steering and shaping for building and racing a safe, fast and styley trolley
  • Design Standards
    to pass scrutineering, all trolleys must comply with the rules governing Gravity Only, Wheels, Brakes, Steering, Dimensions, Trolley Numbers and Safety Gear
  • Fangio
    trolley design tips from by Brian 'Fangio' Smith - Style Meister extraordinaire
  • Bed Buggy
    The story behind the design of a traditional home-made wooden trolley built with hand tools from recycled parts
  • Kids' Design Challenge: Winners Portfolios
    • 2010 Sprinters: by Oliver Perks (550kB PDF)
    • 2009 Nippers: The Submarine Trolley by Louis Rowell Williams
    • 2009 Zoomers: The Barrelnater by Cassandra Cotton
    • 2009 Sprinters: The Inferno Dragon Racer by Corbin Blackbourn
      
• FAQs: Robertson's Trolley Derby
  Answers to (some) Frequently Asked Questions
• The Heart of Gold - TATLTUAE
  Trolley Number 42 - inspired by Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
• Links to sites of interest
  forums, games, videos, event-calendars, drivers blogs and supporters web sites, etc
• Prehistory
  Excerpts from the Photo News covering the Jaycees Richmond Trolley Derby
  • 1970
  • 1969
  • 1968
• Robertsons
  media releases and updates from Robertson Chartered Accountants - naming-rights sponsor of the derby
• Sponsors and Supporters: Robertson's Trolley Derby
  The businesses, clubs and individuals that help make the derby happen