Your complete guide to Krazy Race Sheffield including locations, start time, final races and prizes
Here’s everything you need to know as Sheffield plays host to Krazy Races for the first time
This Father’s Day, for the first time ever, Sheffield will play host to a Soapbox derby event as Krazy Races comes to the city centre.
The free-to-enter event will see up to forty teams design, build, and race their own handcrafted soapboxes, all powered by gravity alone.
For those familiar with the Red Bull Soapbox programme, this is very much Sheffield’s answer to that as teams take inspiration from a first all-British podium at the F1 since 1968 and battle it for glory.
And the great thing is that huge figures from the event are going to help support the Roundabout Charity - which aims to help reduce homelessness amongst young people across Sheffield and Rotherham.
Ahead of what promises to be an adrenaline-filled event, filled with laughs, excitement, high speed and incredible racecraft - we have produced a complete guide which includes everything you need to know ahead of Sheffield Krazy Races.
Where is Sheffield Crazy Races and when does it start?
The event begins with an official event opening procession at 10.45am, with the morning race itself beginning at 11am.
Racers will start from Barkers Pool, by City Hall, and head down to the finish line on Fargate.
Ahead of the event, Sheffield City Council have released a notice warning travellers that a number of roads will be closed throughout the day to allow the high-octane race to take place.
Holly Street, Balm Green, Barkers Pool and Fargate will all be closed to vehicles on Sunday as the racing takes centre stage.
That first race lasts for around two hours until 1pm where there will be an hour-long lunch break, giving spectators and drivers an opportunity to grab a bite to eat at the event village with local food, family entertainment, and a giant screen—perfect for a picnic while soaking up the action.
Meanwhile, the teams may have an opportunity to make a few last-minute alterations to their designs.
Who is entering?
There are a series of different teams entering Sheffield’s Krazy Races including BBC Radio Sheffield, Braun To Be Wild, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Sheffield United Community Foundation, Wacky Welders and Best Solicitors among others.
When is the final race?
Afternoon racing begins at 2pm and runs for two hours until 4pm when the seven fastest teams in the race will compete for glory in a final event.
At 4.30pm, the Prize Giving & Awards ceremony will take place. Teams will compete for Best Dressed, Best Design, and Fastest Kart.