Soapbox Stars is set to take place on Saturday, June 25, and will see over 45 karts made up of local businesses and schools, go head-to-head down a hair-raising track to raise money for local charities.
Organisers of the race, which is in its third year and has raised over £50,000 for local charities during previous races, had to be cancelled the last two summers due to Covid.
As in previous years, each team is given a basic soapbox kart chassis as part of their £599 entrance fee, which has been made by the North Kent College Motorsports to revamp in any way they like.
The event will be aiming to raise thousands for Hospice In The Weald, with each team donating their first £250 to the charity and the option of continuing to donate their remaining sponsorship funds to them or a second charity of their choice.
On the day, teams will then take it in turns to race as fast as they can round chicanes and over nail-biting jumps on a specially made racetrack in the picturesque park.
Event Organiser Nicole Piesse-Tuner said “We have also tried to make sure that ticket prices are really affordable this year and we’re so grateful to the support Tunbridge Wells and North Kent College has already given us - we’ve already seen half of the karts snapped up, which is incredible, so if anyone else wants to join in the fun then please get in touch!”
The event will run in June at Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells.