Barrow Bid have put forward their plans for a Soapbox Challenge to be hosted in the town next summer.

Teams will build their own soap box cars from scratch, the more colourful and creative the better.

On June 29th 2019, a large ramp will be set up at the top of Dalton road, drivers will take turns to race through Barrow town centre, navigating through a course of corners and bumps in the road to reach the finish, all whilst hoping their soapbox vehicle holds together.

The idea behind this kind of event is to allow businesses in Barrow that specialise in advanced engineering to use those skills in a creative and fun way as well as encourage residents from Barrow and the surrounding area to come in to the town centre and enjoy a day high speed fun and highlight Barrow as a town where residents and visitors can come and enjoy a day out.

The hope is businesses and organisations from the community will recognise this event as a good way of encouraging people in to the town centre and get behind it by entering karts and teams in to the competition.

Charities and schools may also look in to partnering with businesses to receive sponsorship to enter a kart.

Entry to the competition will be £400 and additional information will be available soon.

Colin Garnett of Barrow Bid spoke about the event and his hopes for next year.

He said: "We want this event to be the prestige event in Barrow.

"We've partnered with the Super Soap Box Challenge company to put together a high quality event for everyone in the community

"We think a soap box challenge really lends itself towards Barrows strengths with so many advanced engineering suppliers, who could enter some really impressive vehicles in to the contest.

"We're hoping to work with partners to create a party atmosphere on the day and surround the competition with other activities for residents and visitors to enjoy."

He has welcomed opinions from the people in Barrow.

The response to this announcement will be used by organisers to tailor the event and create the best experience for everyone on the day.