
Ringwoods British Pedal Car Grand Prix ~ Sunday 13th July 2008 Celebrates its 21st Anniversary The British Pedal Car Grand Prix was born by chance after the Ringwood Round Table organised a Jailbreak from the police station on Christchurch Road in 1986. Teams of three had to escape and see how far they could get in twelve hours wearing convict uniform. Two teams of cyclists from the Ringwood Twinning Association decided they would go by bike to Pont Audemer, Ringwoods twin town. They coasted down the hill into Pont Audemer, at 11pm, in the pouring rain and were met with a warm welcome and a barrel of very good Beaujolais Nouveau. The French hosts of Pont Audemer challenged the Brits to their Voitures à pédales (Pedal-Powered Cars) and in 1987 one hundred and twenty Pont Audemeriens came over, bringing with them two lorries carrying about 18 voitures (VAP cars, as they came to be known). The Ringwood Twinning Association managed to enter 5 British pedal cars but alas failed to beat...
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