Goodwood hosts Gathering of Goblins 2024

The 80 plus karts, all manufactured by local company Greenpower, were entered into various timed events; drag, slalom, chicane sprint and the race of champions involving a complete circuit of the track.

Arundel C of E Primary School, Year 5, entered 4 karts: Brooklands Racing, sponsored by Brooklandsbarn.co.uk, Postman Pat, sponsored by the Arundel Post Office, RIC, provided by the enthusiastic and dedicated team leader, Rick,and Save the Environment, a school project kart.

Training took place over six weeks led by the school’s inspiring and passionate headmaster Mr Simpson. The children perfected their skills every Friday in the playground, racing around cones and challenging themselves against the clock, working as four teams under their own captains and vice captains.

On the day, these amazing 10 year-olds pulled it off! They won a first place trophy for the first time in the school's 14-year history of entering the event.

The scale of the achievement cannot be underestimated when considering the hundreds of children they were competing against, and the size and budgets that some of the schools had access too.

The school is very proud of these dedicated classmates and asks the whole Arundel area to give them all a massive high five! They truly deserve it.