7. The City Grand Prix

On 26 July, Sandown Park Racecourse hosted the City Go-kart Grand Prix in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Our Company is a big supporter of the WET 10 group of watery Livery Companies, which had entered a team. What seemed to be doing my duty in the wet and horrible start to the day, changed into excitement as our team, lead by Plumber’s Clerk Paul Nash, came from the mid-field to finish second. At the close, after 123 laps, we were less than a minute behind the winners, the Dowgate Dodgers.

The Lord Mayor (above, ordering beers all round) led his team to 11th place, while the Sheriffs, in accordance with their duties, brought up the rear having completed 74 laps. The weather improved during the afternoon, as did lap times which moved from somewhere about 1.5 mins to 51 seconds. There is talk bringing the City Go-kart Grand Prix into the City, which could be a very popular event.