2025 Buller Billy Cart Bash 12-17 Year Olds

BULLER BILLYCART BASH RULES:

1. It is your responsibility to be in the right place at the right time. We will not accept late

entrants for scrutineering, we will not delay races for late arrivals.

2. A separate entry form is required for each billycart in each race category.

3. All billycarts will receive a minimum of two runs, a practice and one race.

4. No pedalling, pushing, paddling or propulsion of any form are allowed.

5. Helmets are compulsory and protective clothing is recommended.

6. Billycarts must proceed under their own weight, but rocking is permitted.

7. Drivers and passengers must remain seated while racing.

8. Any billycarts that crash will be disqualified. At the discretion of the organisers any

billycart crashed into may be allowed another run, time permitted.

9. All judges’ decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. A billycart or driver may be disqualified at any time at the discretion of the Chief

Marshall. Unsafe billycarts, dangerous driving or bad conduct by participants will not

be tolerated.

11. The organisers reserve the right to rearrange or cancel events.

12. No refunds.

13. All participants enter at their own risk.

14. Please note that this event is meant to be a fun day for everyone, and participation

not winning, is the goal. The activities on the day are for entertainment rather than as

a sporting competition. 

BILLYCART CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS:

Specifications for all billycarts:

 Total billycart weight must not exceed 75kgs.

 Random weight checks may be conducted during the day.

 Must have adequate braking and steering (as determined by the scrutineers).

 Must have fixed seating.

 Ballast must not be added to billycarts.

 Must have four load bearing wheels (except by exemption as below).

 Must have 2 axles, min wheel spacing (width between wheels) 400mm.

 Maximum length 2000mm, maximum width 1200mm.

 May have either solid or pneumatic (pump up) tyres.

 Can be made from any lightweight material.

 Maximum 2 passengers (category dependent).

Novelty billycart (additional specs)

 Open to billycarts that do not meet the specifications but have special crowd appeal.

 Billycart must still have adequate steering and braking capabilities.

Note: 1/ rope pull steering is allowed but it needs to be deemed safe by the scrutineer and

there should be stops which prevent the axle being turned more than 45 degrees 2/ no sharp

edges or otherwise dangerous features will be allowed on carts.

DRIVER RULES

• Helmets must be worn. Full face helmets are strongly recommended. Helmets are

to be of Australian Standard and can be an approved bicycle or motor bike

helmet.

• Long sleeves and long pants must be worn.

• Closed shoes must be worn.

• No unsecured or loose items allowed in the billycart.

• Knee and elbow pads are recommended.

• Mouthguards are recommended.

• The same billy cart can be used in up to three categories; however each entry

must complete a separate entry.

• No bumping into, or otherwise touching, another vehicle or driver allowed.

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