Tin bath racers off to the UK!

Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 08:11

Expert tin bath racers from the Island will be showing the UK how it's done at a huge event next month.

The Castletown Ale Drinkers Society, which organises the annual world championships, has been invited to Chris Evans Carfest, at Bolesworth Estate in Cheshire.

A team of 10 Island bath racers will host an event on the estate's lake as part of the four-day festival.

Organiser David Collister says he's hoping to find some of the best off-Island competitors to compete at the Castletown championships:

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