What an amazing team effort it was! 

Palace Capital’s Hudson Rocket, driven by brave Nicola from Caddick Construction, bearing the livery of the Hudson Quarter development in York, thundered down the cobbles on Bank Holiday Monday and made it through to the finals. A remarkable result given that this was the first time the team had entered the event.

The kart, designed for Palace Capital by Fuse, built by Harrison Signs and Caddick Construction, supported by the Ideas Group, Royal Pilgrim Communications and Hudson Moody, also won the ‘Most Innovative Design’ Award. The design was inspired by the Mallard train, a nod to the railway history of York and to railway pioneer George Hudson (who was also Lord Mayor of York) who gives his name to the Hudson Quarter development.

Fuse director Scott Ryalls was one of the ‘pushers’ on the day. But, as you can see in the video, the Rocket was too fast and all the pushers could do was chase it down the course – not easy dressed in a boiler suit in the sweltering heat.

The York Press has a gallery of photographs from the day showing many of the remarkable creations, including an egg, a tardis and a KitKat, that hurtled down Micklegate in the sunshine. The gallery can be seen HERE