Billycart Kids
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| Headquarters | Adelaide, Australia |
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Key people | Andy Rice, Chief Big Kid |
| Products | Billycarts |
| Website | BillycartKids.com |
Billycart Kids is an Australian company who make and distribute billycarts.
Etymology[edit]
The term "billycart" originates from the Australian billygoat-pulled cart of the 1880s. Originally, a simple platform with four wheels and a moveable front steering column, the billycart was adapted to become a self-powered vehicle which children would race; the challenge being, to travel as fast and/or far as possible with the least initial momentum.[1]
Construction[edit]
Using timber from Australian renewable forests, this current model billycart has four wheels, a fixed rear axle and a steerable front beam axle, actuated by a hand held rope. The seat area is enclosed; designed for both safety and aesthetics.
Unpowered, the billycart is designed to be pushed by a friend or run down a suitable slope. Users of this particular model claim Linear Park in Adelaide may be the perfect track.[2]
Company[edit]
Billycart Kids employs Orana at their Port Pirie factory to hand drill, route and hand paint each piece to make every billycart unique.[3] Billycart Kids claim to be the only company in the world to ship this kind of product to consumers. The billycart comes as a flat pack and requires assembly.[4]
Events[edit]
On 28 March 2010, Billycart Kids sponsored the first Sodexo Roxby Billycart Bash, in Roxby Downs. The event saw over a hundred downhill racers hurtle down the only hill in town in homemade or purchased billycarts.[5] The event raised money for the Roxby Downs Health Service Auxiliary.[6]
Models[edit]
- 2010 model
The Hudson Flyer
- Models in production
The Hudson Hornett
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fun Comes In A Box". Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "The Hudson Flyer is Fantastic". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Workshop's Journey From Teabags to Billycarts". 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Fun Comes In A Box". Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Friends Rally to Build Cart for Aaron". 10 March 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Jessica Schuller (2 December 2009). "Billy Cart Race Plan". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010.