Freemasons of Lincolnshire’s motorcycle lodge the Free Wheelers are setting aside two wheels in favour of four in preparation to take part in a soapbox race in Lincoln in September.
Seated in the driving seat is Lodge member Stewart Buckingham, who’s building their soapbox for the event being staged by the Krazy Races organisation on September 15th.
Stewart revealed the completed chassis on its bright yellow wheels to fellow Lodge members at their latest meeting, which they’d taken to Grimsby.
To make the cart race-ready, it will be clad in a streamlined body emblazoned with the logos of Freemasonry, and Stewart will be its pilot in the event.
The Free Wheelers are nominally based in Horncastle, but meet throughout Lincolnshire, including in Boston, where a second team of Freemasons is working on its own cart to take part in the event.
Competitors will work their way through a knockout style competition with only the fastest ten carts making it through to the final, where they will battle to take home the winner’s trophy.
The event is being staged in conjunction with Lincoln Business Improvement District, and will raise money for the Lincoln City Foundation, its official headline charity partner.
Freemasons’ spokesman Stuart Pearcey said: “This event is the perfect combination of what’s special about Freemasonry – a combination of fun and fundraising for worthwhile causes in a spirit of friendship. We very much look forward to both teams of Freemasons making it into the final ten!”
