Draft:Double Decker Bus Racing

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Double decker bus racing was a Motorsport practiced in the United Kingdom at Northampton Stadium in 1982, in which 6 double decker busses race 15 laps around an oval-shaped track, and whichever bus finishes all 15 laps the fastest is deemed the winner. It was only ever recorded to be preformed once, on the 5th of august, at 1:00pm in 1982.

File:Https://assets.londonist.com/uploads/2023/06/i730/bus-racing.jpg

an advertisement for double decker bus racing, showing the date and time of the race.

In the one recorded race that we have access to today (link here) showed that bus 2 was the winner, just pulling up on bus 7 at the last second due to slippery conditions.

The idea was brought up recently on 2 june 2024 by youtuber John Casterline.

References

Noble, Will. “The 1980s Phenomenon of Double-Decker Bus Racing.” Londonist, 10 July 2023, londonist.com/london/transport/double-decker-racing-grand-prix-1982. Popkin. “In 1982, Double Decker Bus Racing Was a Thing.” Boing Boing, 5 July 2023, boingboing.net/2023/07/05/in-1982-double-decker-bus-racing-was-a-thing.html. “UK Double-Decker Bus Racing.” YouTube, YouTube, 2 June 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMSOnWPFGRE.