FOUR-wheeled competition can be a complicated business, so news that Ringwood’s finest mechanics, information gurus, and legal minds are backing the town’s pedal car race has been welcomed by organisers.

With the countdown to the Daily Echo-backed Magna Mazda British Pedal Car Grand Prix well underway, local businesses are queuing up to sponsor the race.

Any of the 54 confirmed entrants fearing mechanical failure during two-hours of wheel-to-wheel racing in the market town centre will welcome the backing of local garage, Lambs of Ringwood.

And if keeping tabs on the number of laps completed during a ferocious two-hours of pedal car combat becomes difficult, organisers may seek the assistance of Blashford-based Coutts Information Services.

While technical regulations for the home made chariots are less stringent than for their F1 counterparts, teams seeking to check the legality of their competitors’ machinery may seek the services of Market Place legal team, Letchers Solicitors.

Race director, Jim Stride, thanked the firms for their support, and said he was confident of smashing the impressive total raised from the last race.

“We raised over £12,000 in 2008, which is impressive, but this year we’re hoping to double that. Everyone in the town seems to have caught pedal car fever, so we’re confident of giving this year’s charities a real boost,” said Jim.

Help For Heroes, the Tenovus cancer charity, and Wave 105’s Cash For Kids, will all benefit from the money raised from this year’s event.

Wave 105 presenters, Steve Power and Simon Clarke, will lead one of the station’s entries, while mountaineer, Rhys Jones, heads up the Cash For Kids team.

An extended 1.4km circuit will guarantee more action for the 10,000 people expected to flood Ringwood town centre on Sunday July 11 when the race starts at 2pm.