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We’re lucky enough to have the best waterside view of all the activities of Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club (LPRC). The LPRC team host a series of spectacular adrenaline fuelled race days throughout the summer months.

On a race day you can see various classes and styles of boats of many different shapes and sizes all racing around the Dam. Sometimes this even includes the Formula 2 catamarans that fly across the top of the water and can reach speeds of up to 120mph. It’s amazing – one not to miss!

You can keep up to date with all the activities of the racing club, and find out when the next race day is, by following them on their socials   

If you want to learn to race a powerboat the LPRC team can help. They provide CPA1 (Circuit Powerboat Association) approved powerboat taster and race day training suitable for those aged 9 to 59 years. As well as racing, the club also have some extremely talented members who enjoy water-skiing and wake-boarding all year round.

To find out about using the water and slipways at Carr Mill Dam, get involved with powerboat racing, become a race day volunteer or a member of LPRC, simply email [email protected] and one of the team will get back to you with the details.

1 – CPA (Circuit Powerboat Association) is the governing body of circuit powerboat racing in the UK.

OUR HISTORY

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Club activities had to be discontinued during the war but in the summer of 1946 it was reformed. Carr Mill at this time had come under the owner ship of Messrs. Bell & Smith – Mr. C. Smith being one of the founder members, Messrs. Bell & Smith commenced a programme of improvements to the lake and surroundings which, when completed, was of great assistance to the club.

The first race meeting after the war was held in the latter end of 1946 with a total of seven boats. Post-war difficulties hindered the supply of boats, engines and spares, most of the racing engines being of American origin, but the situation is much improved to-day. The membership of the club has increased until the total now stands at over’ 100, of whom 3I are racing members. During the 1949 season it became apparent that the method of timing boats by stop-watch was not sufficiently accurate, and that the timing clock in use could not be seen clearly by the drivers. It was decided therefore, to design and build an electric timing machine which would eliminate stop watches, also to build two new electric timing clocks to comply with Marine Motoring Association regulations, that is, with the faces 7 feet in diameter. Work on both these projects was carried out during the winter by club members, and the new clocks were installed on the balcony of the timing office. The timing machine was tested and showed considerable promise and has since proved entirely successful, being accurate to a fraction of a second.

The racing members of the Club are not confined solely to the male sex. There is one lady racing member who has been racing since 1950, during which period she has been the winner of several Trophies and other awards, The club endeavours to send a strong contingent to meetings in various parts of the country. They are also sponsoring meetings at Yeadon, near Leeds, organised by that enterprising body, Yeadon Charities Association, whose excellent work for the hospitals and aged people is well-known in the North of England. The club also organised meetings at Rhyl, Rochdale, Leeds, Lytham St. Annes, and Southport. During the 1952-53 Seasons, Club members were successful in all National Meetings, winning no less than five Championship Races, The activities of the club are greatly facilitated by the excellent co-operation of Mr, A. E, Cartlidge, the present owner of the lake.

• CPA British Championship
• Test Sessions
• Records Week
• 2024 ROUND 1 – LOBMBC
• 2024 ROUND 2 – SWSC
• 2023 ROUND 1 – LPRC
• 2023 ROUND 2 – LOBMBC
• 2023 ROUND 3 – SWSC
• 2023 SPRINTS
• 2024 STANDINGS
• 2023 STANDINGS
• 2022 STANDINGS

2024 CPA British Championship Round 3 – Carr Mill

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