BWP hit the tracks…
The 21st March saw the company give their high-heels a night off and head to the new karting track in Maidenhead for what was sure to be a night of energy, competition and, more than likely, a few mishaps.
The night started off well, 36 adults arrived full of giddy excitement and after a quick change into some rather fetching boiler suits and gloves, a quick safety brief and a stern warning about the ‘no bumping rule’ we were all ready to blow off some steam round the track.
The teams’ first driver’s got lined up in the pits and after a lot of whoops and hollers from the nervous crowd — they were off! Our Account Manager Kate soon found herself asking why she had volunteered to go first as she appeared to be racing with a track of very eager, very competitive men, including our very own Head of Digital James Richards who managed to get told off for misconduct by the officials merely 3 laps into the race!
One by one, the teams sent their other drivers in and it became clear who was there to win, and who was just there for the pizza, quickly forgetting which member of their team was racing once they got a look at the extra-large boxes.
Luckily, everyone made it out unharmed, although our Deputy Creative Director Tim Davies did crash spectacularly into the barriers and had to be ushered off the track to get his visor reattached to his helmet! Our newest recruit, Nancy also managed to get wedged in a pile of tires on the track, so much so it took 3 ushers to drag her vehicle out, but luckily they were more than happy to help out our damsel in distress.
As the last few laps came around, things started to get tense as the leader board was pretty tight! Project Analyst Samuel got the only black flag of the race, cutting his dreams of F1 rallying very short, but the most memorable moment of the night has to be when our very own Kirstie Reed overtook our CEO Richard Beasley in the last lap, much to his horror and outrage!
After a tense wait, the winners were announced. Congratulations to team 6 which consisted of our Head of Finance Wendy Wade, Primal Director Louise Oakley, Deputy Creative Director Tim Davies, Head of Digital Strategy and Social Business Pieter Rademeyer and Junior Designer Chris Bannister.
Overall the night was a success with lots of laughs and team building. It was also refreshing to see that despite his best efforts and eager competitiveness, even our CEO Richard Beasley can’t win at everything with his team coming second from bottom!
