No - I'm slap bang in the middle of the Peak district. Must be soap box racing season!
In answer to other points, the idea of laminating the timber for the steering wheel is a very good one, and one I will use for next years machine. As it happens we have now crash tested the current steering wheel without any issues. After the event was finished, a Canadian friend of mine 'had a go' in the cart and raced one of the other competitors machines (as the road was still closed, and it seemed a waste of an empty track to leave prematurely)..... The ensuing crash (at a shade over 40mph) broke the steel framed machine of the challenger, whilst my wooden affair was almost unscathed - only a slightly bent axle, and that part was one of the few steel bits! Luckily nobody was hurt, and we all lived to tell the tale in the pub afterwards. Just goes to show that' one last go' is never a good idea!
The skills we have from turning can be used for so many jobs other than the more common place items we tend to make. It is very satisfying to make even small components and be able to use appropriate timber for the job. Even random bits such as packing washers were turned rather than bought, and it all worked perfectly.