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[Closed] Redbull soapbox race, mad but I fancy building one

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Anyone else thinking of entering?

http://soapbox.redbull.co.uk/home


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 7:34 pm
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Not thinking of making one but watched a race last year. Must be horribly hard on the carts as lots fell to bits before the end. Looks great fun though!

The amount of work red bull put in was amazing with lots of big cameras as well as one of those helicopter camera thingies with one person flying it and the other driving the camera while wearing a pair of specs presumably showing what the camera sees. Great entertainment


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 7:39 pm
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Thought the same last night when I saw the ad. What about two identical full sussers side by side? Bit of bracing between. Bingo!


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 8:27 pm
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Looks mental ont advert!


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 10:10 pm
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The Aviemore one always appealed, having ridden down that road once...


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 10:23 pm
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Saw it at Rounday Park, Leeds a few years ago and it was a real hoot. Some of the engineering is very impressive with disc brakes, quick rack streering, etc but most of it was shonky and smashed up a treat on the second or third corner. Do it and become a legend!


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 10:38 pm
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FLIPPIN eck lad i wanna make one un all!

Whose for it then?

(Hora need not apply. This is for the big boys)


 
Posted : 15/01/2013 10:48 pm
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Grow up and stop trolling.


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 9:23 am
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Some of the engineering is very impressive with disc brakes, quick rack streering, etc

😯

The ones we used to make was a collection of bits of wood nicked from one of our dads garages and some pram wheels, a stick was attached to the main plank of wood to act as a brake! 😆


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 9:34 am
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I quite fancy this. just wondering what theme to go for.


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 10:00 am
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hehe....... what tyres for a soapbox?


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 10:14 am
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I've sent off for the application form. Me and a guy at work (we're engineers and the boss is supporting it) are gonna have a go 🙂
Any ideas for a theme?


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 10:28 am
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Monster Energy can? 😉


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 10:30 am
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I know of someone who took the chain off his racing go-kart and was very competitive.

Apparently not within the spirit of the event though 😀

Cheers, Rich


 
Posted : 16/01/2013 10:33 am

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