Red Bull Soapbox Race

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A participant driving through the course for the Red Bull Soapbox Race held in Alexandra Palace, London in 2017 Red Bull Soapbox Race 2017 - Alexandra Palace, London (35789849991).jpg
A participant driving through the course for the Red Bull Soapbox Race held in Alexandra Palace, London in 2017

The Red Bull Soapbox Race is a soapbox race organised at least once a year by Red Bull. During its final phase, amateur pilots challenge one another by presenting hand-made, motor-less vehicles, judged for their aesthetics, their speed and their road-holding. [1] [2]

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Originality and extravagance play an even greater role in the competition, as each team is also rated for their showmanship and the soapboxes are often inspired by folklore, pop culture, motorsport or everyday-life themes in their creation. Some notable examples include Pokémon-based karts and playful reproductions of the Popemobile or Mr. Bean's Mini.

First held in 2000, over a hundred races have been held in multiple countries around the world ever since, usually attracting thousands of spectators and putting the primary focus on the most creative and entertaining side of the competition. [1]

History

The inaugural event was held in Brussels, Belgium on April 30, 2000. [3] Races have since been held all across the globe, covering every single continent at least once, excluding Antarctica. [3] The first race out of Europe took place on March 30, 2003, when the sixth edition ever was organized in Auckland, New Zealand: this was also the first time the competition was held in Oceania. Auckland would later host the soapbox race thrice more, in 2005, 2013 and 2015.

In 2004, the event was organized in four different locations throughout the year, including Durban, South Africa. [4] The same location was chosen one year later, and the country would host the competition twice more, in 2006 (in Johannesburg) and 2010 (in Soweto): South Africa still represents the only African nation to have held the soapbox race.

The competition first arrived in the United States in 2006, when a new edition was held in St. Louis, Missouri: ever since, a total number of seventeen races have taken place throughout the country. [5]

In 2007, the race spread to the Caribbean for the first time, as Jamaica hosted a new edition. Instead, South America first got to know the event better the following year, when two different editions were held in Brazil: the first one took place in Fortaleza on June 8, while the second one was organized in Porto Alegre on September 21.

The circle was completed between 2012 and 2013, with three subsequent editions being organized in the same number of Asian countries: China (although the event was hosted in Hong Kong), India and Oman. [6] [7] [8]

Currently, 2017 has featured the largest amount of races, with eleven different races taking place between Europe, North America and Asia throughout the year.

2020 actually featured just one edition of the race, held in Santiago (the third time overall, as the Chilean capital city had already hosted the event in 2011 and 2016) on March 14. [9] The second one was set to be held in Florence, Italy on June 7, [2] but was later cancelled due to the emergency measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Still, the seventy selected projects were rated and awarded by the deputed jury in October of the same year. [10] [11]

Rules

A participant to the race held in Alexandra Palace, London (2017) driving through the course on a Pokemon-inspired soapbox: creativity plays a huge role in the competition, as the style of each vehicle is inspired by folklore, pop culture or everyday-life themes. Red Bull Soapbox Race 2017 - Alexandra Palace, London (35802925281).jpg
A participant to the race held in Alexandra Palace, London (2017) driving through the course on a Pokémon-inspired soapbox: creativity plays a huge role in the competition, as the style of each vehicle is inspired by folklore, pop culture or everyday-life themes.

The vehicles must have steering and braking capability. [3] [12] Teams are judged on both the time taken to complete the course, as well as creativity of their design and the showmanship of a performance at the start of the race, meaning the team with the fastest time is not necessarily the winner. [13]

Tracks

In the 2013 London race, one team reached a speed of over 50 kilometers per hour as they completed the 430 metre course in 33 seconds. [13] The Cork 2004 course down St. Patrick's Hill was the steepest ever used at the time. [14]

Notable participants

In 2008, a team from Queen's University Belfast set the world speed record for soapbox racers at Stormont, Northern Ireland, at 72 km/h (45 mph), before entering the vehicle, Equmes 1, into the Red Bull race at Stormont later in the week. [15] [16]

On May 16, 2015, the Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen, a Formula One driver for the Red Bull racing team himself, opened the race in Valkenburg, Netherlands, driving a soapbox that resembled his own STR10 racing car. [17]

On 7 July 2019, YouTubers Zac Alsop and Jamie Rawsthorne of "The Zac and Jay Show" entered the London race. In a Monopoly-themed run, they threw around £1,000 into the crowd. [18]

In September 2024, YouTuber TomSka and a team from Surfshark VPN entered the race in Kaunas, Lithuania as part of an advertising campaign. The cart was themed around a toilet and had TomSka piloting the cart 'naked', though in reality he was wearing skin-coloured underwear, with the tagline "Why are you sharing your data, but not this?". [19] TomSka also revealed that he had planned to film an episode for his series "TryHards" at the race alongside collaborators Elliot Gough and Eddie Bowley but that they had failed to secure places in time. [20]

Races

No.DateCourse lengthLocationCityCountry/RegionEntrantsWinning TeamSpectatorsReference
130 April 2000 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
22 September 2001 Roundhay Park Leeds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 50The Garage [21]
32 September 2001800 metresKurpark Oberlaa Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Austria
417 March 2002 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
57 July 2002750 metres Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 62Kuhl Runnings
58 September 2002 Bochum Flag of Germany.svg Germany
630 March 2003700 metres Auckland Domain Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 80Rubber Duck Racing44,000
72004Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
820 June 2004250 metresSt Patrick's Hill Cork Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 63Crazy Babies [14]
98 August 2004650 metres Knebworth Park Stevenage Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 84Team Volvet Underground
1017 October 2004445 metresTrematon Drive Durban Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 67Team Flower Power [4]
28 November 2004500+ metresLansdowne Street Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 94BBQ boys from Monbulk
2005La Rue d'Ouchy Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2005445 metresTrematon Drive Durban Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 70+
13 February 2005700 metres Auckland Domain Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 80Wanganui Motors Transformers
18 September 2005 Schloss Solitude Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg Germany
27 August 2006 Jan Smuts Avenue Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 54 [22]
24 September 2006800 metresKurpark Oberlaa Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Austria
29 October 2006 Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Flag of the United States.svg United States 42Fast Food
11 August 2007Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 43The Pier One Team
30 September 20070.5 miles (800 m)Fremont Avenue to North 36th Street Seattle, Washington Flag of the United States.svg United States The A-Team [23]
14 October 20070.25 miles (400 m) College Hill Providence, Rhode Island Flag of the United States.svg United States 61The Good, The Bad and The Nerdy (The Numerator 2.0) [24]
11 May 2008 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
25 May 2008 Stormont Belfast Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 47Ruddell Metals [25]
8 June 2008 Praia do Futuro Fortaleza, Ceará Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 39Elvis não morreu, bebeu! (Elvis did not die, drank!)
6 September 2008550 metres Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg United States Deuces Wild
7 September 2008West 4th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [26]
21 September 2008400 metresCorrida em Porto Alegre Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 29Gangster's Team Gravity Race
4 October 2008 Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio Flag of the United States.svg United States
25 October 2008 Denver, Colorado Flag of the United States.svg United States Team Save Ferris
2924 May 2009 Maçka Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 60FIRE(Ateş)
29 August 2009 10th Street, Piedmont Park Atlanta, Georgia Flag of the United States.svg United States Yongsa Dragon Breath
6 September 2009 Medellín Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
26 September 2009 Grand Ave. and 5th Street Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States.svg United States Ironheade105,000
18 October 2009 Sacher Park Jerusalem Flag of Israel.svg Israel
24 September 2010Diepkloof Xtreme Park Soweto Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 50+Team Zooma [22]
6 November 2010 Fundidora Park Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
23 April 2011Estrada da Rainha Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
23 May 2011 Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States.svg United States 38The Lakers Fanwagon115,000 [27]
12 June 2011 Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
3 July 2011 Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
18 July 2011450 metersHeroiv Krut Alley Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 43
25 September 2011Parque Nacional de Bogotá Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 60
2 October 2011Praça do Papa Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Red Bule Uai Sô
21 November 2011 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg Chile 68
5 May 2012380 metres Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 85Toga Max 2
10 June 201210th Street, Piedmont Park Atlanta, Georgia Flag of the United States.svg United States 36SweetWater [28]
1 July 2012500 meters Krylatskoye Cycling Circuit Moscow Flag of Russia.svg Russia 56
16 September 2012 Austin Ranch Dallas, Texas Flag of the United States.svg United States 40Oregon Trail [29]
23 September 2012 Warsaw Flag of Poland.svg Poland 80
15 October 2012To Shek Street, Ma On ShanFlag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 42 [6]
2 December 2012 Mumbai Flag of India.svg India 50 [7]
19 April 2013 Muscat Flag of Oman.svg Oman No Flying Yoke [8]
14 July 2013500 metresHalde Hoheward Herten Flag of Germany.svg Germany 68Zeitrider55,000
14 July 2013420 meters Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 70SpitPhya [3] [13]
25 August 2013 Nygårdsparken Bergen Flag of Norway.svg Norway
29 September 2013 Taipei National University of the Arts Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan [30]
11 November 2013 Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
13 November 2013700 metres Auckland Domain Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Team Zoom Car Wash
6 April 2014400 metresLa Heradura Lima Flag of Peru.svg Peru 52Rapidos Y Sabrosos25,000
15 June 2014 Parc de Saint-Cloud Paris Flag of France.svg France 50Rugbyman en Folie38,000
24 August 2014 Yesler Way Seattle, Washington Flag of the United States.svg United States 36Nickerson Street Saloon Rainier Rocket [31]
14 September 2014Amfiteatrul Mihai Eminescu Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg Romania 51Vegetarian Cannibals
28 September 2014 National Palace of Culture Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
28 September 2014500 metres IFSC Headquarters Turin Flag of Italy.svg Italy 61Let There Be Rock40,000
16 May 2015350 metres Cauberg Valkenburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 60Der Mergelvreters [17] [32]
12 July 2015420 metres Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 65Absolute Radio Breakfast Club [33]
9929 August 20151,500 feet (460 m) Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio Flag of the United States.svg United States 41Peep My Ride [34]
1004 September 2015 Amman Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
1016 September 2015300 metres Beaver Hall Hill Montreal, Quebec Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 45The Docs (Back to the Future)25,000 [35]
10220 September 2015400 metres Goiânia, Goiás Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
10324 October 20151,200 feet (370 m) North Ave, Old Fourth Ward Atlanta, Georgia Flag of the United States.svg United States The Grease Monkeys [36]
31 October 2015 Montjuïc Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain 70TMC Men in Blue
15 November 2015 Centennial Parklands Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
22 November 2015700 metres Auckland Domain Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Red Stag Hunters
5 June 2016St Patrick's Hill Cork Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 60+Jumbo Breakfast Roll [37]
3 September 2016Colina Park Cluj-Napoca Flag of Romania.svg Romania 41 [38]
11 September 2016 Atizapán Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Chile en Papas de Calabaza
9 October 2016 Baku Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
13 November 2016 Buddh International Circuit New Delhi Flag of India.svg India [39]
13 November 2016 Hiranandani Gardens in Powai Mumbai Flag of India.svg India 50The Other Guys
27 November 2016Calle Talinay, La Reina Santiago Flag of Chile.svg Chile Calcetin Con Rombosman [40]
9 July 2017420 metres Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Brooklands Special
19 August 2017 Tähtitorninvuori Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg Finland Saippua Loota Kustoms
19 August 2017350 metres Cauberg Valkenburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 70Return of the Legend
20 August 2017The Botanical Garden Aarhus Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
20 August 2017 Elysian Park Los Angeles, California Flag of the United States.svg United States 61OJ & the White Bronco
10 September 2017410 metres Mont-de-l’Enclus Kluisbergen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 70Pattyn Packing Lines
10 September 2017La Rue d'Ouchy Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 70The Fly
24 September 2017 Palace of the Republic Almaty Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
1 October 2017 National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
1 October 2017 Parc de Saint-Cloud Paris Flag of France.svg France 51Drum Team
23 October 2017 Yomiuriland Amusement Park Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
24 June 2018500 metres Villa Borghese Rome Flag of Italy.svg Italy [1]
8 September 20181,500 feet (460 m) Eden Park Cincinnati, Ohio Flag of the United States.svg United States The Sea Cowboys (aka the Swamp Monkeys)
9 September 2018 Parque Eduardo Sétimo Lisbon Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal The Mean Machine
7 July 2019420 metres Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 59Gas Gas Gas20,000
15 September 2019 Kaunas Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 60Klumpė
28 September 2019 The Colony Ranch The Colony, Texas Flag of the United States.svg United States Skeeter Done, (aka the Swamp Monkeys)
6 October 2019 Yomiuriland Kawasaki, Kanagawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan Banana Cabaret [41]
14 March 2020Zona de Pits, Parque Metropolitano Santiago Flag of Chile.svg Chile 30Los Pícaros del Bío Bío [9] [42]
7 June 2020 [43] 500 metres [12] Piazzale Michelangelo Florence Flag of Italy.svg Italy 70
18 June 2022 Iowa State Capitol Des Moines Flag of the United States.svg United States 25,000 [44]
26 June 2022Porta del Paese Città di San Marino Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 40Car-ota Gag Garage
3 July 2022 Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 67Go Go Gadget Soapbox [45]
3 December 2022500+ metresLansdowne Street Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 30,000
27 August 2023Aargauerstalden Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 44Hinteer Dem Lenkrad28,000 [46]
8 September 2023350 metresAbdoun Corridor Amman Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 39Team Shalati10,000+ [47]
22 October 2023 Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Tech Crush
3 March 2024250 metresRamanaidu Studios Hyderabad Flag of India.svg India 28Kranken Wagen [48]
22 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Park Road Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 58Cock-A-Doodle Crew30,000 [49]
22 June 2024420 metres Alexandra Palace London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 59The Hurry Houdinis [50]
31 May 2025 Iowa State Capitol Des Moines Flag of the United States.svg United States Rolling Fish Heads35,000 [51]
14 June 2025 Capitol Hill Salt Lake City Flag of the United States.svg United States 48The Desert Rats50,000 [52]
19 July 2025 Downtown Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg United States

Prizes

The winners of events receive a trophy and various special prizes, such as a trip to the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix to meet Carlos Sainz Jr. (Hong Kong 2012 [6] ), a tour of the Red Bull Racing Factory, including a high performance track day (London 2013 [3] ). In the 2007 Providence race, the three highest scoring teams received trips. [24] A People's Choice Award is given to the audience's favorite team. [24] Prize money is also awarded for the best charity entrant - 5,000 Euros for the 2004 Cork race. [14]

Reception

In 2007, the New York Times contrasted the creative nature of the Red Bull series adult based teams, with the traditional American view of youth based Soap Box Derby, where design options were limited. [5] Reviewing the 2008 Belfast race, the News Letter related that it was "difficult to describe the quality of the lunacy on display" [25] Reviewing the 2011 Los Angeles event, the Huffington Post described it as a piece of wholesome fun so rare in modern-day big cities, and through the various designs and teams it showed creativity and the human spirit, with flashes of great ingenuity and engineering, and capturing the zeitgeist. [27] Previewing the 2015 London event, the Evening Standard described the series as a global phenomenon. [13] Reviewing the 2015 Montreal event, the Montreal Gazette said the races were not for the faint hearted, even for spectators. [35]

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