It all goes down September 7th. The Redbull Soapbox Race will fly down W 4th Ave in Kitsilano (from Vine to Burrard). Arrive early to secure your spot for this sure shit-show. Deadline for entering your 'racer' is July 4th.
RACE FORMAT
The race is open to anyone who not only thinks they can build the greatest thing on wheels, but is actually willing to drive their creation downhill. Two cars will race on a closed track. Although you’ll be racing against each other, you’re still racing against the clock. Not literally, of course. Clocks don't know how to drive soapbox cars. But winners will be selected, in part, based on their course times.
JUDGING CRITERIA
1) Creativity - It’s not enough that it actually moves. Outrageous is what we want. The preposterous. The ostentatious. Your soapbox should be an extension of you, so have fun when you design it. Be wild. Be crazy. Be anything you want. Just not ordinary.
2) Speed - Not to state the obvious, but this event is, first and foremost, a race. So the fastest one across the finish line is definitely going to be looked favourably upon. And you actually have to cross the finish line with the vehicle.
3) Showmanship - We said the first one to cross the finish line will be looked favourably upon. We didn’t say they’d win. Speed is nothing without a little personality. OK, a lot of personality. So wow us with your stage routine, impress us with your charisma and of course, dazzle us with your showmanship.
Full info @ http://www.redbullsoapbox.ca/
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