Most of all have fun!
Pics of my winning cart. Smooth tyres and high psi were used for the race.
Hi all The chief engineer at work has asked me it look into making a red bull soapbox
this will be a team build
So what i am asking is what is the good and bad designs ie big or small wheels what type of chassis and made of what /
is a light car better then a heavy car ETC
All help is welcome
thanks jacko
do you want to win or compete?
If just compete - 90% of red bull entries appear to be wacky vehicles with wacky characters/backstories. i suspect the selection process is more about
that than speed of end product. so have a good looking idea and at least one member with gift of gab.
if you wanna win then check out a few of the winners, low, stable, low drag, well engineed to suit bumps that grow every year.
Because of where i work it's got to have a bus look to it
I was thinking of 12mm steel box section for the frame and aluminium paneling
Check the rules and build accordingly, the one I entered had a max wheel size of 20" and a max weight of 100kg plus there was a check of the
brakes, sharp edges etc. Red bull looks more like a fun event than a serious competition.
Most of all have fun!
Pics of my winning cart. Smooth tyres and high psi were used for the race.
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Originally posted by jacko
Because of where i work it's got to have a bus look to it
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Originally posted by kenton
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Originally posted by jacko
Because of where i work it's got to have a bus look to it
Ive seen some soapbox/tot rod fiberglass vw bus bodys on ebay.
VW, Splitscreen, camper,van,tot rod'kit car'hotrod' go cart' custom,car,toy box
[Edited on 19/1/16 by kenton]
Narrow wheels = less drag
Heavier weight - more momentum
Is it specifically for red bull or a similar event, I took part in red bull soapbox 2015, and there is a lot of work that goes into most the
applications that get accepted, so we didn't start the build until we were in,
they do restrict size, width was 2 metres, can't remember what lenght was, weight was 80kg Max, and ground clearance 10cm minimum, they even do
a MOT the day before,
I didn't think red bull were doing London this year tho,
Good luck with you project, we had a lot of fun
Dan