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jacko

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:22 PM Reply With Quote
Soap box car/ bus

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

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loggyboy

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
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.





Mistral Motorsport

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jacko

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
Because of where i work it's got to have a bus look to it
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jacko

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:36 PM Reply With Quote
I was thinking of 12mm steel box section for the frame and aluminium paneling
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kenton

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:39 PM Reply With Quote
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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kenton

posted on 19/1/16 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
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]

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AndyW

posted on 19/1/16 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
like this
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jacko

posted on 19/1/16 at 07:50 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by kenton
quote:
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]


Thats great thanks

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LBMEFM

posted on 19/1/16 at 09:01 PM Reply With Quote
Narrow wheels = less drag
Heavier weight - more momentum

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dano

posted on 20/1/16 at 06:53 AM Reply With Quote
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

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