Red Bull Soapbox Race 2017
Los Angeles, CA
Over the years, we've done quite a few things with our friends over at Red Bull, from small events to custom indoor skateparks. Here’s a little history about the Red Bull Soap Box events. Red Bull held their very first event in 2000 in Brussels and from then on hundreds of events have been held all over the world. The rules are simple, the vehicles that are entered into the race must have steering and braking capability. However, they are judged on a combination of factors such as the time it takes to complete the course, creativity of their designs and the showmanship of performance at the starting line.
A month before the event, we had to go out to the venue for a test run with Jay Leno. A couple of drivers tested out the ramp, made a couple promo clips and hung out with THE Jay Leno. What an experience! After that, we headed back to the shop to complete the rest of the ramps and add all the finishing details. The day before the event, we delivered them to the race track in LA. When we unloaded the ramps, all the drivers couldn't get their jaws off the asphalt because they knew their soap box cars didn't have much of a chance surviving our custom ramps.