Red Bull Soapbox Race

[digitalreefer]

Hmmmm... crews of 4 people can enter... anyone down for putting together a reef related soapbox car and racing it in the Red Bull race? Could be fun and I know we have some aspiring engineers here!

As I see it, we need:
A lunatic to drive the thing... I could do this
A designer to design the cart
An engineer to engineer the cart
A ride to get the cart (and the team) to Providence
All the help we can get building it...
... and MR moral support!

Anyone down?

http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/default.aspx

 

[House of Laughter]

I'd be in for designing, building and riding.

House

 

[digitalreefer]

Awesome... I was wondering if a longnose hawkfish might be a good shape for a soapbox car... anyone else have ideas?

 

[SlamaJama]

we should use all PVC pipeing

 

[digitalreefer]

All PVC??? and now you see why I said we need a lunatic to actually drive the thing! :lol2: I'm ok with that!

 

[fritz]

Heavier is better.

 

[digitalreefer]

176lbs (not including driver) is the max weight.

 

[joseney21]

i wonder how efficient it would be to have a back fin to aid in steering, sort of like a sail

 

[Quang]

you guys should build a skimmer.

 

[digitalreefer]

You can't ride in a skimmer! :smile:

 

[crox99]

You can't ride in a skimmer! :smile:

If it has wheels......

 

[zahner]

Awesome... I was wondering if a longnose hawkfish might be a good shape for a soapbox car... anyone else have ideas?

a hawkfish car would be awesome!

 

[House of Laughter]

a hawkfish car would be awesome!

It would be really kewl if we did the MR hawkfish and got some sort of MT sponsorship - we could put the weblink right on the side of the hawkfish or on the chassis

E, post the details, date etc.

House

 

[digitalreefer]

http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/default.aspx

All the details are here!