Red Bull Soapbox Race
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The Beer Connoisseur Race Team competed in its first event this past Saturday and managed to take home the first place trophy! This is a huge win for beer.
It was the first time the Red Bull Soapbox Race was held in Atlanta, and the turnout was tremendous.
Before a crowd of nearly 50,000, the BC team kicked things off with a walk through the brewing process. The team members, decked out in traditional lederhosen and feathered caps, each carried one of beer’s four main ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast.
Dancing to the lilting sounds of yodeling, the team ended its 30-second skit by pouring the ingredients into the copper mash tun-themed racecar and sending it down the starting ramp with a push. The rest, as they say, is history.
BC Mash Tun Racecar
BC scored the highest in overall creativity and was the second fastest down the course, beaten by only six-tenths of a second by a team called the Barby Doll Bandits.
Winning Teams
It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day for this fun event. Thirty-nine teams participated in all, their cars careening down the track and whipping the crowd into a frenzy. Win or lose, the race was well worth the hard work that each team dedicated to making it a success.
Check out our race footage on YouTube here:
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And visit our Facebook page
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for more coverage of the event.
Here’s more info from the folks at Red Bull:
Residents Of Atlanta Braved The Heat And Took To The Streets of “Hot”lanta For Red Bull Soap Box Race
48,500 People Watched 39 Crafts Race Down 10th Street
Team Rally
Red Bull Soapbox Race Atlanta featured some of the most outrageous racing around as 39 teams cruised and tumbled down 10th Street near Piedmont Park. An estimated crowd of 48,500 fans lined the streets and sidewalks, resembling a typical Atlanta rush hour traffic jam. The course presented obstacles with a few twists and turns and a daring jump that sent several crafts crumbling to their demise.
RB3
This isn’t your average derby. Red Bull Soapbox Race is judged on three criteria: creativity, showmanship and speed. After the final tally, it was “Beer Connoisseur” who claimed the top spot. “This was completely unexpected,” said Christopher Miller. “I thought we had a chance, but had no idea that we’d pull it off. We made some lifetime memories today that will never go away.”
RB4
While some contestants took a road trip of several hundred miles, it was an Atlanta sweep on the podium. “Equus Vires Maximus” rode their chariot into second place and frat boys, “The Tekes,” finished in third.
Rate My Ride
The panel of judges, scoring creativity and showmanship, included professional skateboarder and “Life of Ryan” reality TV star Ryan Sheckler, fashion designer Mychael Knight and junior pro surfer Evan Geiselman. However, the judges weren’t the only ones who had a say in this competition. Team “Respect My Authority” from Tampa, FL captured the hearts of the fans to win the “People’s Choice Award” with their supers
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