Mr Bean Soapbox

[OldSpice]

My friends and I competed in this years Red Bull Soapbox Race in Mr Bean's Mini complete with Bean in a chair on the roof! Thought you all might like to see the run. Still not sure how we survived!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9HQ6s70tM

[Shakermaker]

Incredible, looks like you put quite the effort into that! Good work

[daddy cool]

Haha! Good going. Brave having the driver so high up, I wouldn't want to be there if it tipped over!

[krisdelta]

Brilliant and ridiculous in equal measure, thank you for sharing!

[Liamjrhodes]

Hands down the best soapbox of the day!

Top work!

[joshleb]

Ahhh no way, it was great! Deserved Peoples Choice, me and my mates all agreed!

Couple of pics my mate got:

[ZOLLAR]

OldSpice said:

My friends and I competed in this years Red Bull Soapbox Race in Mr Bean's Mini complete with Bean in a chair on the roof! Thought you all might like to see the run. Still not sure how we survived!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9HQ6s70tM

Brilliant, I think the video popped up on my facebook.
always wanted to do one!

[aka_kerrly]

That's absolutely marvellous!!!

what's the spec underneath, coilovers/ independent suspension? There are some crazy almost over engineered soap boxes competing these days, I saw one that had maybe 8inches of Fox Racing suspension all round, hydraulic discs, rose jointed throughout it was better spec'd than a lot of Go Carts!!

[OldSpice]

joshleb said:

Ahhh no way, it was great! Deserved Peoples Choice, me and my mates all agreed!

Thanks! Love that second shot! Mind if I use it on our social media page? (Team Belly of the Whale on Facebook and Instagram)

[OldSpice]

aka_kerrly said:

That's absolutely marvellous!!!

what's the spec underneath, coilovers/ independent suspension? There are some crazy almost over engineered soap boxes competing these days, I saw one that had maybe 8inches of Fox Racing suspension all round, hydraulic discs, rose jointed throughout it was better spec'd than a lot of Go Carts!!

Wishbones at the front and swing arm at the back, all with the cheapest bicycle springs from eBay and similar specced brakes which gave us some scares in testing! The level of engineering on some of the Soapboxes was impressive/ridiculous - one even had 3D printed parts although they failed...

[GOG440]

Better suspension than a real mini!

looked fab and it all held together really well, for all the effort

[joshleb]

OldSpice said:

joshleb said:

Ahhh no way, it was great! Deserved Peoples Choice, me and my mates all agreed!

Thanks! Love that second shot! Mind if I use it on our social media page? (Team Belly of the Whale on Facebook and Instagram)

Sure, could you include my mates name in the post as a credit; Steve Van Der Park.

He'll have a look tonight to see if he has any other photos too.

[Steamer]

Blimey! Nice one guys

I've watched a lot of the RB series and its very rare to get a Kart / Team that get everything right ie: form, function, style and driving.

I think you nailed it! Fantastic attention to detail too.

[Jasandjules]

Nicely done !

[Alucidnation]

Fantastic.

[shakotan]

daddy cool said:

Haha! Good going. Brave having the driver so high up, I wouldn't want to be there if it tipped over!

He's not the driver...

[zeb]

brilliant

[Gilhooligan]

Saw this doing the rounds on Facebook. Pretty cool that it’s a PHer responsible for such a good soapbox entry. Genuinely laughed at the fake legs flailing about the place.

[bony_13]

This came up on my instagram this morning.

I honestly thought it was one of the best designs and runs I've seen - absolutely spot on!

[J4CKO]

Gilhooligan said:

Saw this doing the rounds on Facebook. Pretty cool that it’s a PHer responsible for such a good soapbox entry. Genuinely laughed at the fake legs flailing about the place.

Ditto, saw it on FB, made me smile, superb effort.