# Soap box derby race? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 19, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902 "2007-04-19T09:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/1 "2007-04-19T09:26:27Z")
Any chance on making an event like this? I think i would be fun to make something fast with out a motor. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/2 "2007-04-19T09:28:58Z")
Gary says he got over this in boy scouts. And he said to mount a fuel cell forward in it 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/3 "2007-04-19T09:32:23Z")
i am going to strap gary to the front end… and gary wasnt in boy scouts, we all know he did not have the surgery till 16… ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/4 "2007-04-19T09:33:49Z")
I think it would need at least a few rules to not get out of hand… Say tire/wheel rule (something from Harbor Freight) Max Weight rule Material rule for main body (no fiberglass, cf,) ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/5 "2007-04-19T09:34:58Z")
[quote=“fairgentleman Z,post:4,topic:27902"”] Material rule for main body (no fiberglass, cf,) [/quote] That puts lafengas out of the running… ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/6 "2007-04-19T09:40:52Z")
My approach to this: Cut the top of of a giant fuel cell to sit in, but point the outlets to the side of the car. The catch is that i will sit backwards in the car and only drive in reverse. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/7 "2007-04-19T09:56:27Z")
I will melt a bunch of soaps together and form a fancy water-repellant box out of it! They do that near here during the summer though. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/8 "2007-04-19T10:02:06Z")
i just thought it might be kewl if there is any intrest, very little $$ and at the end soap box demo would be kewl. ---
**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/9 "2007-04-19T10:17:00Z")
for the love of god please stop spelling it “kewl”. \<3 you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/10 "2007-04-19T10:52:04Z")
we do this every year @ oswego speedway…its a blast ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/11 "2007-04-19T11:00:29Z")
kewl, kool, kewl, so you want to race… ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/12 "2007-04-19T11:11:39Z")
when would it be? mine wont be done till mid sept ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/13 "2007-04-19T11:45:44Z")
We should find a good launching site into the river and do it Red Bull style. ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/soap-box-derby-race/27902/14 "2007-04-19T12:10:45Z")
hahahaha… in