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VIDEO: RSD's DeLorean soap box racer consumes 1.21 gigawatts of Red Bull

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. Only parking lots... plus a few small jumps and a high-banked turn. Oh, and we'll also need a bit of gravity, which is all that's powering Roland Sands Design's soap box derby racer. Built in the shape of a certain famous DeLorean time machine, Sands' version eschews Mr. Fusion in favor of a giant can of Red Bull, which just so happens to be the title sponsor of the event the car was competing in. From the looks of things, this DeLorean-shaped racer performed just about flawlessly with ... Read more →

Starting Early: Cub Scouts build derby cars from recycled materials Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's never too early to begin teaching kids the merits of an eco-friendly lifestyle. This point was driven home by members of Cub Scouts packs 294 and 261, who were recently tasked with the ...

Portland's adult soapbox derby - "Alternative Transportation" is officially defined - Gallery included Jeremy Korzeniewski

We have a section entitled "Alternative Transportation". Therefore, since you cannot possibly get much more alternative than this, and it is in fact a method of transportation, I have decided that ...

VIDEO: RSD's DeLorean soap box racer consumes 1.21 gigawatts of Red Bull 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. Only parking lots... plus a few small jumps and a high-banked turn. Oh, and we'll also need a bit of gravity, which is all that's powering Roland Sands Design's soap box derby racer. Built in the shape of a certain famous DeLorean time machine, ...

Starting Early: Cub Scouts build derby cars from recycled materials 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's never too early to begin teaching kids the merits of an eco-friendly lifestyle. This point was driven home by members of Cub Scouts packs 294 and 261, who were recently tasked with the responsibility of creating full-size derby carts completely from recycled materials. Says Patrick Martin, ...

Portland's adult soapbox derby - "Alternative Transportation" is officially defined - Gallery included 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have a section entitled "Alternative Transportation". Therefore, since you cannot possibly get much more alternative than this, and it is in fact a method of transportation, I have decided that this story qualifies for our site. That, and it is so awesome that it just had to be shown. There ...


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