Red Bull Soapbox Racing

Red Bull Soapbox Racing is a TV show on Dave. Annual event in which amateur drivers race homemade vehicles down an obstacle course. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 41 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
Last broadcast:12/04/2025 at 13:00
Last episode
1:00:00


Red Bull Soapbox Racing
With a total disregard for their welfare, amateur drivers hurtle down Cincinnati's steep streets in their nutty homemade contraptions - makes for great TV, though!
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Holland isn't known for its steep inclines, but things are going downhill fast in Valkenburg as racers pit their wacky, engineless roadsters against a perilous course!
Series 4
1:00:00


All the thrills and copious spills from the Red Bull Soapbox Race series, in which rival teams tested their gravity-powered vehicles against obstacle-littered courses.


Forget F1 and NASCAR, the Red Bull Soapbox Race is the real test of a driver's skill and courage. Soapbox racers pit their crazy crates against a lethal course in Cork.
Series 1
3:00:00


It's all going downhill fast in the English capital as teams of racers weave their gravity-powered soapboxes through an obstacle-littered course... and crashes are guaranteed!
Series 4
1:00:00


It's going downhill very fast in Santiago, as dozens of amateur racers hurtle through the Chilean capital with only gravity propelling their homemade vehicles.


The wacky racing series that Isaac Newton would surely approve of: no engines, just gravity! Amateur teams descend on Mumbai to race their homemade soapboxes.
Series 5
1:00:00


French farce from the streets of Paris as rival teams of amateur racers pit their wacky, gravity-powered soapbox vehicles in a downhill race against the clock.


The competing teams' motorless vehicles use gravity - and definitely not sprouts - as their only form of propulsion.


Elysian Park in Los Angeles is turned into an obstacle-littered course for the day as 70 teams of adrenaline junkies put their gravity-powered contraptions to the test.


The crowds gather in Switzerland for more downhill drama. We applaud the ingenuity of these amateur teams and cheer loudly as their wacky racers crash into hay bales.


An ascent used in cycling's Amstel Gold Race plays host to an even more prestigious event! Teams of racers go Dutch as they career downhill in their homemade boxes.
Series 9
1:00:00


50 teams take on the legendary Spa F1 track in Belgium, which features one of the steepest sections in soapbox history.


Creativity meets chaos French-style down a course littered with obstacles in the hills of Pech-David overlooking Toulouse.


An extraordinary location in San Marino is the setting for a soapbox race with a medieval twist - 50 brave teams compete, but will it be a Game of Thrones or a Game of Moans for them?
Series 10
1:00:00


All the thrills and spills as teams of racers test themselves by hurtling down challenging obstacle-filled courses in homemade soapbox race cars in Hyderabad in India.
Series 9
2:00:00


A record 40,000 soapbox racing fans converge on the Paseo de Ruperto Chapi to cheer on 50 fearless drivers taking on a steep and demanding track with an unforgiving water obstacle.


50 teams take on an intense course in the shadow of the Iowa state capital - how will they survive the incredibly steep start ramp, an unforgiving kicker, and a unique split course?
Series 7
1:00:00


An extraordinary Red Bull Soapbox course at the Yomiuriland Amusement Park in Tokyo. The course includes a unique see-saw feature and a wicked berm.
Series 3
1:00:00


Slapstick guaranteed as soapbox racers take on obstacle-littered courses! The riders tackle a track in New Zealand that's more daunting than facing down a haka.