More than 35,000 spectators flocked to Stormont Estate, Belfast throughout the course of today as Red Bull Soapbox Race brought gravity-fuelled entertainment, wild creations and high-speed chaos to the city.
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Pictured is The Engineers from Limerick at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Stormont Estate, Belfast on Sunday, May 17. 35,000 spectators turned out across the day to watch 40 fearless teams from across the island of Ireland launch their homemade creations down the gravity-fuelled course at Stormont Estate
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Hosted by former Ireland rugby international Andrew Trimble and social media personality and television presenter Kayleigh Trappe, the event saw 40 teams from across the island of Ireland tackle the epic downhill course in front of thousands of excited spectators. Throughout the afternoon, homemade machines launched over jumps, powered through water hazards and navigated ramps and obstacles along the challenging route.
After a hugely entertaining day of racing, 'The Pretengineers' from Wicklow were crowned winners with their soapbox creation, impressing judges with a standout combination of creativity, showmanship and speed. In second place was 'Who You Gonna Call?' from Armagh, while Newry's 'Wheely Wonkas’ rounded off the podium in third.
Teams tackled six purpose-built course features across the 610m course, with competitors judged by the panel including Red Bull Athlete Ayeisha McFerran, podcaster Gerry Lavs, motoring journalist Darren Liggett, fitness creator Keeva Neely and DJ Onai, winner of Red Bull Turn It Up.
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Red Bull Soapbox Race was last held on the island of Ireland in 2016, when 30,000 spectators turned out in Cork for the event. Stormont Estate previously hosted the race in 2008.
Originally launched in Belgium in 2000, Red Bull Soapbox Race has since become a global phenomenon, bringing creativity, entertainment and fearless downhill racing to cities around the world.
For more information, visit RedBull.ie/Soapbox.
