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Red Bull London Soapbox Race 2017
- jimbo1958
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Red Bull London Soapbox Race 2017
Finished building my car yesterday which is the Alexandra Palace entry into the 2017 London Redbull Soapbox Race to be held at Alexandra Palace this Sunday.
The car has a Sixties Hippy theme to tie-in with "The Love In" festival held at the Palace 50 years ago.
There's a 3 hour show covering the Soapbox Race on Dave Tv starting at 17.00 on Sunday.
This is the third year I've built our entry into the event that we have hosted every 2 years.
Fingers crossed for Sunday.
2015 Build
2013 Build
The car has a Sixties Hippy theme to tie-in with "The Love In" festival held at the Palace 50 years ago.
There's a 3 hour show covering the Soapbox Race on Dave Tv starting at 17.00 on Sunday.
This is the third year I've built our entry into the event that we have hosted every 2 years.
Fingers crossed for Sunday.
2015 Build
2013 Build
Z4 e85 3.0 - GONE
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
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- Lifer
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I'm sure a man of your talents could have made it look more like an e89
Or are you planning on adding some flowers to the e89?
Or are you planning on adding some flowers to the e89?
- jimbo1958
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Missed your Alfa at the Nationals.
Z4 e85 3.0 - GONE
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
- buzyg
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The plan was to pick up the Z4 from Cornwall and join the meet on the Sunday.
Unfortunately family issues in Cornwall meant I couldn't get a guarantee that I'd be able to get a lift from Plymouth (an hour away) to get the car.
In the end I messed up the planning of this and some work I'd promised to another client for Monday, so couldn't even manage to get there in the Alfa.
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Who do you get to drive it? Not yourself I'm guessing
Gone: 3.0si 2008 E85
911 997 Carrera S
- jimbo1958
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I wouldn't drive it...I know how it's been built.
One of our event Electricans drives it.......he's fearless as you can see in the video. He doesn't touch the brakes all the way down until he stops at the end.
Z4 e85 3.0 - GONE
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
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Onlinemr wilks
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On now chaps & as ever a proper good chuckle when it all goes wrong
3 ZMRs
3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
- jimbo1958
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Well it made it down just.
Was a fantastic show with some great creations, that put ours to shame.
Was a fantastic show with some great creations, that put ours to shame.
Z4 e85 3.0 - GONE
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
- buzyg
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Well done to all who took part. Just finished watching the very entertaining highlights on Dave ja vu.
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Nice one Jimbo, that's a crazy event..
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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- Worcester_spoon
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Great effort - would love to do this, but imagine getting an entry is really tough!!
03 Z4R 3.0i/Silver/custom quad/330d brake upgrade/LSD/G-Power supercharger/FIC 365cc injectors/Severn Tuning map
- TitanTim
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Always love watching this, the height some of the soapboxes achieved on the jumps was amazing, you have to feel sorry with the amount of work goes into them and they disintegrate at the first jump
Tim.
Tim.
- RickRob
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Looks like a lot,of fun.
I especially liked the adjustable camber feature on the car.
I especially liked the adjustable camber feature on the car.
///M Roadster. 2007 Black/Black. Rear spoiler, whippy aerial, mud flaps and gimp-style wind deflector!
- jimbo1958
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Cheers guys.
Z4 e85 3.0 - GONE
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale
Z4 e89 35i - GONE
Jaguar F Type V6s Roadster
Abarth 695 Rivale