You're not sushi - you're chicken! in Red Bull Soapbox Vancouver 2008 » chicken soapbox crash

It’s official: Best crash at Red Bull Soapbox Vancouver!

adrienne — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:52:15 +0000

Watch this short video of the Top 5 crashes at the Red Bull Soapbox Vancouver event. Again, major props to Elizabeth & Jenny – if you gotta crash, do it in style!

Because we can’t get enough of those chicken crash pics

adrienne — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:23:39 +0000

This awesome photo set is courtesy of Alicia. “Poultry in motion”.

The chicken is approaching!

Here comes the crossover…

Uh-oh is right. The bird flipped.

Road kill.

“Hey – are you guys alive in there?”

Yes! The Cluckmeister & Eggo will live to bok another day!

This production guy transported the road kill chicken to the soapbox graveyard.

The chicken and egg call a truce on the argument over which came first as they triumphantly walk across the finish line together.

These fabulous close-ups are courtesy of:

Vince Piva Photography
1160 Slocan St.
Vancouver, BC
604-253-0653

A Public Service Announcement from You’re not sushi – you’re chicken!

adrienne — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:31:57 +0000

Moments after the Great Chicken Crash of 2008, drivers Elizabeth & Jenny could be heard saying, “Thank goodness for seatbelts!”

Yes, we installed seatbelts in our soapbox. They weren’t mandatory, but if you’re going to be building a soapbox cart and it’s feasible, install them.

Ours were pretty simple. Just a carabiner attached to rope that was tied in a knot on the underside of the cart, with light foam padding around the rope (to prevent rope burn on the stomach).

Depending on your soapbox design, you could also consider a firewall. Think about installing a proper roll bar, which we sacrificed in our design due to weight restriction considerations.

Oh, and even though helmets, gloves, and long-sleeve shirts & pants are mandatory according to Red Bull’s rules, make sure you actually wear them. Seriously.

Follow these simple steps and you’ll walk away from a soapbox crash in pristine condition like Elizabeth & Jenny did!

If anyone from ICBC is reading this, we’re available for commercials.

A tour of the soapbox chicken carnage

adrienne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:49:46 +0000

Notice the perfectly intact cart structure! Only 1 bent wheel. What fabulous construction, right guys?

Video courtesy of Leonard.

Chicken Run & Chicken Crash!

adrienne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:43:15 +0000

Here it is…re-live the chicken crash! Video courtesy of Dickson.

Now the crash in SLOW-MO!

We flipped the bird – but we’re OK!

adrienne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:20:50 +0000

If you saw our team race on Sunday, you saw THE CRASH OF THE EVENT. It’s an honour we’ll wear proudly only because our fearless pilots, Elizabeth & Jenny, emerged with nary a scratch. We’ll update this blog with more pics, videos and media hits soon.

If you have a video or photos of the crash and are willing to share with our team and on this blog, please contact us at chicken@lotus-land.ca and we’ll make it happen. Thank you!

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