Will the Red Bull Soap Box race ever come to Dublin and if so where?

AMKC · 07-04-2021 1:23pm #1

Is there a good hill anywhere in Dublin that would work for it?
I know it has been to Cork but would love for it to come to Dublin to either go watch or even do it.

Looks like great crack.

ratracer · 07-04-2021 1:26pm

Plenty of people on their soap-box up there alright, would have loads of entries....

mloc123 · 07-04-2021 1:26pm

Howth head?

cdeb · 07-04-2021 1:27pm

That's basically what Cornelscourt Hill was used for until the Corpo put in the roundabouts.

Spoilsports

Gregor Samsa · 07-04-2021 1:36pm

I remember walking into town from college in NCAD one day, after smoking a couple of joints. A guy in my class, who had been smoking too, cycled past just at Christchurch and offered me a crossbar. I hopped on, and he proceeded to pedal as fast as he could down the hill of Winetavern Street (under the Christchurch archway) and freewheeled straight though the junction at Wood Quay/Merchant's Quay and right over O'Donovan Rossa Bridge. It's not much of a hill, but barreling down it on a bike you have no control of in traffic while stoned was a bit of a thrill.

biko · 07-04-2021 1:53pm

Will the Red Bull Soap Box race ever come to Waterford and if so where?

Fandymo · 07-04-2021 2:59pm

AMKC wrote: »

Is there a good hill anywhere in Dublin that would work for it?
I know it has been to Cork but would love for it to come to Dublin to either go watch or even do it.

Looks like great crack.

Loughshinny Hill

Larbre34 · 07-04-2021 3:06pm

Yeah Howth would be a great spot. Assemble at the Summit and the route down Thormanby Road into Howth Village would be perfect.

They could run a big fan event at the Harbour.

silverharp · 07-04-2021 3:09pm

dundrum down to Fosters ave, or the Blue Light pub down to Lamb Doyles but that would be short, Military road down past the Hellfire club would be tasty

Adyx · 07-04-2021 3:40pm

biko wrote: »

Will the Red Bull Soap Box race ever come to Waterford and if so where?

Manor Hill/College Street, but the wheels get robbed halfway down.

07-04-2021 3:43pm

It was in Cork city years ago I think

Vico road Dalkey would be a nice posh place to hold it

KevRossi · 07-04-2021 4:40pm

Phoenix Park. Over beside the Furry Glen. Plenty of space around there.

Or along The Metals in Dalkey but that's too narrow.

AMKC · 07-04-2021 5:13pm

biko wrote: »

Will the Red Bull Soap Box race ever come to Waterford and if so where?

Feck off and make your own thread lol. Don't be hijacking mine lol.

Larbre34 · 07-04-2021 5:57pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It was in Cork city years ago I think

Vico road Dalkey would be a nice posh place to hold it

The incline on Vico is too short narrow and tight.

Nowhere to assemble or host spectators either.

07-04-2021 6:00pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

The incline on Vico is too short narrow and tight.

Nowhere to assemble or host spectators either.

Who cares it’s nice and posh :P

07-04-2021 6:01pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

The incline on Vico is too short narrow and tight.

Nowhere to assemble or host spectators either.

Who cares it’s nice and posh- keep the riff raff out :P

beauf · 07-04-2021 6:03pm

Hill from pope's cross to the the magazine fort in the phoenix park. Basically a hill on either side for spectators.

Larbre34 · 07-04-2021 6:43pm

beauf wrote: »

Hill from pope's cross to the the magazine fort in the phoenix park. Basically a hill on either side for spectators.

Lovely spot, probably a bit short and a bit too unchallenging due to the slight gradient and straight wide run.

beauf · 07-04-2021 7:00pm

It's a long stretch I spin out on the bike going down there. Problem will be stopping at the bottom.

They generally have artificial ramps, banks and chicanes. You could probably build a bank against the hill.

They also usually have a ramp to start from also.