See also: Our 16 Favorite Soapbox Derby Teams, In Profiles. Watching Red Bull’s Soapbox Derby Race on Saturday made us all wish that we’d built a cart and participated. But since only 40 teams ...

Four dads have spent the last three Saturdays of May designing and constructing a John Deere tractor-themed soapbox car for the upcoming Red Bull Soapbox race in Des Moines. The race, which has taken ...

Red Bull Soapbox Utah debuted in the state, taking place right in front of the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday. The event included nearly 50 entries and drew competitors from across the state ...

The series will spotlight some of the zaniest soap box racers ever built, and the drivers who create them! Soapbox derby racing isn’t just for kids anymore. The new series “Red Bull Soapbox Race,” ...

Matthew Henke says the whole experience traveling down Main Street in a rattlesnake was a blur, but it sure was worth it. Henke and his teammates — Tom Avant, Richard Bartlett, Jordan Kelley and Doug ...

This is a story about an idea that came from a TV commercial. Most people would have taken that as a signal to leave it alone. Not Brian Doyle. The Red Bull commercial asked enterprising people to ...

This weekend, two brothers from Muskego are headed to Des Moines, Iowa for the annual Red Bull soapbox race, and this year they're hoping to break *** couple of records. 12 News Zoe Henry spoke with ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Around 20,000 people are expected to attend the Red Bull Soapbox Races in downtown Des Moines on Saturday. 50 teams are competing for trophies which will be awarded to the top three ...

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Des Moines hosts its first-ever race! Join 25,000 fans watching brave racers ride their homemade soapboxes down a wild 295-yard course -- complete with split-second decisions, epic wipeouts, and a ...