Incredible homemade carts whizz through London in soapbox race
Red Bull's famous Soapbox Race returned to London over the weekend, which saw 59 teams compete in homemade carts - including this amazing Harry Potter-inspired Knight Bus vehicle. The competition challenges racers to reach the end of a downhill track without any engines or power systems, which means their carts can't be propelled by anything other than gravity!
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The 42 metre course was installed at London's Alexandra Palace, with thousands of people gathering to watch the event. Not every team makes it to the end, and sometimes the soapbox carts break apart during the race!
Lots of teams took part in fancy dress, with some racers inspired by The Simpsons TV show and the Mario Kart games.
This soapbox cart, called Swifty Air and inspired by Taylor Swift, lived up to its name to get some serious air time whilst going over a ramp and tumbling into the haybales!
The Hurry Houdinis were crowned as this year's winners, but the team didn't expect a first place finish. They said that "the wheel hubs arrived on Friday, so it was really down to the wire if we could go or not", but that "it felt electric to win".
Also achieving a podium finish were the Every Can Counts team, who were awarded third place with their vehicle Chitty Chitty Can Can. The team were racing to raise awareness of recycling and said that their journey through the track was "surprisingly smooth"!
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