How an Over-Engineered Kart Won the Red Bull Soapbox Race

It took over a year to make.

Jun 4, 2026

The YouTube channel Donut chronicles the process of building "one of the most over-engineered gravity cars of all time" to compete in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

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