The Soapbox Race, a fancy-dress race in homemade carts, took place in Moscow on Sunday.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe Soapbox Race, a fancy-dress race in homemade carts, took place in Moscow on Sunday.
The Soapbox Race, a fancy-dress race in homemade carts, took place in Moscow on Sunday.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankSeveral hundred teams took part in qualifying stages, the best of them making it through to the finals in Moscow. The teams all put together their “cars” themselves.
Several hundred teams took part in qualifying stages, the best of them making it through to the finals in Moscow. The teams all put together their “cars” themselves.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe rules of the race dictate that the vehicle must be able to negotiate a narrow track with obstacles along the way. They can only be propelled by the competitors themselves and only at the start.
The rules of the race dictate that the vehicle must be able to negotiate a narrow track with obstacles along the way. They can only be propelled by the competitors themselves and only at the start.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe boxes where the race vehicles were prepared for the start were transformed into training areas.
The boxes where the race vehicles were prepared for the start were transformed into training areas.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThere was no limit to the imagination of the race participants when it came to assembling their vehicles – objects used ranged from four-poster beds to drum trap sets. A prerequisite for the participants to be selected was to act as an incendiary launch for the show.
There was no limit to the imagination of the race participants when it came to assembling their vehicles – objects used ranged from four-poster beds to drum trap sets. A prerequisite for the participants to be selected was to act as an incendiary launch for the show.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe jury also took into account the style of the carriages and the artistry of the participants.
The jury also took into account the style of the carriages and the artistry of the participants.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankThe penalty for making a mistake along the roughly half-kilometer route was a penalty of seconds being added to the team’s finishing time by the judges.
The penalty for making a mistake along the roughly half-kilometer route was a penalty of seconds being added to the team’s finishing time by the judges.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankAround 1,000 people came to Krylatskiye Kholmy to watch the colorful performance.
Around 1,000 people came to Krylatskiye Kholmy to watch the colorful performance.
© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankSoapbox Races first took place in England in 1934. This was the first time this kind of event had been held in the Russian capital.
Soapbox Races first took place in England in 1934. This was the first time this kind of event had been held in the Russian capital.