Soap Box Derby

Soap Box Derby team building activity tests communication skills, collaboration and the resourcefulness of your team as they build the ultimate F1 full scale soap box racing car!

Overview

Get ready to take on our exciting and fast paced Soap Box Derby team building activity, as you and your racing team work together to build their very own human powered F1 Soap box.

What’s involved?

All teams must design, build and market their own Soap box cart and race it against the other teams. Whether it’s an F1, rally or cart – you can make your ride your own!

As in reality, much can go wrong, so testing and modification are a continuous process, as is practicing pit stop changes and grid starts. The teams will have to build their car to a set of specifications and these must pass the official testing before allowed on the race track! Safety is paramount and the teams also build a crash helmet for the driver and the pit crew.

When all the team’s racing cars have passed the ‘scrutiny test’ then the racing begins. Teams take turns to line up on the grid for a number of races, to test the skill and speed of the driver and the pit crew. They will race head to head with other teams and have to complete the pit stop challenge where they change wheels part way through the racing. The activity concludes with race qualification to determine grid positions. Finally, the Grand Prix moment has arrived.

All team endeavours will be over in a flicker as the lights flash and all teams compete for the chequered flag!