Section 8: Safety Considerations
Red Bull Soapbox Race is amateur but presents real injury risk — vehicles reach 40-60 km/h downhill with jumps. Mandatory equipment: full-face motorcycle helmet, eye protection, gloves, elbow + knee pads, closed-toe shoes. Pre-event vehicle safety inspection covers structural integrity, brakes, steering, driver harness/restraint. Course safety: padded crash barriers, hay-bale buffers around obstacles, on-course medical at every jump + tight turn, ambulance + EMT + AED at finish, on-call hospital partnership for major events. Weather-stop authority: rain may halt event for safety. Driver pre-race medical screening + waiver acknowledging amateur-event risk profile. Spectators kept behind crash barriers at all critical course points.