The Red Bull Soapbox Race in Dallas over the weekend could probably not be better described than by the above photo: a covered wagon (with two stuffed oxen) soaring over a jump with only four narrow bicycle tires and a makeshift suspension to buffer the landing.
Team Oregon Trail would go on to win Red Bull Soapbox Race Dallas -- as voted by the panel of celebrity judges, which included superstar hurdler Lolo Jones and champion snowboarder Louie Vito.
Garth Milan/Red Bull Media HouseSecond place went to Da Vegas Bomb, a pink Cadillac. The Users, which competed in a side-by-side motorcycle set-up, finished third. Team Mutt Cutts, a rolling cartoon puppy (above photo), won the People's Choice Award.
But Red Bull Soapbox Race is about more than simply winning, crashing and dressing up in awesome costumes. The 67,000 spectators who lined the course and swarmed the pits were loving every minute of it -- and there was even an Elvis sighting!
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