Albany Soapbox Club

🏁💛💚 RACE MEET THIS SUNDAY! 💚💛🏁

After a few weather-affected meets, we’re finally back on the hill! 🙌

Come down to Apex Drive this Sunday, 16th August, and enjoy an action-packed morning of soapbox racing! 🏎️💨

⏰ 9.30am start
📍 Apex Drive, Albany
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All welcome!

Bring the family, grab a spot along the track and cheer on our racers as they battle it out! 🏁

We’d love to see plenty of familiar and new faces down there supporting the Albany Soapbox Club Inc. 💚💛

RACE. FUN. COMMUNITY. 🏁

See you Sunday! 👋💚💛

Unfortunately, due to the weather forecast, today’s Albany Soapbox Club race meet has been cancelled. 🌧️

The safety of our racers, volunteers and spectators always comes first.

We know this is disappointing, but we’ll be back on the hill as soon as conditions allow.

Our next race meet will be held on Sunday, 9th August. 🏁

Keep an eye on our page for any further updates. Stay safe, and we’ll see you all at the next race meet!

🌦️ Fingers crossed the rain gods hold off for this Sunday’s race meet! 🤞

It’s been a while since we’ve had the chance to get back on the hill, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone again.

📍 Apex Drive
🕘 9:00 AM

Pack your helmets, bring the family, and let’s hope for clear skies! See you all there! 🏁💙

Today’s race meet has been cancelled due to the rain. Sorry for the late notice everyone

A little trip down memory lane to what Soapbox Championships looked like back in 1993! 🚚🏁

We’ve attached a few photos (copies of the original photos we still have) taken during the 1993 Championships. At the time, this was believed to be the largest number of karts ever towed up the hill at once — from memory, around 60 karts! It was truly an incredible sight and something spectacular to witness.

To make it happen, the tow hitch had to be heavily modified to safely tow that many karts up the hill. Looking back at these photos 32 years later has certainly brought back many great memories.

The truck behind the job was a Kenworth K100, powered by a 475HP Detroit diesel engine with an 18-speed Road Ranger gearbox, generously donated in service for the Championships.

What makes this story even more special is that there were no family ties to the Club — it was simply done as a true act of community spirit. Personal time and the truck were fully donated to help make the Championships possible.

A huge thank you to Bob and Rita Mears for sharing these memories and helping us reflect on just how far Soapbox racing has come over the years. ❤️🏁

Finally, after a two-month break (with last month’s race day cancelled due to rain) following our National Championships at Easter, we were finally back racing for our Race Day/Papa Smurf Day! 🏁💙

It was so nice to come together again, enjoy an awesome day of racing, and finally have the chance to debrief on our Championships.

Papa Smurf Day is a special day where kids are encouraged to race with a happy smile, help out around the club, impress our President, and have the chance to receive a beautiful trophy made and donated by our President, Larry.

A huge congratulations to Saleem for making the President and committee proud with all the effort you put into the club. Your sportsmanship, willingness to help our younger club members, and helping with set up and pack down never go unnoticed. We are incredibly proud of you! It’s definitely sad knowing this is your last year racing with us.

Our next race meet will be on Sunday 21st June at our usual hill on Apex Dr. We hope to see everyone there for another fantastic day of racing! 🏎️

Race meet this weekend – Sunday 24th from 9am! 🏁

Come down and check out what Soapbox racing is all about. We welcome everyone to come along, watch the action, and even have a go in our tandem soapbox to experience the thrill for yourself!

Bring the family and enjoy a great morning track side. See you all there! 🚗💨

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums out there! We hope you all had a wonderful day filled with love, laughter, and special memories.

Love from everyone at Albany Soapbox Club 💐🏁

** EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER **

🏁 Race Meet – Sunday, 3rd May! 🏁

This will be our first race meet back since our Easter Championships, and we’re gearing up for a big one! 💥

Fingers crossed for sunshine 🌞— let’s hope the rain holds off so we can enjoy a great morning at the track.

Come down, bring the energy, and let’s make it a fun-filled day!

See you all trackside! 🚗💨

Australian National Soapbox Championships hosted in Albany The 64th Australian National Soapbox Championship was a successful day of racing, community spirit, and high-energy competition on Mt Clarence on Easter Saturday.