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Saturday, September 26, 2009. Downtown Los Angeles.

Sky divers for the Red Bull Soapbox Race jumped from a helicopter at 5000 feet, landing in Pershing Square.

While it had plenty of speed, Team Boarderline's racer bent a wheel after brushing the hay bales and wrecked shortly after.

While it had plenty of speed, Team Boarderline's racer bent a wheel after brushing the hay bales and wrecked shortly after.

These two certainly looked the part, but timid choices to avoid jumps and the banking brought out boos from the crowd.

The San Francisco vehicle driven by Sean Fealey took first place at the Red Bull Soapbox Race Los Angeles on Saturday.

This young fan got a hubcap from Team Ironheade, which won the competition.

Corona's Troy Lee designs racing parts for a living, so it isn't surprising that his vehicle made a smooth run.

These female pirates got boos for avoiding the course's more interesting elements.

Too much speed into the center divider led Zantor Whipple into one of the day's first big crashes. Despite face-planting into the ramp, Whipple jumped up afterward.

Too much speed into the center divider led Zantor Whipple into one of the day's first big crashes. Despite face-planting into the ramp, Whipple jumped up afterward.

Too much speed into the center divider led Zantor Whipple into one of the day's first big crashes. Despite face-planting into the ramp, Whipple jumped up afterward.

Jeff Woolson's craft chipped a tooth on the top of the banking, ending his forward momentum and leaving the vehicle upside down.

Jeff Woolson's craft chipped a tooth on the top of the banking, ending his forward momentum and leaving the vehicle upside down.

Another victim of the banking's upper rail, Jeffrey Bell's Falkor ride was going well until the turn at 5th and Grand.

Another victim of the banking's upper rail, Jeffrey Bell's Falkor ride was going well until the turn at 5th and Grand.

Another victim of the banking's upper rail, Jeffrey Bell's Falkor ride was going well until the turn at 5th and Grand.

The center divider unceremoniously decapitated Yoshi when Alex Welcing failed to successfully choose a direction.

Cal State Northridge came up big in the college ranks, as Patrick Martin and John Terceman successfully piloted their craft on a clean run.

?American Idol? contestant Kimberly Caldwell expresses her appreciation for The Human Experience.

UCLA's racer did more than USC's, but this run-in with the wall sent driver David Ruiz flying.

Once it lost its front wheels, KIIS-FM's racer didn't have much going for it.

The Long Beach based racer took a clean run under the direction of driver Chance Decker.

Grant Delgatty pilots his Winnebego as Dark Helmet enroute to a second-place finish.

Coming over the first jump, Roland Sands and Donny Emler seem unsure how their Delorean will handle the landing.

The team from Broomfield, Colorado sends its racer on its way enroute to a third-place finish and a People's Choice award.

Team Ironheade celebrates their first-place finish.

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