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The Red Bull Box Cart Race returned to South Africa over the weekend taking place in the colourful streets of Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. No potholes, cobblestones, or unfinished bridges could stop The Potjie Boytjies team from winning the race.
The streets were brightened with cheer when 22 000 spectators attended the global event featuring over 50 teams, with the most peculiar concept carts, attempting to go down the racetrack in the fastest time.
The Potjie Boytjies used their pot-like structured cart to navigate through the track, designed by Giniel De Villiers, at a fast pace. The team of five from Stellenbosch also delivered the most impressive skit performance ahead of their race, which wowed the judges and played an integral role in their victory. Teams were judged on the creative concept of their carts, entertainment factor and speed.
The judging panel had their hands full as they witnessed entertaining skits, crashes and a few DNFs. The panel included musicians Courtnaé Paul and Nasty C, international German racer and half of the Red Bull Drift Brothers Team, Elias Hountondji, 2009 Dakar Rally winner and Red Bull athlete Giniel De Villiers, vibe bringer Smech Precious and DHL Stormers hooker Siyabonga ‘Scarra’ Ntubeni.
The Potjie Boytjies wanted to celebrate the return and countrywide cheer of this event through their concept.
“When we decided to submit our form three months ago, part of the discussion was looking at what it means to have the Box Cart Race coming back to South Africa after four years,” commented the Red Bull Box Cart winning team in South Africa, The Potjie Boytjies. “We knew we had to do something uniquely South African, so we thought what better way than to have a potjie pot which symbolises a mixture and melting pot of flavours just like our country is a melting pot of different cultures and different people. We saw that as a good representation of our country and just a weird thing to see on wheels.”
Photos by Craig Kolesky, Wayne Reiche, Mpumelelo Macu and Tyrone Bradley / Red Bull Content Pool.
