Benoni Bobsled bulldozes rest for win in Sandton
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Getting the cart together took a month, spending a few hours on it on Saturdays.
“I definitely thought our idea was crazy enough and creative enough to stand a chance to win. From the get-go I thought we had a chance; we had a look around and the response we got was good. We thought at least top five, but when we ended up winning ,it was a surprise,” said Gareth Turner, who drove the team to success.
For runners-up Team Bathtime, they were inspired by the Red Bull branding with a bathtub going down the hill and decided to replicate it.
“It took three months and lots of late nights to build it. We expected to do well – we said we wanted to win. We didn’t have an idea of who was coming and what kind of creativity there was. We said we were going to give it our all to get a podium (placing). We gave our everything and it was great. Wouldn’t want to do it again and then it ends differently. It’s a memory we want to cherish,” said Johan Niemand.
Third placed team Ballberions Dragon had one of the best-looking carts.
“It’s quite a lengthy process from deciding to enter to drawing up plans, getting them accepted and starting to build. It’s joyful because the dream comes true and everyone pulls in. Coming together to do something fun and completely ludicrous is great. We had an aluminium frame welded, and the building of the heads took a long time. It was two months, all in all,” said Neels Clasen.
He said his teammate Etienne’s crowd-pleasing factor of lying under the cart was always a winner.
“We did our first test run two nights before the actual race.”
The three teams beat 68 others who took part.