`` Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022 '' report where handmade carts such as eating dolls, automatic ticket gates at stations, and oden stalls blew up the slopes of the Expo Memorial Park
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The `` Box Cart Race '', which runs on a slope with a handmade cart that does not have power such as an engine or battery, has been held all over the world since 2000 by Red Bull, known for energy drinks. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022 , which will be held in Japan for the first time in three years and will be held in Kansai for the first time, will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Osaka. So I took a closer look at the race, which was too unique and filled with incandescence and laughter.
Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022
You can see the state of the venue on the day by reading the following article.
The handmade cart race `` Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022 '' that advances only with gravity and human power was held in Japan for the first time in three years, so I've seen it Report, the venue looks like this-GIGAZINE
The race course set up at the venue looks like this. The total length is about 340m.
The start is on a pre-installed hill. There is a considerable incline at the beginning of the course, and it is a mechanism that accelerates with the weight of the cart and the operator.
At the Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022, the ranking will be determined by a comprehensive evaluation of three criteria: creativity (cart creativity), race time (running time from start to finish), and performance. This performance is a short performance performed by the whole team at the start corner before starting the race, and is one of the points that will greatly excite the competition.
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There is a judge's seat next to the start, and the judges will evaluate the performance on a scale of 10.
The judges for the Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022 are Yoshimoto Shinkigeki chairman
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After the performance, team members push the kart from behind to start. How much you can accelerate on the first slope is important. You can also see the pushing team members frantically chasing behind the cart.
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Immediately after going down the cart slope is a step with the Red Bull logo.
One of the highlights is whether you can maintain your speed over this step, and whether the cart will break due to the impact beyond the step.
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At the London Box Cart Race, blocks made of hardened hay were used on the walls of the course, but at the Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022, cushioning materials are covered with blinds, creating a Japanese-style atmosphere.
Of course, if you collide with this wall, not only will the cart decelerate greatly, but depending on the impact, the cart may break and hinder driving. Up to two cart drivers can ride, and it is necessary to control acceleration / deceleration and the direction of movement of the cart while adjusting the steering wheel and how to put weight on it.
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A huge torii gate was installed on the course that cuts through the bamboo forest.
Just after passing through this torii, the road is quite gradual, so the cart will slow down greatly here. Sometimes team members chased the cart from behind and pushed the cart again from behind.
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After that, three huge balloons that imitate pufferfish, kushikatsu, and takoyaki are waiting for you.
While avoiding obstacles, it is necessary to proceed without moss.
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The course up to this point was relatively straight, but here there is a sudden sharp curve.
Osaka Castle is drawn on the bank. Of course, it is OK to attack this bank, and the crowd gave a big applause to the kart that roared down the bank imitating a stone wall.
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Furthermore, after the bank of Osaka Castle, there is another big bank.
The bank has a steep slope, so if you attack here well, you can expect the final acceleration.
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Beyond the last bank, beyond the curve ......
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A goal awaits.
After crossing the goal arch, comedy duo
The driver is interviewed by
The spectators gave warm applause to the participants after finishing the goal.
© Kunihisa Kobayashi / Red Bull Content Pool
Many entertainers participated in the kart race on the day of the Osaka tournament, which was held in Japan for the first time in three years and the first time in Kansai. Below is the cart of the Kansai local information program '
After all 44 teams finished running, the awards ceremony began. Below are the judges Sutchi, Anmika, Maggie, Ukyo Sasaoka, and Sakura Yosumi.
The BEST CRASH award, which is given to the kart that showed the most spectacular crash, was awarded to the team from Aichi prefecture, 'I want to eat fried dinosaurs.'
It was a wonderful kart that imitated a dinosaur, but the upper and lower jaws were blown off just after going over the step just after the start, and the venue burst into laughter.
© Kunihisa Kobayashi / Red Bull Content Pool
This is how I feel when I reach the goal. The pilot has the tail of a dinosaur that blew off while driving.
The festival team won the BEST BEAUTY award given to the most beautiful kart.
This is a cart that beautifully reproduces the Mikoshi of Japanese festivals. It's hard to tell from the image, but I was very impressed with how the golden part shone in the sunlight. The phoenix attached to the zenith is a woman who is one of the drivers.
A view from the back of the Mikoshi cart of the festival bastard team.
And the MOST SPEED award given to the kart that hits the fastest speed on the speedometer on the way is the
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At the bank just before the finish line, on the big bank, it was too fast to turn, and a miracle happened when it flipped over and pierced the fence, causing the audience to burst into laughter. After that, I crossed the last corner with the help of the staff and crossed the finish line.
© Kunihisa Kobayashi / Red Bull Content Pool
Since the winners will be announced for the first time at the award ceremony, I called out to Komazawa Isolation, but they did not appear. According to information from Ms. Ammika, who had apparently collided with a fence and had headed to the hospital just in case, it was decided that the award would be handed out at a later date.
and the announcement of the overall standings. The third place was the team 'S&Company'.
The two drivers are dressed in costumes that imitate eating dolls, and the team members who push the cart from behind are dressed as
Team “Drinking and Productions” ranked 2nd overall
This is the cart of 'Drinking and Production' taken before the race. It is a cart that faithfully reproduces the oden stall, and in addition to the banners and lanterns installed, the chairs are beer cases.
However, the roof of this oden stall was severely damaged by the wind pressure and impact immediately after the start and fell. The exterior peels off more and more during the race ......
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Immediately after the goal, it is almost a skeleton. In addition to the spectacular crash, the unique style of the two pilots facing each other and pulling the steering wheel was also very unique.
And the team that won the overall ranking of Red Bull Box Cart Race Osaka 2022 was 'Team MATEX'.
'Four elite people from small press makers Matex Seiko and Seiwa Kogyo', and their skills are fully utilized in the cart. The design of the kart seems to mimic a tool, but in the performance right after the start, the exterior is stripped off, and instead of a drill, the head of the kart turns into a strange design. In addition, the pilot is also a tiger mask with a school bag on his back, giving the judges a sense of surrealism. However, the speed was considerable, and the race was blown up with tremendous momentum.
After the awards ceremony, the three teams stood on the podium and poured champagne.
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