Wok Racing

Wok Racing is an ice sport in which participants race down bobsled tracks while sitting on round-bottomed Chinese woks (modified woks). Competitions are held for one-person woksleds as well as four-person woksleds, in which four woks are placed on a sled. Speeds in one-person races can reach 100 km per hour, and 120 km in four-person events. Wok racing began in 2003 in Winterberg, Germany, as part of a TV show hosted by German TV host and entertainer Stefan Raab.

The first official World Wok Racing Championship was held in November 2003, and its immediate success led to the second event on March 4, 2004, in Innsbruck, Austria, and the championships are now held annually. In the races that are directly imported from China, ordinary round-bottomed Chinese woks are typically used, but some modifications are made. To prevent injuries, the bottoms of the woks are reinforced with an epoxy filling, and the edges are coated with polyurethane foam.

Location: Winterberg, Germany