THE GREAT BOTTLE RACE 2016 - The Race - Bydgoszcz / Poland


This is the ninth edition of the 3-day water festival.

 
3 days playgrounds, attractions, games and challenges. And for small children and big ones. And all organized by

 

Our adventure with this event is only about a year shorter and this year for the eighth time we organized The Great Bottle Race. This is the only race and a great challenge for the competing teams, because they all receive the same materials, and exactly the same number of them and the drive is only human muscle power.

A big thank to our sponsors, without whose help it would not happened.

 

 

 

As in the previous year it took off 18 teams and their creativity crossed another barrier. At the start we could watch, among others, green island, dolphin-mutant, viking boat, racing Ferrari, cruise catamaran, a boat with a crane, a space rocket and finally "carrot's thunder." Some of the crews at the expense of interior put on simplicity and speed.

But before the race started the whole week last contest "vote for the coolest boat with plastic bottles." The teams tried to gain the votes of fans presenting descriptions, photos and funny videos. And again the ingenuity of the teams tipped the scales of victory is one, then the other side. Finally, Internet users decided that the title of "coolest" boat received team of THE LAND OF CHARTER.

Just before the race was held the next stage of the competition - "noisy" one. The gathered fans making noise decide which boat they like the most. Measured with an accuracy of 0.1 dB pointed out that the winner of this unusual competition with a score 129,4 dB has been team Slawek % Friends / Gallery Pomerania.

Well, it's finally the most awaited moment. Teams to go to water and flowed to the starting line. The fight is not that easy, because apart from rivals must also overcome approx. 350-meter distance swimming against the tide and sometimes also the wind. And for some teams it is a hard challenge.

Even while waiting, the tension grows and, finally, on a signal given by the starter boats moved to the heroic battle. Long hours designing, building and training now should bring profit. Fierce battle was fought over the distance. A crowd of fans actively supported teams, cheering them and mobilizing for the increased effort. Because even though it's fun, but the sweetest taste is the taste of victory. The others have to swallow the bitterness of defeat.

 

And this year looks like the final classification:
1. Horus Innovative Materials Industry

2. The Land of Charter
3. Employers of Pomerania and Kujawy / Les Hygiena
4. Office of the City of Bydgoszcz
5. Higher School of Economics
6. University of Technology and Life Sciences
7. Eximo Project
8. Wild Boars
9. Remondis Bydgoszcz
10. Slawek and Friends / Gallery Pomeranian
11. Pronatura
12. Bydgoszcz Express
13. Joint Force Training Centre
14. Fort Poland
15. Housing Cooperative Budowlani
16. Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage
17. Emergency Number 112
18. Big Family Foundation 

 

Teams except the commemorative diplomas and gadgets donated by the City of Bydgoszcz received also unusual commemorative cups printed in 3D technology by CADMARIO and sponsored by Galeria Pomorska.



The safety of all competing teams watched as usual invaluable WOPR.

 
They are with us almost from the beginning and logisticly support us:

 

Watching this year's coverage, remember how it was in previous years: 201520142013, 201220112010 and 2009.

 


Również wielkie podziękowania dla firm i instytucji, które pomogły nam przy organizacji:

 

 

 

 



And at the end of a word from the originator and organizer of the Great Bottle Race, that's me.

Every year I ask myself the same question: is this time we will see some new solutions and which surprise us participating teams this time?
Attentively observe these design "suffering", fighting against adversity and against all odds. The effort put teams in the construction of boats and training. Moments of doubt and joy when they reach the subsequent stages of preparation. Fears of take off and explosion of joy at the finish.
I try to mobilize them when they do not go. I am happy when they are happy.

Thank you and I, because for me it's also a great adventure repeated every year, huge fun, amazing experience and the opportunity to meet wonderful people. Their ideas, boats, clothing, photos, videos are for me an enormous satisfaction and what drives me on. And although for me it is also a huge logistical effort and organization, for such emotions, teams and fans without any doubts it is worth to do it.

I shudder to think what it will be next year ...


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