Adventure Racing
Watch all the action from the 2017 Dinghy Derby
The 37th annual Red Bull Dinghy Derby delivered a weekend of raw, high-octane thrills along the mighty Murray River.
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2017 Red Bull Dinghy Derby - Event Clip
2017 Red Bull Dinghy Derby - Event Clip
The Riverland Dinghy Derby has earned its position as a not-to-be-missed event that provides some of the most unique, and action-packed racing for both participants and spectators alike. This year did not disappoint. Sunday's 90km+ circuit saw over 80 souped-up dinghies across four classes race up the Murray River and surrounding creeks of Renmark, South Australia.
For the second year runnning, Matt Thur and Shane Palat claimed the top step after carving through the challenging course in an impressive time of 1 hour and 14 minutes, followed closely by Adam Price and Trevor Telling in second place (1:16:22) and Cliff and Jayd Glover in third place (1:17:34).
If you’ve never seen Red Bull Dinghy Derby before, it’s almost like motocross on water.
Defending champ Matt Thur was clearly proud of his mammoth effort, “It took me ten years but we’ve won two in a row now so I’m really ecstatic.” When asked about the experience, he said, “If you’ve never seen Red Bull Dinghy Derby before, it’s almost like motocross on water. Dinghy racing is a unique sport, it’s a lot of fun, and you get to race against an awesome bunch of people in our hometown, Renmark.”
Check out more action from this all-Aussie event over at redbull.com.au/dinghyderby
