Red Bull Shay iMoto 2026 Key Visual

Red Bull Shay' iMoto

Suncoast, Durban

Buy Tickets
Red Bull Shay iMoto 2026 Key Visual
Sam Sam performs at Red Bull Shay'moto in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 16, 2024

Watch Replay on Red Bull TV

Red Bull Shay 'iMoto replay

Red Bull Shay' iMoto is a raw motorsport spectacle that sees Mzansi’s 16 best spinners clash in elimination battles. Each driver will unleash 2:30 of nonstop spins through brutal obstacles, sliding targets, 360s in tight boxes, wall-kisses at insane speeds, and barrel drifts. Judged on control, creativity, style, and crowd frenzy by four experts plus fan votes via LED wristbands, it's precision meets performance art. Buckle up!

What is Red Bull Shay' iMoto?

Part motorsport spectacle, part cultural phenomenon, 100% South African. Born in the streets of SA's townships, spinning has evolved into one of the country's most electrifying competitive sports. Red Bull Shay' iMoto brings together the top 16 spinners in the nation for an elimination-style championship that separates the skilled from the legendary. Here's how it goes down: Each driver has 2 minutes and 30 seconds to navigate a punishing obstacle course while keeping their car locked in a continuous spin. They'll slide around tight targets, pull off 360s in confined boxes, kiss walls at terrifying speeds, and power-slide through barrel corridors—all while being judged on control, creativity, style, and their ability to set the crowd on fire. This is head-to-head combat where precision meets performance art. Four expert judges score each run, but there's a fifth judge that matters most: you. The crowd votes using LED wristbands, making every cheer, every gasp, every moment of collective awe part of the competition. Over two hours of high-stakes elimination rounds, only one driver will emerge as the Red Bull Shay' iMoto Champion. Will it be a defending legend or a rising star ready to claim their throne? This is South African motorsport like you've never seen it before.
Watch highlights

Jean "Panjaro" Kruger is the reigning Red Bull Shay' iMoto champion - and he earned that title in Durban. In August2025, the Mahikeng native took down defending champion Boksie in a final that shook Suncoast Casino, using his brother Austin's car to claim the crown. The younger Kruger brother has gone from watching from the sidelines to standing on top of the podium. Now he returns to the same Durban soil to do what very few have managed: defend the title. The trophy came home once. Panjaro plans to keep it there.