Now with the dust settling after Red Bull X-Fighters at the Union Buildings, we go a little deeper into the behind the scenes of this live production

1 Event

2 Hours of Live TV Production

17000 Fans

12 Riders

7.600 cubic meters of dirt

4 days setup and rehearsals at the Union Buildings

21 Live Cameras including 2 high speed cameras and 1 Live Riders GoPro

14.5 Kilometres of cabling

38 Microphones dotted around the track

1 Wingcam capturing the action from directly above and below – traveling 176.5 meters from side to side

81 South African TV Crew

4 hours to pack everything up

0 Drones 🙂

A Red Bull Media House Production in association with Silver Bullet and supported by Media Outside Broadcast