Wok racing is a sport developed by the German TV host and entertainer Stefan Raab in which modified woks are used to make timed runs down an Olympic bobsleigh track. There are competitions for one-person woksleds and four-person woksleds, the latter using four woks per sled.
Georg Hackl's four-person woksled during the Wok World Championship 2006 in Innsbruck
An ordinary wok
Stefan Raab and Georg Hackl at the Wok-WM 2008
Stefan Konrad Raab is a German television producer, businessman, and former entertainer and television host. From 1999 to 2015, he hosted the late-night comedy talk show TV total and has also created a number of other television shows, such as Schlag den Raab and Bundesvision Song Contest.
Raab at a Eurovision Song Contest 2010 press conference
Raab during the "TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge" in 2010
Raab performing "Satellite" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Raab and Georg Hackl after the 2008 Wok world championship