It’s that time of the year again! The hottest action sports event in South Africa is back at the V&A Waterfront this February. With such a sick line-up for the month of Feb in Cape Town, they made sure Ultimate X would be first up on 1 February, 2014! Seeing as though it’s month end and you’ll have reasonably full pockets, we made sure we weren’t going to miss out after a hard hitting Summer!
Hunter’s eXtreme – ULTIMATE X 2014
Cape Town is playing host yet again to the country’s largest action sports and lifestyle event, the Hunters eXtreme – Ultimate X 2014 festival, which will take place on Saturday 1 February! The Gateway Canal at the V&A Waterfront will be transformed once again into an extreme sporting paradise filled with death defying stunts and tricks, performed by the best of the best action sport athletes from BMX, FMX, MTB, SKATE and WAKE boarding that SA has to offer.
The event, which is in its fifth year, expects thousands of sports-loving spectators to attend the day-long festival in the Mother City. Gates open at 10am and close at 9pm, followed by an after party which starts at 7pm on site with top local DJ’s and VAN COKE KARTEL headlining the night.
A Word From The Founder – Markus Museler (Ultimate X)
We’ve really stepped things up this year to stage an action sports event that meets international standards. With record crowds and unbelievable performances from local and international athletes, this is without a doubt the most unforgettable Ultimate X to date.
Watch international competitors in action like Alastair Sayer (FMX), Paul Ryan (BMX), Jordan Elizondo-Darwin (wake) and Moses Adams (skate) plus extreme local stars such as Mike Oyston on FMX; David Rigby on BMX; skater Ant De Mendonca; wakeboarder Melissa Colborne and on the MTB trial, Andrew Guess. The country’s best riders in each discipline will compete for a piece of R120 000 in cash prizes and the title of Hunters eXtreme Ultimate X champion.
Mike Silver, of experiential marketing partner Stretch, said that this year’s festival would be bigger and better than ever before, “We are taking things to the next level this year. Spectators can expect to be amazed with some of the largest ride infrastructure ever seen in South Africa with other incredible stunts and offerings on the schedule, the festival this year will not disappoint,” said Silver, who together with Old School Productions, conceptualised and executed the festival since it kicked off five years ago.
New to Ultimate X in 2014 is the introduction of the Cross Country Ultimate Eliminator. This is a new heat racing format from the UCI World Cup and will combine the top riders in the country from across various cycling disciplines as they battle it out along the explosive straights and over technical obstacles in order to be crowned the ultimate champion.
Pre-bought tickets from Computicket cost R150 each. Tickets are also available at the gate at R200 for adults and R60 for kids between the ages of six and eight years old. (Children under four get in free). Gates open at 10am and close at 9pm. of February 2014.
COMPETITION TIME
My buddies over at Ultimate X and Stretch have given me an amazing R2,000 hamper to give-away to one of my eXtreme readers! The competition is open to anyone and I will make it as quick and easy as possible to enter! See what you can win below!
The Prize
2 x UltimateX full day passes
Hunter’s eXtreme MP3 player
Limited Edition Fox leather wallet
Hunter’s eXtreme 6 pack
Hunter’s eXtreme flat peak cap
Hunter’s eXtreme metal water bottle
UltimateX flash disk
Sticker pack from the sponsors
Red Bulletin magazine
DC credit card bottle opener
How To Enter
Like Ultimate X on Facebook [here] and my Mr Cape Town Blog [here].
Follow @Ultimate_X_ and @MrCPT on Twitter. You can follow the conversation using the #UltimateX hashtag!
Like and RT this competition in the top left and right corners to share it with your buddies.
Enter On The Blog
Leave a comment in the comments section below telling me which genre your are most looking forward to watching at Ultimate X 2014 and why? Make sure you leave your correct details and email addy!
Enter On Twitter
Tweet the following – WIN a R2,000 @Ultimate_X_ hamper with @MrCPT for the event on 1 Feb at @VandAWaterfront. Here’s how: http://ow.ly/slpx8
Full Event Schedule
Liked and liked. I am most keen to see the FMX show. I spent my summer holidays learning to ride. I’ve taken my first tumble and I got back on. Oh yeah, I’m a 25-year old girl, and I’m going to kick ass when I get my own wheels! 🙂
Looking forward to FMX the most, at previous Ultimate X events the FMX has stood put the most! The tricks the guys do are insane and fun to watch! Fellow FMX supporter outside of Ultimate X and so keen to see some of the riders and their bikes! Something i want to get into one day!!
Has to be the Van Coke Kartel cos I love me a GREAT party, and from what I hear, them homies definitely KNOW how to party!!!!
Im looking forward to watching the Skating competitions. I think a person has to be really freaking brave and talented to do skate stunts. its so awesome.
Awesome !!!
Genre… mmm what genre… well I am a huge fan of BMXing and anything to do with Ramps and Speed after watching Nitro Circus in 2010.
I love sitting in the crowd when something amazing happens so I’d love to be there when a few world records are broken in the mother city 😉
After last year’s awesome event I am stoked to watch the FMX guys ripping shit up!! The 6 man sequential jump was my highlight.. SICK SICK SICK!!!
Im really looking forward to the FMX because I also ride dirt bikes but enduro and I love anything extreme. It’s my birthday on the 26 January and I’d love to come and watch everything and see Jed Nery perform!
My heart will always belong to skateboarding.
It is always such a treat to watch every year. It never gets old, because we get new, up and coming talent competing every year. Plus, we’ve got all the old boys tearing shit up, showing the kids how it’s done.
Everything else is just a bonus!
liked and tweeted, as my passion is bmx i would love to see the top gent pull of some inspiring stunts, i heard there’s some rumours of international athletes competing against SA top Bmxers again this year,this i really need to see, been missing the ultimate x every year as i stay in Pretoria, winning this price will be the ultimate experience as a actions sports enthusiast
Such an amazing prize, such an awesome event! BMX finals and FMX shows are going to total rock can’t wait to see some of the tricks and elevations these guys get – epic! Hoping in win Mr CT! 🙂
All really, I have a true appreciation of all athletes in the extreme sports field, but gun to my head I’d have to say FMX. Can’t beat the sound of a bike.
My favorite is always the MTB trickery and madness! Asthma inducing for an avid supporter though… Hehe 😀
Really looking forward to the BMX and FMX events. I drive a motorbike so I obviously love any stunts you can do with one, especially BIG AIR, so why not come to Ultimate X to see the best SA has to offer. My brother also loves his bmx so he’d definitely love to see guys do some sick tricks. I’ve heard Ultimate X is not an event we want to miss so we’re super excited!!
Looking forward to see some skating. Trick are always some next level shit.
What category?
Ultimate X is the only category.
Awesomeness at its best!! I love dirt bikes, so FMX is at the top of my list, BMX’ing as well, but then again I just love extreme sports…so everything will be at the top of MY list!!!
I’m most looking forward to the motocross sports and to see the tricks and stunts these guys perform. I’ve always been the ultimate FOX girl and will support nothing else! Please give me the opportunity to be part of this event! 🙂
Last year’s event was unreal, and 2014 is set to be even more insane! FMX is always a show stopper and in such limited space, the tricks the riders thre down last year were too epic. I’m really looking forward to the MTB category this year. MTB as a sport is growing massively and being able to have a competition at an event this size is going to do wonders fot the sport. Two wheel sofr the win. 2014 Ultimate_X is a must!
Each genre has an aspect that blows my mind..
The one I’m looking forward to the most..probably the wakeboarding. Besides the competitors being absolutely amazing, you have the added bonus of getting splashed, and if it’s going to be as hot as last years event that is def a bonus! FMX, BMX and Skate – at times I was too scared to watch – these guys really take it to another level – but yet you just can’t look away.
After attending last years event, I’m Super Excited for this year!!
Definitely the BMX and SKATE- these are two badass sports that I’ve always wanted to “own”. I had the bmx and I had the skateboard but never had the talent 🙁 Even though I sucked at it, I absolutely love and appreciate the skills that so many other people have.
FMX for sure. There’s just something about a man in uniform (doing flips on a motorbike)
I am most looking the the FMX bikers… Why? Because a heart stopping dose of pure awesome is what every girl needs!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME.. 😀
I am definitely looking forward to seeing the FMX riders!!! I used to quad and wanted to learn to ride a 2 wheeler but never got the opportunity 🙁 buuut it’s a really kick ass sport to watch and I absolutely CANNOT wait!
This is gonna be EPIC! 😀 🙂
WOOHOO!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Single Dad in Cape Town looking to take my 9 years MX Crazy son to the show, he will go absolutely nuts!!!
This would be the perfect addition to my weekend in Cape Town end of Jan! Been a long time fan of many of the skaters that are competing there and Would love to see the FMX show! Please Mr. Cape Town I’ll do anything!!!
I’m a waterbaby so I’m definitely looking forward to the Wakeboarding!
I am really supa excited cannot wait to take my kids especially my precious son to this awesome event…he just loves skate boarding although his forever falling on it and trying all the tricks you can think of he just wont give up. this is a surprise for all of them and cant wait to see the look on his face if we get there!!! so pls pick me so that i can share this wonderful prize with him…mch appreciated for the comp! would really love to win this amazing prize 😀
Like, tweeted, shared, liked, tweeted and shared again on Twitter and Facebook. So badly want this! Make my day Mr Cape Town!!!
FMXBMXSKATEWAKELIFESTYLE!!
Ultimate cannot be restricted…
keen to see the FMX show