Sucre is known for a variety of things, but one yearly highlight is the annual street race. For the past 3 months we have heard people tell us about this race that happens through the downtown streets of Sucre, but we really didn't know what to expect. This weekend we witnessed first hand. This race is a 2 day event that shuts down city streets and has cars, dirt bikes and four wheelers racing through the downtown at speeds of 60, 70 mph and faster, out into the country side and then back into the city finishing at the central plaza. Saturday is the qualifying time trials and Sunday is the final races. The race isn't the type where all the vehicles race at one time, but rather they do individual races competing against each others times. Below we have a few videos and some pictures of the event. If you think this sounds dangerous, it is. We have stories. Sucre is the only place in the world where this race happens through crowed city streets.
The cars don't look overly fast but they are stripped down and overhauled to race at extreme speeds.
This video is actually at the very start of a race. The car has just begun around the corner and is picking up speed.
This is actually the final 8 block stretch before the finish. The racers are hitting top speeds as they race toward the finish. Part of the course takes them outside through the countryside so the vehicles finish covered in dirt and mud.
