The Pushcart derby is a popular sporting event held every August in Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 where homemade carts that are used for street vending

Street food

Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place, such as a market or fair, by a hawker or vendor, often from a portable stall. While some street foods are regional, many are not, having spread beyond their region of origin. Most street food are both finger and fast...

, to transport items or as a racing cart take part in races like the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 soap box races

Soap Box Derby

The Soap Box Derby is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run in the United States since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio...

. The carts have been clocked at up to 60 miles per hour on a downhill homestretch.

The venue of the event is the Kaiser's Sports Club for the finals of the annual Push Cart Derby.

The pushcart derby in Jamaica is credited as the inspiration for the Jamaica national bobsled team

Jamaica national bobsled team

The Jamaican national bobsleigh team represents Jamaica in international bobsledding competitions. The team first gained fame during their debut in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where they gained international fame as the ultimate underdogs, representing a tropical...

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The pushcart derby is also featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut in the bobsleigh competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. It stars Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, and Rawle D...

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