Cars raced from Australia’s most western end to the top end sold for cancer research

ABC NEWS (Australia)

After rallying across the country in their 15-hundred-dollar cars drivers in this year's Winter Shitbox Rally have auctioned off their beloved vehicles. The proceeds raised from selling the cars which have raced thousands of kilometres from Perth to Darwin all go towards cancer research.

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00:00After a formidable cross-country adventure, it's time for these shitboxers to find their

00:08forever homes.

00:09I'm not going to say too much about it because it's got to be auctioned off, so it's going

00:12really well.

00:13It's not held by zip ties or have no suspension or anything like that at the moment.

00:20Over the past nine days, these cars and their drivers have ventured from Perth to Darwin

00:25to raise money for cancer research, leaving participants with a mix of emotions.

00:30A bit sad it's finished, happy to be out of the koalas.

00:33A bit emotional because we're leaving our car, we've had it for four years, we've done

00:38four rallies and it hasn't faulted us and this morning it paid justice, she died.

00:46While the shitbox rally and auction provides a bit of fun and excitement, the cause behind

00:50the fundraiser cuts close to home for many of those involved.

00:53We have probably about 80-90% of the people that do the rally do it because they're doing

00:58it in honour of somebody that they've loved and lost or someone that is battling cancer.

01:02I've got my own history with cancer in my early 20s, so I know what it means that we

01:07need to have first class research.

01:09As of Saturday morning, the event had raised more than $2.6 million for cancer research,

01:14and the numbers were expected to edge higher due to sales from the auction.

01:18It's a really good idea, we support it whenever we can, look at the cars, look at the people

01:22here.

01:23Pretty stoked, the first one has got a set of golf clubs on the top, which is probably worth

01:26holding the car, so that's nice.

01:28While this trip might be over, the rally is going nowhere fast.

01:32Another event from Alice Springs to Brisbane, just months away.

01:35What color a show is going nowhere, it comes to Australian extrapolating most of those who

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01:58seats or instead?

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