VIDEOS: Hi-energy jinks lead to proposal at Red Bull race in Cork

We all know men love their motors but the action at yesterday’s Red Bull Soapbox Race proves a car doesn’t even need a motor for a man to fall in love.

Stepping out of his cart at the starting line on the giddy heights of St Patrick’s Hill, Paul Fennon, of team Count on Dracula, proposed to long-time girlfriend, Cat Dalton, in front of a crowd of thousands.

For anyone who didn’t hear her answer amid the cheers of spectators, a banner unfurled at the back of his soapbox read “She said Yes”.