2009 Malaysia GP - Promotion Event

Some of the photo taken from shopping mall in Malaysia. The heat is not as great as last year for some reason.

2008 Renault – This car collected 80 solid point home for the last F1 season

Front view – As you can see, no one is interested in this car

Top view – ING is going to pull out at the end of 2009 season

From a higher angle – The floor is deserted (sort of)

In a separate place, Petronas Malaysia did a larger scale of promotion in Suria KLCC shopping complex.

BMW Sauber booth

2009 BMW Sauber – 135 was the total points collected by this machine

Black face – Not so professional model standing next to the car (she’s not even smiling!)

Rear View – This rear wing design is a history

Apart from displaying the F1 machine, there was a challenge event as well. The prize was a watch from Cortina watch worth RM1500. I was too late, no change on participating the event (last year I did!)

And the challenge was…

Refuelling Challenge (refuelling or refueling… who cares)

Acrylic F1 car and refuelling simulator, all the way from Germany

Front view – Fragile! Handle with care!

The “Real” Fuel hose

Fill it up, the light will be lighted up when the fuel hose touches the sensor.

When the lights reach the top (the white triangle piece), pull it out place it on the stage and you are done.

The score board. 10 seconds of fuel, this one is an incomplete cycle

Malaysian GP Promotion Event

Some photos taken on one of the F1 promotion event in Malaysia. Air Asia, official sponsor for Team Williams were also there. Purchase a Williams' cap and you get to drive the F1 simulator...




There was the competition which giving away tickets, but the rule is you must hold an actual F1 wheel for 2 minutes. Two grandstand tickets will be given to the person that able to do so...

I was there and I was thinking, how often would be able to feel and hold the F1 wheel? If I can do it, I win tickets, otherwise nothing to lose..


Honestly, I was quite confident on myself. "Most probably I can do it...", I keep telling myself.




And that was what happen, I only lasted for 50 seconds... But I've learned something, the F1 wheel is really really light, it weights less than 3KG, according to the host of the show...


After awhile, there was a senior citizen entered the contest, and the crowd goes wild (by the way, he is 60 years old).





The host promised to give him a ticket if he able to hold it for 1 minute...






At the end he failed, 50 seconds was his time (same as mine, what a shame!), but the host (in red) gave him a hill stand ticket, for his participation..