Coulthard Sets Fastest Lap at Austin

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

Okay genius, now that we've gotten past the initial douchebaggery, how about understanding my question this time? Let me expand and simplify it for you, for your convenience. What's the point of doing a marketing run on an unfinished track where the F1 car can hardly move, and there's not a soul in sight? I don't think this would make sense to even the most creative and brightest marketing managers.

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Not a person in sight? You do realise that people don't need to actually be there for there to be marketing value. You do realise these days that we have these things called video cameras which can record the moment which you can then watch later on your TV, PC or phone.

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Originally Posted by airshifter

Do you have anything other than your opinion to substantiate that this was a waste of money? Along with the videos taken at the track, the car was also driven in downtown Austin. Here in the US it has generated a decent amount of media coverage considering what little was actually done. And in terms of marketing media coverage generates huge return due to the fact that it uses mostly the resources of others to promote the event.

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If an F1 car is driven and CaptainRaiden isn't there to see it in person, does it actually make a sound? :dozey:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Not a person in sight? You do realise that people don't need to actually be there for there to be marketing value. You do realise these days that we have these things called video cameras which can record the moment which you can then watch later on your TV, PC or phone.

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Blah blah blah. Sometimes I can't tell you and ioan apart. If only getting an F1 car to a certain place is good marketing, then this was brilliant marketing. Who cares if it wasn't an interesting spectacle? And what are these vdeio camelas that you talk about? Is it better than oil painting? :eek:

I'd better get my wooden bucket of corn niblets out to watch an F1 car struggling at 20 mph on dirt in the middle of wilderness on the interwebs. :andrea:

If people think this was interesting, fair enough. In my "opinion", it was stupid. I'd rather watch paint dry.

so stupid that it lead to u wondering why in the hell they would do something like that...............cause u sitting here talking about what went on means that u took NO notice of the event; marketing fail there

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Originally Posted by Tumbo

so stupid that it lead to u wondering why in the hell they would do something like that...............cause u sitting here talking about what went on means that u took NO notice of the event; marketing fail there

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But if one person on a forum doesn't like it then surely that represents the opinions of the other 6 billion people on this rock? :p

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

Blah blah blah. Sometimes I can't tell you and ioan apart. If only getting an F1 car to a certain place is good marketing, then this was brilliant marketing. Who cares if it wasn't an interesting spectacle? And what are these vdeio camelas that you talk about? Is it better than oil painting? :eek:

I'd better get my wooden bucket of corn niblets out to watch an F1 car struggling at 20 mph on dirt in the middle of wilderness on the interwebs. :andrea:

If people think this was interesting, fair enough. In my "opinion", it was stupid. I'd rather watch paint dry.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

If an F1 car is driven and CaptainRaiden isn't there to see it in person, does it actually make a sound? :dozey:

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:up: Made my day! :D

All these people talking about Red Bull....




I'd say it worked.

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Originally Posted by Dave B

All these people talking about Red Bull....




I'd say it worked.

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No it didn't! Because I say it didn't! In fact there is no thread here and that mixed grill you posted on facebook actually ate you! (I'm guessing you were in mother Russia at the time) FACT!

watching that vid made me feel like a red bull :erm: :p