Infiniti Pit Stop Challenge with Red Bull F1 racecar
Infiniti sponsored the Red Bull Renault F1 team this year, and as luck would have it, Sebastian Vettel went ahead and won the 2011 championship already on points alone. Now Infiniti is celebrating in the UAE with a “pit stop” competition.
The prize is a VIP trip to watch the Abu Dhabi Formula One GP, including a chauffeur-driven drive to Yas Marina, pit lane walk and a tour of Red Bull’s pit garage. To win, you have to enter the Pitstop Challenge, which involves changing the wheels and tyres of a replica Red Bull RB7 race car. The RB7 replica was built specifically for use in the Infiniti Pitstop Challenge. Entrants will be equipped with a hand-held air gun with safety goggles and gloves.
Each team of two people can enroll their entries online at www.InfinitiPitstopChallenge.com or sign up on the day at the competition venues during the evenings. The Infiniti Pitstop Challenge schedule includes Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai (19th Oct to 22nd Oct), Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi (28th Oct to 29th Oct), Dubai International Financial Centre (31st Oct to 3rd Nov) and the Dubai International Motor Show (10th Nov to 14th Nov).
All results will be fed into the central system and can be viewed throughout the competition period at their website. The overall competition winner for the F1 prize will be declared on 12th November, with another winner chosen on 14th November at the Dubai International Motor Show with a different unspecified prize.
Comments
Faisal Khatib
Sounds like fun. DriveArabia team??
Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
Heh, you go. I’ve never had to change a tyre in my life so I won’t be fast.
Fazl
Hey Mash – Do you have spare Tyre to change ?? 😀
Faisal Khatib
I wouldn’t even be able to lift that tyre… O_O
ROJ
10 seconds to get the job done, last I checked..
Those tires are light weight and single bolt, it is doable..
You guys make it sound like they told to change the tire of a land cruiser stuck in sand..
Faisal Khatib
Not an F1 follower…I have no idea how heavy or light that thing is.
Pankaj
I bet, many of us dont even know how to change the tyres of the vehicles we drive.. Thanks to the insurance company’s flat tire service..:)
Good opportunity to practice tyre changing skills, & if lucky might as well get the prizes mentioned…
Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury
I’ve never actually had a flat tyre ever. These F1 bolts are different though, as someone mentioned. Just one lug per tyre, with an automated gun to remove them.
Rahul Jones
Some of those recovery guys says 1 hour to reach your breakdown place.
It took me 15 mins to change the camry’s tire which tore apart.
I am happy with the second option.
Afaq
im up for it…………..why dont we make it an official meet up of drive arabia on this friday at JBR? the time is from 8pm till 12am @ JBR
Aditya
I’m Game! I’ve changed plenty of tires !! 🙂 This sounds easy.