Vin and Zi's Amazing Race!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
So Zi signed up for this Shell Fuel Economy Challenge thing.. She actually signed up for it during her "I can't find a job phase" when she really had nothing better to do. Anyways, as luck would have it, she was actually selected for it and she needs a partner so now we're both going for the inaugural Shell Fuel Economy Challenge!
The Challenge:
Competitors will pit their driving skills against the best in the country in a series of Drifts Races, Sprints and Outruns. Bonus points will be given to the most well decorated car.
The Actual Challenge (this is the one I'm actually going for):
Competitors will drive about 160km around Singapore across 5 Shell Stations and 3 Pitstops and the most fuel efficient car wins the race. Yawn* We'll display big ugly Shell stickers on our car like a SBS bus advertisement for the duration of the challenge.
Talk about product placement. It's a great marketing gimmick if you ask me. Having 150 Shell Billboards for the weekend. Convincing people that the new Fuel Economy Formula is great.
The Prizes are pretty sexy honestly, $1,000 fuel vouchers, 3year AA (the guys who come to your rescue when you total your car) membership and $150 Hamper. Unfortunately there's no way we're going to win. Went for the briefing today and we were pretty much the youngest people there with the exception of the tiny tots. But as far as people who didn't drool and make gaga noises, we were the youngest. The people there all looked like car enthusiasts and that really explains why they were there. I know they are car enthusiasts because they wore fugly clothes. The whole "polo T tucked too tightly into their jeans and thus straining the fabric around the large middle aged belly" look, you get what I'm saying?
So if we can't win? Why are we going?? Questions questions questions.
ANSWER: Complimentary buffet lunch during briefing and complimentary buffet breakfast before the competition! HUZZAH! On top of that we get a free full tank top up of fuel before and after the competiton. HUZZAH again! BUFFET BUFFET BUFFET! FREE FREE FREE! Triple HUZZAH overkill!
I feel like such a cheapskate. But seriously, we thought to make it like a day's outing in car picnic kinda thing. Who knows, might be fun. And there's the free food. WOOHOO!
Update the blog again with the results of the race!
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