VIDEO: Red Bull Racing performs full NASCAR pit stop in Times Square
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Ah, viral marketing. We have this modern form of guerilla advertising to thank for so many funny You Tube videos. The latest comes courtesy of Red Bull via its Red Bull Racing NASCAR team. The pit crew along with driver Brian Vickers were forced to pit in an unusual location this week when the car required a tire change outside of the McDonald's in Times Square. Hey, when a driver needs new rubber, he needs new rubber, tourists be damned. so the RBR pit crew performed a full donut swap right there on the street in Times Square. Hundreds of onlookers stood in amazement at the site of a car actually finding a space to park in Times Square, even it was for only 20.6 seconds. Follow the jump to view this NASCAR craziness for yourself. Thanks for the tip, phil!
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mapoftazifosho 3:03PM (6/11/2009)
So, Red Bull and Toyota can do that in Time's Square with a full on race making 700+ HP...and I can't do a small burnout at the Woodward Dream Cruise...
Really?
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J.Crew 3:07PM (6/11/2009)
Uh, yup. No fun zone on Woodward. Maybe you should do it, film the result, and put it on Youtube as well...
Chris 3:16PM (6/11/2009)
Woodward Dream Cruise is far more crowded than Times Square. :)
dukeisduke 3:09PM (6/11/2009)
What, no fuel? There's nothing like seeing some businessman getting splashed with high-octane racing gas.
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skine 3:15PM (6/11/2009)
Full on NASCAR?...it has headlights for cryin out loud...def. not a full on NASCAR ...I also dont think they were really re-fueling ...they would def. not allow any spilled fuel on the streets...so this looks like only a tire change ...great publicity stunt though
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Tourian 3:25PM (6/11/2009)
Maybe the DOT required the headlights/DRLs for the stunt, although I'm sure there are plenty of other things about that car that make it not street legal.
ronEbear 3:19PM (6/11/2009)
You did not spell NASCAR right, it should be NASQUEER. Men adoring men in tight jumpsuits going around in circles. It`s like salad tossing, around the ring we go.
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Brandon 4:07PM (6/11/2009)
So what would you call football and baseball...?
Silly commenter.
pixeleater 6:34PM (6/11/2009)
Part of your name is bear.
Rocketboy 8:58PM (6/11/2009)
A bear is a type of queer...
just in case you didn't know RonE
(which is a gay name if I've ever heard one)
Mike Serebrennikov 3:23PM (6/11/2009)
I don't think it was a real NASCAR since it had headlights instead of stickers. Still cool to watch
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VW GTi 3:32PM (6/11/2009)
Isn't Times Square closed to traffic now?
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tankd0g 3:43PM (6/11/2009)
That's what I was thinking.
drmoomoo 4:43PM (6/11/2009)
Only Broadway, I think. 7th is still open
Farris 3:40PM (6/11/2009)
Um. 20.6 seconds? Isn't that about 15 seconds longer than most NASCAR pit stops?
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Joe 4:35PM (6/11/2009)
Or about 5 seconds longer...NASCAR pit stops are usually in the 14-16 second range, not the 5 second range.
DC 4:49PM (6/11/2009)
Nah, its about 7 seconds longer than a real pit stop. Those take about 13 flat with a really good crew.
Remember, these aren't single nut wheels and the fuel is gravity fed, not pressurized.
Farris 7:14PM (6/11/2009)
Okay, so I was exaggerating a bit. :D
Sire 3:46PM (6/11/2009)
You know ronEbear; you are the only one that brought up the word queer. You are also the one only one that noticed their FIRE SUITS, which is what we call them, fire suits, or as you like them to be called, "jumpsuits", are tight. You also said and I quote, "It's like salad tossing, around the ring we go". How would you know what that is "like"? I'm just pointing out the obvious that is all.
Great vid.
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nagmashot 3:54PM (6/11/2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb5y-VmGmeA
DTM pitstop with 4 new wheels and refueling ..even quicker than F1...
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