Ford Ranger tackles the Blacktop Rally
Ford Southern Africa is hitting the long road with Ford?s new Ranger on this year?s Blacktop Rally. The exclusive event takes place from Sunday 29 April until 4 May 2012 and will see teams traversing 3 500 km of back roads, race-circuits and party venues across seven South African cities.
The event starts in Johannesburg and passes through Clarens, Bloemfontein, East London, Port Elizabeth and Knysna before culminating in Cape Town. Online personalities Brent Spilkin, Dale Imerman and Mark Hamburger will pilot Ford?s new Ranger on the event. The trio will film and photograph the adventure and broadcast it to the public via Twitter, Facebook and an interactive website. The team will navigate their journey using the latest TopGear Edition TomTom Navigation that features the voice of Jeremy Clarkson.
The Ford Ranger will also be fitted with a tracking device that links up to a real-time location on a map on the team?s website. The map will display the route travelled with geotagged blog posts, photos, videos and stories in order for the public to enjoy the event as it happens. In preparation for the event, the team equipped themselves by participating in Ford's Driving Skills for Life course where they learnt defensive driving skills, fuel saving, economy tricks and overall safety tips that all drivers should have at their disposal.
These will be shared along the way through photography and real-life examples as the team encounters different challenges along the way. However, it?s not all about who can set the fastest lap time. The team will also be keeping a close check on their fuel economy in particular during the longest stretch of the journey, from Bloemfontein to East London.
? Words and image: quickpic.co.za
The event starts in Johannesburg and passes through Clarens, Bloemfontein, East London, Port Elizabeth and Knysna before culminating in Cape Town. Online personalities Brent Spilkin, Dale Imerman and Mark Hamburger will pilot Ford?s new Ranger on the event. The trio will film and photograph the adventure and broadcast it to the public via Twitter, Facebook and an interactive website. The team will navigate their journey using the latest TopGear Edition TomTom Navigation that features the voice of Jeremy Clarkson.
The Ford Ranger will also be fitted with a tracking device that links up to a real-time location on a map on the team?s website. The map will display the route travelled with geotagged blog posts, photos, videos and stories in order for the public to enjoy the event as it happens. In preparation for the event, the team equipped themselves by participating in Ford's Driving Skills for Life course where they learnt defensive driving skills, fuel saving, economy tricks and overall safety tips that all drivers should have at their disposal.
These will be shared along the way through photography and real-life examples as the team encounters different challenges along the way. However, it?s not all about who can set the fastest lap time. The team will also be keeping a close check on their fuel economy in particular during the longest stretch of the journey, from Bloemfontein to East London.
? Words and image: quickpic.co.za
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