In October, Oracle Red Bull Racing's RB7 will ignite Katherine Street in Sandton City, when British Formula 1 racing legend David Coulthard puts on an exhilarating Showrun.
The RB7 was one of the most dominant machines in Formula 1 history, taking 18 of 19 poles and winning 12 races on the team’s way to a second Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship double in 2011.
“I’ll be driving a very special F1 car, demonstrating the power, energy and excitement of what the Grand Prix can bring,” Coulthard said. “The RB7 churns out 750 horsepower and can push up to 18 000RPMs.”
Coulthard moved from McLaren to Red Bull Racing in 2005, where he became the highest-scoring British driver of all time with 535 race points, beating Nigel Mansell’s then-record of 482 points. He retired in 2008.
World-class performances by German drifter Elias Hountondji (who is a trained aerospace engineer as well as being one-half of the world-famous ‘Red Bull Driftbrothers’) and motorbike stunt rider Arūnas ‘Aras’ Gibieža, along with a few special surprises, will entertain the crowd in between Coulthard’s runs.
The Red Bull Showrun is scheduled for Sunday, October 6 and will offer fans an opportunity to experience Formula 1 up close and personal, in a festive, family-friendly environment.
