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A couple of weeks ago I was hanging at Amigos doing the laptop thing and overheard a conversation with the Panamanian representative of Red Bull (that err… energy drink thing). Turns out he was excited about bringing the Company's Formula One racing car to the streets of Panama City.
I naturally interrupted and pressed for details. Bottom line is that Red Bull is closing off Calle 50 for an hour or so on the first of May so that they can make a bunch of noise running the Renault Red Bull car up and down the block for grins and giggles. I'm getting grins and giggles just thinking about it. According to the website (the link should bring you to the right page, but you know how to click if it doesn't) the event should happen around three o'clock.
I’m going to try and make it and bring the big camera, but the capital is six hours away by car or bus and I've got business in Costa Rica around that time. If you're planning to be in Panama on May 1st and are a racing nut, or just like loud noisy spectacles, send us an email for further info and I'll forward it to the right guys. If you want to write it up or take pictures I may be able to arrange VIP access.
In the meantime click here for the French version of God Save The Queen (or 'My Country 'Tis of Thee' depending on your grade school education), sung by a Renault Formula One racecar. It's inspiring.
I almost forgot, when the rep told me I could/should write about the event he said the company was very touchy about the use of the logo. I did a quick search and found an appropriate one. You can click on it to bring you to the same place as the other two links above. Note to Red Bull: This is how that new fangled internet thing works.
