The Dark Knight Tumbler vs Toyota F1

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Toyota joins forces with Batman


The Toyota Formula 1 team will have a special partner at the upcoming British Grand Prix. The team will be backed by Warner Bros. movie 'The Dark Knight' which is the latest batman movie that will be released at the end of this month in cinemas.

The much-anticipated film, which releases in cinemas across the UK on 25 July, is the follow up to the 2005 action hit Batman Begins. The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who again portrays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

To mark the release of The Dark Knight, Panasonic Toyota Racing will see its livery slightly change. The Dark Knight artwork will feature on the TF108s and the overalls of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, as well as the team's motor home.

The Batmobile will even take to the Silverstone track on Thursday evening for a demonstration run alongside the TF108.


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[Superman4ever]

This sounds cool!

 

[ActuallyRobin]

that's a really neat idea

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

cool stuff!

 

[Mikesimus]

Awesome, I love F1, not as much as I love Batman though.

 

[Mikesimus]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/7/8017.html

another article about this!

 

[Hole Shot]

Too bad they couldn't do it with a good team. But team Ferrari has too much class to do something like that.



By the way, WB has be breaking records on the money they're dropping marketing this movie. On top of what they've already done, F1 is like the most financially lucrative sport in the world.

 

[Mikesimus]

Too bad they couldn't do it with a good team. But team Ferrari has too much class to do something like that.



By the way, WB has be breaking records on the money they're dropping marketing this movie. On top of what they've already done, F1 is like the most financially lucrative sport in the world.

You are right about Ferrari, their main sponsor is Marlboro, yet you cannot even use cigarette advertising anymore in the sport. Still, hope the livery looks good on the Toyota come the weekend.

 

[DarkKnight245]

Nice.

 

[TheDarkJoker]

I HATE Toyota!

They should do something like Indiana Jones, backing Nascar or IndyCars.

 

[Mikesimus]

Then again F1 is global, where as Nascar and Indy Car is exclusively American. Good bit of motorsport marketing by Warner Bros.

 

[Mr. Earle]

Damn, why does this forum lag so much?

Anyway, i remember Superman Returns had a similar deal with Red Bull during the GP of Monaco. They even made Coulthard wear a red cape over his suit when we went on the pondium.
Oh and SW epis III had a deal with RB too. The pit crew were dressed as clone soldiers and the lollipop man was Darth Vader.....eh....

 

[Mikesimus]

I remember that, the Star Wars livery was ok, outfits were hilarious though on the pit crew

 

[Mr. Earle]

Super-Coulthard[YT]TkIbW34NLVA[/YT]

 

[Bim]

Too bad they couldn't do it with a good team.

I told my cousin the same thing

 

[Mikesimus]

Why does it have to be with a so-called "good team"?

If its on any F1 car should look good enough to me, especially with the driver and pit crew dressed for the occassion aswell.

 

[TheDarkJoker]

The "Dark Side" Red Bull cars were awesome!

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Damn, why does this forum lag so much?

Anyway, i remember Superman Returns had a similar deal with Red Bull during the GP of Monaco. They even made Coulthard wear a red cape over his suit when we went on the pondium.
Oh and SW epis III had a deal with RB too. The pit crew were dressed as clone soldiers and the lollipop man was Darth Vader.....eh....

yeah, that was great.

 

[Mikesimus]

This is a photo taken in the paddock this morning, just the one tdk logo so far, hope there is more than that!

 

[Mikesimus]

And anew one from this afternoon

 

[ActuallyRobin]

And anew one from this afternoon

Toyota should get to race Tumblers instead of their current cars, maybe then they'd have a chance

 

[Mikesimus]

Really a bit of a shame they didnt do the whole car

 

[Hole Shot]

Then again F1 is global, where as Nascar and Indy Car is exclusively American. Good bit of motorsport marketing by Warner Bros.

It's not just global, it's probably the biggest sport in the world after soccer.

 

[ArcXIX]

t:

 

[Mikesimus]

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