He is THE icon of rally sports and a national hero in his home country, Spain. The Carlos Sainz phenomenon – what sets him apart, where has he had his biggest victories, what are his passions? We have been allowed to take a glimpse behind the scenes and visited the 48-year-old father of three in his home in Madrid.
It is an extraordinary challenge for extraordinary people. The Dakar Rally - the toughest automobile race in the world - has long been a great lure for adventurers and adrenalin seekers. 2011 marks the 33rd anniversary of the desert race and draws drivers from around the globe to South America. After having lost by only a small margin last year, one driver has high hopes for 2011.
With only two weeks to the start of the Dakar 2011, gruelling challenges await the drivers and their vehicles. The Volkswagen team around Kris Nissen and Carlos Sianz seem strangely cheerful despite being about to face intense and grindingly painful special stages. Pointing the way to the first stage, the ‘Race Touareg 3’ travels from Europe to South America. This is very special freight indeed. The journey begins at Amsterdam airport.
The BBVA Group (NYSE: BBVA), the Official Bank of the NBA, will officially tip off its marketing partnership with the league in the U.S. with the launch of its first NBA-themed advertising campaign TEAM. WORKS. on Christmas Day. The new commercial will air during the telecasts of the NBA’s five nationally televised games scheduled on Dec. 25, one of the most-viewed day of games during the season on ABC and ESPN.
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Procter & Gamble’s (NYSE: PG) Vicks DayQuil and Vicks NyQuil have kicked off its “Search for the Most Dedicated NFL Fan” – a new Facebook contest that will reward the NFL’s most dedicated football fan with two tickets to Super Bowl XLV. What does it mean to be Vicks’ dedicated fans? Vicks is searching for a fan that doesn’t miss a moment of the NFL season, despite long distances, no tickets, rain, sleet or snow, cold, cough or flu. A fan that cheers for their team, no matter what – that’s a dedicated fan!
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The vehicles can only be described using superlatives. And the same is pretty much true of the terrain in which they will eventually be deployed – in what is quite simply considered the toughest rally in the world. The 2011 Dakar Rally will be the ultimate acid test for a team that has twice in succession dominated the mother of all rallies and taught its competitors a lesson or two. The opponents of Volkswagen’s Race Touareg have no desire to let the team surrounding Carlos Sainz and Kris Nissen dominate the classic rally for a third year running. This is why the Volkswagen team must prepare more meticulously than ever. A faultless performance may be necessary to secure a third victory in South America.
These days, the world’s toughest rally is about a lot more than just the driving skills of the men behind the wheel. Proper navigation is equally important, and of course: being in top physical form. And the Volkswagen team has been working really hard on the latter in the Austrian village of Grän. We went along to watch the defending champions work out as they prepare for their Mission Hat-trick.
Memphis, TN/Concord, NC -Country music superstar Trace Adkins, and racing legend and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty just can’t keep out of each other’s worlds. The latest video released as part of BC and Goody’s Pick A Powder campaign shows Richard Petty rocking out on the keyboard while waiting for Trace Adkins’ reaction. Since the campaign started in early 2010, they have been in a friendly rivalry with each other over the air waves, on Facebook, and in videos at PickAPowder.com, all in an effort to get the most fans to join their team and to show who experiences the most pain.
Executives and guests from OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, kicked off the holiday shopping season by ringing The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 23. OfficeMax Chief Executive Officer Ravi Saligram joined by members of the company’s management team rang the NYSE Closing Bell as 80 of OfficeMax’s iconic, jolly elves brought their unique form of holiday fun and merriment to the occasion.
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Sixteen of the country’s most hopeless cooks attempt to transform from kitchen zeros into kitchen heroes as they compete in a grueling culinary boot camp on season two of Food Network’s primetime reality series, Worst Cooks in America. With a season one victory under her belt, Chef Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef) returns to lead the red team to repeat success, but one obstacle stands in the way: Chef Robert Irvine (Dinner: Impossible) brings his unparalleled expertise in conquering culinary obstacles to the competition as the show’s new co-host determined to overthrow Anne’s reign with a blue team win.
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FedEx -- Behind The Scenes. In preparation for his upcoming role as a FedEx Express courier, actor Brian goes behind the scenes of FedEx in Memphis, TN to learn what it takes to deliver millions of packages each day. This behind the scenes look shows real FedEx team members teaching Brian how to lift, push, pull, drive, scan and deliver on time.
After watching the trailer, be sure to check out each of the FedEx -- Behind The Scenes chapters to see Brian's complete experience.
It was cards at the ready in Liverpool, as Steven Gerrard and Tim Howard went head to head in the first Merseyside derby of the season. The pair swapped a grass pitch for a cardboard one, in a game that marked the release of the new Topps Match Attax collection.
What should have been a tense affair turned into a stroll in the park for Gerrard’s team, as they cruised to an 8-3 victory.
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