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English Champion Jumps Over 3 MINIS in a Promo for the 2012 London Olympics Edition [Video]
England long jump champion and London 2012 Olympic Games hopeful, J.J. Jegede succeeded in his attempt to jump over three Minis in an event that took place at Potter’s Field, London, to promote BMW’s sponsorship of next year's Olympic games. If you think it was an easy task because the three Minis abreast measure a little less than six meters, while in ideal conditions, a top-level athlete can manage a seven- to eight-meter jump, consider that a car's rooftop is not as forgiving as a sandbox…
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Rolls Royce Honors The London Olympics With Special Phantom Series Ii Drophead Coupés
For the first time since its creation in 1904, Rolls Royce replaced the traditional double R-R badges and the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy logo on one of its models, or to be more precise, three examples of the Phantom Series II Drophead Coupés, to mark...
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Minier Mini Rocketman Concept Updated For The London 2012 Games
The concept study that debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and which was initially thought to base a smaller Mini hatchback before we learned than the BMW Group dropped those plans, has been updated to promote the company’s sponsorship of the...
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Mini And British Olympians Save The Day In The Britalian Job
In celebration of the rapidly approaching London 2012 Olympic Games and its partnership with Team GB and Paralympics GB, MINI has created a new short film that reimagines the classic 1969 movie “The Italian Job†on some of the capital’s...
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Bmw Group Unveils Its London 2012 Olympic Games Car, Motorcycle And Bicycle Fleet
As the official automotive partner of this summer's 2012 London Olympic Games, the BMW Group will provide organizers with a fleet of more than 3,000 cars and bikes that will be used for a variety of purposes from pulling boats out of the water to...
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Bmw To Fund Greek Torch Relay For The 2012 Olympic Games
To say that Greece is in financial trouble is like claiming that the Titanic had some water leak issues. The country that gave the world, among other things, the Olympic Games, is in the mire of an economic crisis that threatens the very core of the...
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