TATTOO First to Bring Lotus F1 to the Philippines

 

Marlon Stockinger steering his Lotus F1 in the Manila Speed Show.

TATTOO, the most reliable broadband in the country, literally took to the streets last weekend to showcase speed and power as it unleashed the fastest car on the planet by flying in to Manila for the very first time an authentic, race-tested Lotus F1 car.

Marlon Stockinger and his entourage.

Sizeable crowds went wild with excitement last May 4 and 5 at the Manila Speed Show in the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds when an actual Lotus F1 race car, piloted by Tattoo brand ambassador Marlon Stockinger, the first Filipino to make it to junior driver team of the prestigious Lotus F1 team, whizzed past pavements at about 350 km/hour.

 Davide Valsecchi driving Globe's President & CEO Ernest Cu in the 2 seater Lotus F1.

With the scorching sun in the sky and burning rubber in the streets, blazing speeds were the order of the weekend brought by Tattoo. The Fil-Swiss race car sensation made lap rounds with his Lotus F1 car every few hours, while Globe senior executives led by President & CEO Ernest Cu and Senior Adviser for Consumer Business Peter Bithos were privileged to experience riding the two-seater Formula Renault cars driven by the Lotus F1 team’s Grand Prix 2 champion Davide Valsecchi. Even Thomas Stockinger, Marlon’s father, jumped into the cockpit of the Lotus F1 car to give the crowd a taste of how powerful an F1 engine can be by revving it up to the tune of “We Are the Champions,” much to the audience’s delight.

Ivan Isada and Mark McMahon on top of the podium after winning the F1 Pit Stop challenge for Team Tattoo.

Fans also had the chance to participate in an exciting Pit Stop challenge by changing the tires of Marlon’s Lotus F1 car in the fastest time possible, with the Lotus F1 Pit Stop crew demonstrating how to replace the tires of a Lotus F1 car under 3 seconds. True to their brand’s attribute, Team Tattoo of Mark McMahon and Ivan Isada emerged victorious by clocking in at 3.5 ticks, besting other contingents.

 Other activities inside the mall with the Lotus F1 road show team

The Manila Speed Show likewise brought together a series of activities that car enthusiasts and motoring aficionados enjoyed watching: two entire afternoons of go-kart demonstrations, supercar displays, drifting show-offs and monster vehicles decked in the latest street-legal technology and gadgets. More importantly, TATTOO let the public experience the very concept and definition of speed by bringing to the Philippines one of the biggest and most prestigious motoring events of the year.

“We want to give our subscribers and the public at large a taste of what Tattoo can offer,” said Dong Ronquillo, Head of Tattoo Nomadic Broadband Business. “What better way to showcase Tattoo’s premium on speed and reliability than through our brand ambassador Marlon Stockinger driving before us in his Lotus F1 race car. It was all about how fast you can go and the services that can bring you up to the speeds you want to achieve: that’s the speed imprint of TATTOO.”

When it’s all about blazing internet speeds, TATTOO takes the lead to provide quality broadband services in the country. For the fast-paced and always on-the-go, Tattoo Black provides speeds of up to 42mbps that comes with unparalleled premium customer service and benefits. Tattoo@Home offers a complete line-up of home broadband connections for those who prefer to surf indoors with their families while Tattoo Torque, the ultra high-speed unlimited home broadband service, has the fastest connections reaching 150mbps.

Everyone’s inner racer can go full throttle as Tattoo continues to grow and expand its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network nationwide, providing the ultimate in broadband experience.  Unleash your inner need for speed with Tattoo – live without limits. Visit tattoo.globe.com.ph to know more.

For those who missed the weekend activities, the Manila Speed Show continues to roll out at the Glorietta 1 from May 7 to 16, 2013 as it unleashes the exciting Lotus F1 Simulator starting at 11AM to 7 PM at the Ground Floor, Edsa Mall. Tattoo subscribers as well as other speedsters can get behind the wheel like Marlon Stockinger and test their driving skills as they negotiate the tracks of a virtual F1 circuit.