Yup, the Petronas F1 Malaysian GP is up next on the cards on April 8-10, and you can be sure there’ll be plenty of related activities as the days count down. One such noisemaker is the Red Bull Speed Street event happening this coming weekend, right in the heart of the city.
Former Red Bull Racing F1 driver David Coulthard will entertain the shopping crowd on April 3 with a driving demonstration of a F1 car along the famous thoroughfare of Jalan Bukit Bintang, in this case along a 500 metre stretch starting from The Westin hotel and Pavillion to the Jalan Sultan Ismail junction after Lot 10.
The public can expect manoeuvres such as short sprints, burnouts and donuts during the almost hour-long event, the stuff that doesn’t happen (by intent, anyway) in an actual F1 race.
It’s the first time that Austrian energy drink company Red Bull is organising a F1 show car event in Malaysia, and the event also marks the launch of the blue and silver Red Bull in Malaysia, previously unavailable for sale in the country.
The public will be able to get up close with the Red Bull Racing car from Sat, April 2, outside the Pavillion while it’s being set up. There’ll also be an Audi R8 LMS and a R8 Spyder on display, and Red Bull Racing and Puma motorsport merchandise will be on sale. If you fancy a spin of a different sort, Sony Computer Entertainment will have a gaming area featuring the Red Bull X2010 supercar in its PS3 game, GT5.


















