World’s largest water ride

World’s largest water ride to be big hit at theme park

On the way: Leow says the Vuvuzela is 70m long and 40m wide, making it more than twice the size of similar rides in Malaysia.

THE world’s largest water ride, the Vuvuzela, is set to rock visitors at Sunway Lagoon once it is open to the public early next month.

The RM15mil water ride, which stands at the height of an 11-storey building, is the latest feature to be included in the theme park, which also boasts of an RM5mil Waterplexx 5D attraction at the Waters of Africa water park.

Assistant general manager Adron Leow said the attractions were being unveiled as part of the park’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

He said the Waterplexx, the first of its kind in the country, had already become a big hit with visitors and the Vuvuzela was expected to add more excitement to the park.

“This is the world’s largest water ride and it will offer visitors a lot of excitement and memorable moments.

“Visitors will be taken to the launching deck via elevator before sliding down on rafts from the height of an 11-storey building,” he said.

Leow said the Vuvuzela was 70m long and 40m wide, making it more than twice the size of similar rides in Malaysia.

“Two types of rafts — with a capa-city of four and six people respectively — will be made available for the ride.

“The actual ride is 152m long and can be likened to riding the rapids in a flooding river before visitors enter the world’s largest water funnel, which is 22m in diameter and sits 4m above the ground,” he said

Within the water funnel, Leow said riders would experience zero gravity as they shot up the other side of the funnel to reach the apex of the ride.

He said they would experience up to four similar oscillations within the funnel, more than any other ride in the world, before being shot back into the enclosed flume and finally coming to rest in the Vuvuzela’s splashdown pool.

“This is what makes the Vuvuzela the world’s largest and most awesome water ride. Other rides just cannot compare,” he said.

He added that the Vuvuzela was also equipped with its own one-of-a-kind LED lighting display for night viewing.

“The water ride was designed and built by the White Water West Industries Ltd. of Canada,” he said.

~News courtesy of The Star~

Vettel wins F1 Malaysian Grand Prix

Vettel wins F1 Malaysian Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving the German back-to-back wins to open the season.

The pole sitter led throughout to win by 3.2 seconds from McLaren's Jenson Button, with Renault's Nick Heidfeld hanging on for third.

Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber recovered from a poor start, using a four-stop strategy around the Sepang International circuit to claim fourth place, with Ferrari's Felipe Massa fifth.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton had a collision in the closing laps that dropped them down to sixth and seventh respectively.

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi took eighth place, while Mercedes' Michael Schumacher made a very late passing maneuver to take ninth from Force India's Paul Di Resta, who took the last point in 10th.

Vettel's victory was made more impressive by the malfunctioning of the KERS device on the Red Bull, with the German told midway through the race that he could no longer use it.

Webber also appeared to have problems with it, dropping from third to ninth after just one lap. By contrast, both Renaults made storming starts, with Heidfeld moving from sixth to second by the second corner.

With rain surprisingly holding off throughout, the closing stages developed into a fight to see who could make their tires last longest. Button used his trademark tire management to claim second.

Heidfeld came under intense pressure in the final laps but managed to hold off Webber.

One of the major talking points was a collision between old rivals Hamilton and Alonso with 10 laps to go. The Ferrari driver tried a switchback passing move on Hamilton but did not quite measure the distance correctly, and snapped off the left endplate of his front wing by nudging Hamilton's right rear tire.

Alonso had to pit for a new front wing, while Hamilton struggled thereafter as his tires degraded, and was passed by Heidfeld then Webber before admitting defeat and pitting for new rubber with only three laps left.

~News courtesy of The Star~

Plenty of action with F1 fever heating up

Plenty of action with F1 fever heating up

ADVANCE WARNING

APRIL 9

SEPANG GO KART CIRCUIT, SEPANG, SELANGOR

On the Grid for the Dance Party of the Year:

SPEEDZONE, the Official Grand Prix Festival 2011.

Known for bringing together some of the world’s top DJs and producers, Speedzone has earned a top tier reputation for its high quality event production, with sound and cutting edge lighting and visuals that act as a perfect complement its pulse racing line ups.

This Malaysian Grand Prix season, Speedzone Tour 2011 kicks the energy into overdrive with its strongest line up ever.

Eddie Halliwell (UK), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Darren Emerson (UK) and Seb Fontaine (UK) are joined by some of Malaysia’s top jocks Terence C, Ian Ross and Phil K Lee for a late night session of driving electronic music.

Advance tickets for this stellar superstar party are priced at RM35 and are available now from AirAsia RedTix (www.airasiaredtix.com) with tickets on the night selling at RM55.

Ticketing Hotline at +6010-788 2323. Hotline is operational from 9am-6pm on weekdays. More details can be found at www.speedzonetour.com.my.

-News courtesy of The Star-

Striding man brings invitations at F1 race party

Striding man brings invitations at F1 race party

JOHNNIE Walker, the award-winning Scotch whisky and global partner of Formula 1 team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes since 2005 is once again bringing the ultimate race party experience to Kuala Lumpur, the Black Circuit Lounge.

VVIP guests on the invite list were pleasantly surprised when Johnnie Walker’s Striding Man turned up to personally deliver their bespoken invitations to the event.

As the official race party of the Malaysian Grand Prix, this exclusive and highly anticipated event kicks off at 8pm on April 9 from 8pm onward at a secret venue only revealed to invited guests.
Personal touch: Johnnie Walker’s Striding Man and his two assistants personally hand delivered invitations to the Black Circuit Lounge on April 9.

Johnnie Walker will provide Malaysians an insider-access opportunity to live the style and global glamour of an authentic Grand Prix race party. The most anticipated by-invitation-only event will play host to the crème de la crème of Malaysian society and loyal fans of Johnnie Walker.

“The Johnnie Walker Striding Man has been an iconic symbol of our brand since first sketched by famous cartoonist Tom Browne on a napkin over lunch with the Walker brothers in 1908.

“Today, the Striding Man is most closely associated with the global ‘Keep Walking’ campaign and has come to embody the pioneering spirit of progress that Johnnie Walker stands for.

“Having a modern incarnation of the Striding Man hand-deliver the invitations to the Black Circuit Lounge reinforces the exclusivity of this highly anticipated event.

“We received different reactions from the Striding Man’s appearance; a few guests were speechless when he appeared, while others felt privileged to be receiving their invitation from the masculine icon himself.” said Johnnie Walker brand manager Charles Wright.

Guests at the Black Circuit Lounge will be treated to VVIP privileges and a high-flying lifestyle enjoyed by the likes of McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, successful overachievers constantly in pursuit of progress so true to the mantra of Keep Walking.

This luxury race party will feature international entertainment of the highest sophistication and glamour from the US, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

The party promises to bring a true VVIP experience that should not be missed.

For your chance to win tickets to the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge, step inside www.blackcircuit.com.my/facebook

-News courtesy of The Star-