GERMANY: DRIVER DAVID COULTHARD RACES TWO SEAT VERSION OF HIS FORMULA ONE CAR UP WORLD FAMOUS RED LIGHT DISTRICT IN THREE HOUR DEMONSTRATION

Record ID: 190193

  • Title: GERMANY: DRIVER DAVID COULTHARD RACES TWO SEAT VERSION OF HIS FORMULA ONE CAR UP WORLD FAMOUS RED LIGHT DISTRICT IN THREE HOUR DEMONSTRATION
  • Date: 4th September 2000
  • Summary: HAMBURG, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 4, 2000) (REUTERS ACCESS ALL) 1. TOP SHOT ACROSS REEPERBAHN, HAMBURG RED-LIGHT DISTRICT 2. PAN FROM NIGHTCLUB TO SPECTATORS STANDING BEHIND FENCE 3. TYRES BEING PUT ONTO SPECIAL EDITION TWO-SEATER SILVER ARROW 4. DAVID COULTHARD AND BODYGUARDS WALKING TO CAR 5. COULTHARD PUTTING ON SUIT AND HELMET 6. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES OF CAR 7. COULTHARD AND MARIUS MUELLER-WESTERNHAGEN, GERMAN POPULAR SINGER, RACING OFF 8. TRACKING SHOT OF REEPERBAHN 9. VARIOUS OF SILVER ARROW RACING ALONG REEPERBAHN 10. COULTHARD AND MUELLER-WESTERNHAGEN OUT OF CAR 11. SOUNDBITE (English) DAVID COULTHARD SAYING: "This has been an interesting day because we have taken the car to the public rather than the public coming to the car. It's an opportunity to see a Formula-1 car up close, to hear it, smell it and it is something special." 12. SECOND ROUND 13. SOUNDBITE (German) NORBERT HAUG, MERCEDES HEAD OF SPORTS, SAYING: "This is an opportunity for people who dont normally get the chance to see a Formula-1 race live. The idea was to get this car here so that they could see from up close what such a car looks like. Even the weather is good." 14. MUELLER-WESTERNHAGEN POSING FOR CAMERAS 15. SOUNDBITE (German) WILLI BARTELS, KING OF ST.PAULI, SAYING: "It's nice to see that everything is possible here, whether it be a car race or whatever. It's good for St.Paulis image." 16. SOUNDBITE (German) HELMUT ZERLETT, BAND LEADER, SAYING: "I think it's great that this can happen in a city other than Monte Carlo where everyone can see such a car from up close." 17. SOUNDBITE (German) VITALI KLITSCHKO, BOXER, SAYING: "It is very interesting that this can happen in Hamburg. The whole world knows everything is possible at the Reeperbahn and there is always something to see, not just shows." 18. COULTHARD BOXING WITH KLITSCHKO 19. COULTHARD DRIVING ON ANOTHER CIRCUIT AT NIGHT Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th September 2000 13:00
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  • Location: HAMBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVACONGA9RVFD89UH392I2235A39
  • Story Text: There were no red lights on Hamburgs famous Reeperbahn
    brothel district for Formula One racing driver David Coulthard
    on Monday night.



    The British Mercedes-McLaren driver raced a two-seat
    version of his Formula One car up and down the world famous red
    light district at speeds of up to 200 km/h (120 mph) during a
    three-hour demonstration for 15,000 Hamburg fans.

    Coulthard, who is currently in third place in the world
    championship standings behind teammate Mika Hakkinen and
    Germanys Michael Schumacher, gave a number of local celebrities
    rides in the 750 PS race car on the 1.5 km (one mile) circuit
    which had been closed off to traffic.

    The St.Pauli Grand Prix, named after the world famous
    stretch of bars and night clubs, was organised by a local
    Mercedes dealer.

    "This has been an interesting day because we have taken the
    car to the public rather than the public coming to the car. It's
    an opportunity to see a Formula-1 car up close, to hear it,
    smell it and it is something special, Coulthard said at the end
    of the drive at 10 p.m. -- when the red lights on the Reeperbahn
    were turned back on.


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