Posted by Nafisa on Oct 6, 2010 in
lifestyle,
motoring
I was invited as a blogger to the media launch of the Opel Astra at Kyalami racetrack yesterday. It was the very first time I got to drive around the track – I was slightly nervous on the 1st lap – as I had no idea how sharp the corners were, etc, but by the second lap I drove ‘properly’ as in responsibly.
We were given a history of Opel – how their factory was destroyed during the Second World War, and how they made a comeback. We were shown various models from the different generations, with a little dancing sketch from each era. It was very interesting and entertaining. Read more…
Tags: Kyalami racetrack, launch, Opel Astra
Posted by Nafisa on Jul 24, 2010 in
launch,
lifestyle,
motoring,
travel
I was invited to the Chevrolet Spark media launch in Cape Town on Thursday, 22 July. General Motors decided to do something different and invite “influential social media folks”, people who weren’t necessarily motoring journalists; and so my name was put forward.
When we arrived in Cape Town (there was a large group of us from Johannesburg), we were told to choose a car from the fleet, get into groups of four and self-drive to a warehouse in Brackenfell. Read more…
Tags: chevrolet, general motors, launch, spark
