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Classy and new classic Monaco FormulaE race. Formula E just set new acceleration benchmark in Motorsport. Driving the GENBETA electric racing car, Al Aboud (pioneering Saudi Arabian female racing driver) achieved a 0-100km/h (0-60mph) time of 2.49 seconds, outpacing the 2.6-second FIA single-seater benchmark set by current Formula 1 machinery.

The last year for NBAA-BACE?   The 2024 edition of the NBAA- BACE can be summarised with a single word; thin. The indoor exhibition used to take up two of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s massive exhibition halls - this year there was just one.   The static display was notable by the complete absence of Gulfstream and Dassault. Bombardier seemed to pull out the stops and Embraer also put on a good show. I was surprised by the presence of a Let 410NG (Isle of Man readers will doubtlessly recall Manx2.com’s Czech registered aircraft that appeared to be made from girders and were so loud inside they had the genius idea of showing silent movies as inflight entertainment). The NG (Next Generation) has an all-glass cockpit, but otherwise appeared unchanged, though I am sure there have been lots of invisible improvements.   I heard talk of environmental issues, but nothing to the same extent as you would hear in Europe. The elephant in the room was, of course, the forthcoming Presidential Election. Nobody seemed to be talking about it, though my friends at Aviation Week noted that the uncertainty over the outcome was making everyone sit on their hands when it comes to aircraft purchases. In the hall I saw just one Maga hat. Las Vegas, as ever, just wants you to have a good time and doesn’t want the real world to get in the way of this objective.   It was great to meet up with old friends - thanks TVPX for another great reception at the MGM Hotel - and to meet some new ones too. The new friends will be hearing from me in due course.   My first NBAA was in 2004 - 20 years ago. Back then it was an event of wonder. Over the years I have attended it in Orlando, New Orleans, Atlanta and now it’s permanent home in Las Vegas. As the event seems to be smaller, I think there is scope for them to mix it up a bit and find other cities to stage it in. My perception is that while hall space might be cheaper than EBACE’s Palexpo, the cost of visiting Las Vegas is now comparable with Geneva, unless you are prepared to go a long way off Las Vegas Boulevard; $7.99 for a small bottle of water anyone?   I am going to need a really good reason to come back in ‘25.

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☀ LNR - La Nouvelle Renaissance in Cannes - D+2190! 😎 This is not a post to say that we'll be attending to this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 🎬 Nor is this a post to say that we'll be running for a Palme d'Or at Festival de Cannes 🛫 It's a post that talks about planes. And a crazy adventure that happened to us a few years ago: we launched the Red Bull Air Race in Cannes in 2018! 📄 Why do we talk about this just now? The answer lays in 3 letters: N-D-A 👑 Yet, we did work extensively for this worldwide event that happened only once in the city of aviation. An incredible experience that led us to: 📣 Organize the event, with all the stakeholders, including the french political and economical landscape 📱 Build a Digital ecosystem with a website and an app to allow visitors to have the best experience 💰 Find and manage sponsors to make the event shine everywhere on the globe 🤫 I could write a book about everything that happened during this project but LinkedIn doesn't allow me... 👥 I take the time to thank some of the incredible people I had the chance to meet along the way Alicya Mendes Sabine Hell Bert van Horck Axel Steinkuhle Lucile Boutruche Brett Cameron 👇 If you want to be teased on what the agency did at the time, take 2 minutes to review our video case below. 👉 And if you want to hear about the full story, don't hesitate to book a meeting: https://lnkd.in/eDZYvsqQ #innovation #digitalmarketing #technology #creativity #marketing #socialmedia #strategy #culture #inspiration #cannes #airrace #NDA #digital #agency #nouvellerenaissance #newrenaissance

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#HungarianGP: - Track limits - Huge changes to circuit, long list of it - DRS zones, stewards names - Filming to continue: https://lnkd.in/gYcYXuPV #F1

I'm on the Las Vegas Strip right now, watching crowds shuffle between casinos and cars navigate regular traffic. It's hard to believe that in just a few hours, this same asphalt will host the most sophisticated racing machines on the planet. This daily transformation is a logistics masterpiece. What happens in those critical 2 hours? 👷🏻♂️ 140 specialized workers deploy to 42 precise locations 𝌉 3,500 barriers create a 3.8-mile grade-1 racing circuit 💡 1,750 professional lighting units transform the nighttime visibility ⏰ Every single movement is choreographed down to the minute Most fascinating? While other Formula 1 street circuits like Singapore need a week of closed roads, Vegas keeps the Strip alive until the last possible moment. The team has refined this process so precisely that they include a 15-minute buffer. Terry Miller, who spent 44 years building National Football League (NFL) stadiums and Olympic venues, calls this his most complex project ever. After watching this urban metamorphosis in person for the past 3 days, I understand why. Standing here now you'd never know that in a few hours, this same street will host the pinnacle of motorsport engineering. Then by 4 AM, it'll all transform back, ready for another day in Vegas. #sportsbusiness #sportsbiz #linkedinsports #f1

A visit to F1 Arcade Boston is just one of the features in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. If you can’t make it to Boston don’t worry, F1 Arcade is coming to Washington and Vegas next. I also have news on how Ferrari uses an AI driver in the sim, what it’s like to race against Max Verstappen on iRacing and looking at why you spin after touching the grass. All this and more in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. It’s sim racing news for racers not gamers. #simracing #esports https://lnkd.in/eF3bpwnm