Miniature Olympic Helpers

Usually in the field events at the Olympics like Shot Put and Javelin etc, will require someone to collect the equipment and bring it back after each turn; ready for the next person to use on their turn. At the London 2012 Olympics a human helper will be a thing of the past, we now have something much better and to be honest it is quite funny.

The new Olympic helpers are just 1.1 metres long and 0.4 metres high. That’s right, say hello to the mini Mini Cooper! A radio controlled Mini Cooper has been created to carry Olympic equipment back to the players once they have been used. This method may seem a little crazy but it saves a lot of time and seems to be a efficient method of getting the games equipment back to the players again.

Not only will this help the athletes, it will also give the audience a bit of a laugh seeing the miniature car carrying around large javelins and other large equipment. We think this is a fantastic idea and a great way to promote the Olympic fleet of vehicles.

The mini MINI Cooper can carry up to 8kg at one time, this is equal to two javelins, one shot, one discuss or one hammer. The Mini is powered by a little battery pack and can last up to 35 minuets when being used continuously, and then it will need to charge for around an hour and 20 minuets.

Three of these Mini Coopers have been created for use in the field games which start today. BMW have really put their all into being the official vehicle supplier of the London 2012 Olympic Games, they have been creating all sorts of interesting things to support London 2012 as we have previously talked about and this is just another brilliant idea of theirs.

So what do you think of the Mini MINI fleet? A fun idea or just silly?

London 2012 Mini Orchestra

Mini has caught the ever growing London Olympic fever and to celebrate they have performed on orchestra using Mini cars. Mini teamed up with the London Philharmonic orchestra in order to create the musical piece. The horn sounds from nine of the special edition London 2012 Mini’s have been used to create our national anthem, God Save The Queen. This is all to support team Brittan in the London 2012 Olympic Games, lets hope that it works!

Although it may seem like an odd way to show their support to team Brittan, the Mini has been a symbol of Brittan for many years; they are just bursting with British charm. So using the Mini to celebrate Brittan seems appropriate, fun and quirky. It’s also a very good advertisement tactic for the special edition Mini’s. Mini are only going to sell 2012 of the special edition 2012 Mini’s so if they are not already gone, you better get yours quick!

The special edition Mini’s are available in the Union Jack colours, Chilli Red, White Silver and Lightning Blue. They all feature a red white and blue strip which runs over the front to the rear of the vehicle and have the London 2012 logo on the roof, front seats and on the bodywork of the car. The inside of the vehicle also features red, white and blue stitching.

We have to wonder what the queen will think of the orchestra, will she feel inspired of just think it is a load of noise? Well the video of the orchestral national anthem can be seen in bellow, so would you all stand please for our national anthem…