Castrol Ichi-Go Progress Report

October 6, 2009 by reesan · Leave a Comment
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Last month I wrote about The Castrol Ichi-Go Project, the project to create the world’s fastest kicking machine.

Castrol, an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, is developing a kicking machine known as Castrol Ichi-Go that will be the world’s first engine-driven free kick machine that will deliver a free kick in excess of 200 km/h per hour.

Castrol Ichi-Go

Castrol Ichi-Go

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The Castrol Ichi-Go Project

September 5, 2009 by reesan · 2 Comments
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Castrol, an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, has launched a project to create the world’s fastest kicking machine and has engaged a Japanese team to develop it.

Castrol FIFA World Cup South Africa

Castrol FIFA World Cup South Africa

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John Eales – Japanese Train Crammer

April 7, 2009 by reesan · 2 Comments
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Back in 2003 Visa kicked off it’s Rugby World Cup advertising campaign featuring ex-Wallaby John Eales trying to board a crowded train in Tokyo.

The advertisement is a parody of the Japanese ‘train crammers’ who are renowned for wearing white gloves and stuffing people into already crowded trains. Eales uses his own Rugby prowess to do a bit of cramming of his own. Check the video below.

Also check out footage of real life train crammers in Japan.

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