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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRec Bull Reportedly Damages UNESCO World Heritage Site by having cars drift on traditional bricks
Unauthorized Red Bull Promo Run Reportedly Damages UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Red Bull planned to send two drift cars around a statue in front of the Saint Sofia Cathedral, over the traditional Kyiv yellow bricks. The brand did ask for permission to host the run, but Deputy Mayor Konstiantyn Usov said via Facebook that the request was turned down.
Basically, when Red Bull was denied permission to film the stunt, it decided it would do so anyway, without permission. The company showed up early in the morning, but it didnt erect any safety barriers to prevent pedestrians from coming near the cars. No one was hurt, but it wasnt exactly a great move from the company.
The video is said to be for a commercial, according to Bykvu, and it featured Ukrainian rapper Alyona Alyona in the passenger seat. Screenshots of posts from Red Bull Ukraines Instagram story also tagged pro drifters Aleksandr Grinchuk and Conor Shanahan in the post. They are presumably the drivers in the video; Grinchuk posted a photo of his car lined up on the square with the Saint Sofia Cathedral in the background.
Most other videos and photos of the event were removed.
The full cost of damages is still being evaluated, but Usov stated that over 2,000 square meters of bricks were damaged during the run or over 20,000 square feet. Bykvu noted that Red Bull crews were later seen at the square trying to clean up the drift marks but that there were still marks left to clean up. Ukraine officials are also likely to bring charges of disorderly conduct against those involved in the incident.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/unauthorized-red-bull-promo-run-reportedly-damages-unesco-world-heritage-site/ar-AANlEt0?ocid=msedgntp
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Rec Bull Reportedly Damages UNESCO World Heritage Site by having cars drift on traditional bricks (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Aug 2021
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2naSalit
(86,591 posts)1. I can't decide...
whether to call them idiots or assholes.
questionseverything
(9,654 posts)2. Or
Those assholes were real idiots
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)3. Amazing how often that happens. nt
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)4. Psychopaths believe that rules don't apply to them.
They probably feel that they did the site a favor by asking permission even though they had no intention of following the rules in the first place.
Kid Berwyn
(14,901 posts)5. "A Thai hangover cure."