Creativeland creates 24 Hour online race for Audi with Le Mans 24

Engaging the participation of more than 4,01,263 fans, Audi had won the race at Le Mans in the tightest finish ever.

Neha Saraiya | Delhi | June 13, 2011

Saturday, 11 June 2011, sharp at 6pm IST when the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the world's most grueling endurance race for cars began, Audi India launched a 24 Hour online race to garner support for the Audi R18 TDI racing at the Le Mans. And while doing so, demonstrating the most amazing feature of the car – the ultra lightweight technology in keeping with the global positioning.

When the race ended on Sunday, Audi had won the race at Le Mans in the tightest finish ever, and the website www.audi-lemans.in had engaged the participation of more than 4,01,263 fans. All in 24 hours.

Speaking on the activity, Sajan RaJ Kurup, Founder and Creative Chairman, Creativeland Asia, said, “Audi had been winning at the Le Mans almost every year. But other than die-hard motor enthusiasts few people knew about it in India. Our objectives were to get as many Audi fans in the country to know about Audi's legacy at Le Mans, garner as much support for the team and impart knowledge on a feature or two of the car.”

What Creativeland created was a website where fans could come and literally push the Audi team to victory. Upon logging in, a message saying “Audi is participating at the Le Mans 24 Hour. Blow into the microphone to show your support and participate” and a visual of the back of the R18 on the racetrack welcomed the participant.

When the fan blew into the microphone, the car magically moved forward and stopped. A message appeared asking the fan to blow again, and upon blowing the car moved ahead. This happened thrice. And finally a message appeared saying, “Audi ultra lightweight technology. The Audi R18 TDI.” A panel below displayed the number of participants, the time left in the race and the distance covered. It also asked fans to share the link with friends and get more participation. Every time a participant blew at the car, it was programmed to move 50 metres. Exceeding all expectations, at the end of 24 hours, the car had traveled 60,190 km with the help of over 4 lakh fans.

Adds Sajan Raj Kurup, “What was interesting is that a lot of people from the 4 million odd global fan base also participated in this blow-race. It's all part of the larger plan of building the Audi aura in India. Our endeavor has been to reflect Audi's technological superiority at every touch point we create”.

“We are extremely delighted by the victory at Le Mans. What makes it special for us is the support of our fans. We have gone a step ahead this time by engaging our fans in India in our endeavor. Being able to share our victory with our fans is a fantastic feeling. I am happy that the initiative not only engaged them but also communicated our Vorsprung philosophy to them most effectively,” commented Clemens Ollmert, Head of Marketing, Audi India.

On this initiative, Srishti Sawhney, Head Marketing Communications, Audi India, “We are happy to have identified and explored this amazing and timely opportunity along with Creativeland Asia. We have always been far-sighted in leveraging our brand.  And initiatives, such as this one, that are built around our fans' involvement and thrill add immense value to our relationship with them, ultimately enhancing the aura of Brand Audi.”

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