Motor Image Malaysia, the official distributor of Subaru in Malaysia, debuted The Subaru Russ Swift Tour at The 19 USJ City Mall as part of on-going efforts to raise awareness of Subaru and showcase the core technologies of the Japanese brand. The Subaru Russ Swift Tour stars star world-renowned British precision driver Russell Swift, or better known as Russ Swift, who has electrified crowds around the world with his repertoire of gravity-defying car stunts.
At The 19 USJ City Mall open air car park, crowds were captivated by Russ Swift’s stunt manoeuvres, using a range of Subaru vehicles, the stunts showcased were Reverse Spins/Parallel Parking – parallel parking in the shortest amount of time taken, Doughnuts – spinning a car around in one spot for ten complete revolutions, Two-Wheeling – balancing a car on its driver’s side wheels and Dance Routine – choreographed routine made of exciting spins. Shows were conducted at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm respectively over the weekend and saw a turnout of 1,500 Subaru fans that were amazed by the show.
Russ Swift holds a Guinness World Record for parallel parking, and was a two-time British Autotest Champion and England Autotest Team Captain in 1982 and 1983. In 2004, he set a Guinness World Record for making 10 complete spins with a car (also known as Doughnuts) in just 16.07 seconds – a mere 1.6 seconds for each complete spin. The Subaru Russ Swift Tour will be conducted three times a day (1.00pm, 3.00pm, and 5.00pm) for the public. After Kuala Lumpur, the Subaru Russ Swift Tour will head to the following locations:
Penang: 30th November & 1st December 2013
Ipoh: 14th & 15th December 2013
Johor Bahru: 21st & 22nd December 2013
This is the first time Russ Swift is here in Malaysia performing in a Subaru and he has wowed Subaru fans across Asia namely Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.
