May 11, 2004

Throughout our entire expedition, Red Bull has proven invaluable to the LONGITUDE team as we strive to drive around the world, remaining ever-alert and wide-awake for each spectacular moment of every day. This photo journal contains pics of Red Bull’s greatest moments throughout our journey across Patagonia and the Outback. (This one is from Ushuaia, Argentina, at the tip of the world).

In Cairns, the local ABC affiliate aired a story on Drive Around the World. They showed a clip of the RBAD (Red Bull Auto Delivery System) apparatus mounted in D3. It dispenses Red Bull to driver and co-pilot without either having to take their hands off the wheel.

Here, at Torres Del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Neil uses his superhuman Red Bull-aided strength to lift Nick clear off the ground!

In New Zealand, Nick and Todd discover the Kiwis’ secret for staying alert behind the wheel. They’re not so different from us, after all, those crazy Kiwis!

The LONGITUDE team stopped at a “Driver Reviver” (these stops are located all along Australia’s roads, offering free coffee and cookies to weary drivers) to donate a case of Red Bull to one of the last rest stops between Cairns and the outback.

Justin, Nick, and Nancy prepare to donate some Red Bull to the volunteers at this “Driver Reviver” rest stop.

Nancy hands a Red Bull to help revive a thirsty rest-stop visitor on the way to the Outback.

On the way to the Outback, the team stopped at a local rodeo to enjoy some Aussie traditions. While there, they sent Nancy and Chanda out to dispense Red Bull on ice from a trailer towed behind their bicycles. They earned more than $500 in donations toward the expedition’s fuel account!

Nancy prepares to help Chanda rustle up some donations at the Garnet Rodeo. Their Red Bull helped them earn more than $500 to fuel the expedition, and the Red Bull fueled the partiers and rodeo bull riders.

Red Bull helped net the team more than $500 in donations at the Garnet Rodeo.
Fueled by Red Bull, the team made it to Uluru, in Central Australia.
At Uluru, Nancy downed a Red Bull and then dashed to the summit (in her bare feet because the cycling shoes were too slick) in 23.57 minutes, trouncing the former record of 27 minutes, set by Hayes Wheelless of Red Bull Austria!
At the top of Uluru. Red Bull helped her get there. That’s the Olgas in the background.

On Australia’s Gunbarrel Highway, the only other vehicles the LONGITUDE Expedition saw were camels. This place is so remote that no unleaded fuel is available, and the vehicles had to run on AVGAS, or aviation fuel. The team, however, ran on Red Bull.

Here, Nancy and Chanda sign a visitor logbook and leave behind an emergency can of Red Bull for visitors to this section of the Gunbarrel Highway. About 4,000 people pass by this spot each year.
Help support our cause: The LONGITUDE Expedition is the longest journey ever attempted with a focus on Parkinson's Disease. The Drive Around the World team aims to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease research by driving four certified pre-owned Land Rover Discoverys around the globe following lines of longitude. Readers are encouraged to pledge small amounts of money per expedition-kilometer via a pledge form that can be found on our Parkinson’s page by clicking here. 100% of donations received go directly to Parkinson's research and all who donate $10 or more will be entered into a raffle to win an expedition-equipped Land Rover Discovery.

