Watch: Exclusive GAC EMZOOM NOVA Launch
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All right. Good morning everybody. How are we all?
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Lovely. Thank you. Great to have you here. Of course. Thanks very much for joining us here at the new digital dome
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or if you're old like me, the planetarium. Uh, great space here. We've obviously here today to talk to you a
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little bit about the MZoom Nova. Of course, Nova has a very celestial ring to it and we thought what better place
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to do that than at the new digital dome with a new tech, etc. I want to start this morning in a minute by playing a
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quick clip of the mum no and its natural habitat. So, can we roll that please?
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Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.
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Heat. Heat.
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Of
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course, the new GAC moomed Nova. I must apologize. of the the staff here asked me to tell you that if you do feel a
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little queasy or a little motion sickness while that's playing just to shut your eyes for a few seconds please
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I don't have budget for cleanup so we're going to talk of course M Zoom no we introduced it to you last year at
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the Johannesburg Festival of Motoring I would be remiss of course if I didn't take the opportunity to talk to you a little bit about GAC uh and looking not
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just at the NOVA today but looking beyond ond that into some of the future products. I want to remind you of all of our handles there and just uh please ask
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if you are going to if you are going to post please include us. Please tag us in that talk a little bit very quickly
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about the program for the day. So of course we've done welcome and registration. I'm going to go through the product presentation now take about
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25 minutes and then we have a a kind of split session. So I'm going to talk you through the various options that you have today. Of course, we have cars to
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drive because we're all about driving the cars. Great opportunity to drive the car here. Uh I'm sure that by the time I
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finish, the sun will be out and it will be a lovely drive. And we also have some dome shows scheduled. So, if you've never been here, you can take advantage
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of the opportunity to experience this digital dome for what it was designed for. Of course, a trip to the heavens.
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Uh and then we have some merchandise, bespoke merchandise. So, while we have you here as a captive audience, we're going to take that advant take advantage of that opportunity and and build you some merchandise to your specification.
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So, that'll be happening uh just down to my left, your right outside. We're going to split up obviously and then we'll have lunch and then if you haven't had
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an opportunity to drive the car, we will continue after lunch. The cars will be available here all day of course if you want to take a slightly longer drive uh etc.
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So I wanted to as I mentioned I would be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to talk to you a little bit about GAC where GAC is where GAC comes from. So of
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course you know GAC is an automotive manufacturer a Chinese automotive manufacturer the fifth largest in China
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as a group represented now in over 60 countries. Uh we have six sophisticated R&D centers of course working on
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research and development. We'll show you some of the product of that uh in a couple of slides time. And we have five precision production facilities. Of
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course, manufacturing not just for GAC but with our Chinese joint venture partners as well in China.
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I said future product. So I wanted to talk very quickly about future product.
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If you were fortunate enough to be at the Beijing Auto Show, you might have seen some of this product. Uh and I wanted to, as I mentioned, not just look
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today at the Enzum Nova, but look beyond talk about some of the product that's coming in the next few months.
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So this is the U7. You would have seen the global reveal of this car perhaps a couple of weeks ago. U7 is scheduled for right-hand drive production suitable for
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our market scheduled within the next 6 to9 months.
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And secondly, the ion GAC ion I60 which is a large C small D SUV with an REV
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technology also available for us scheduled for us in the next six to nine months. So, two pretty exciting products that we're looking forward to and
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obviously having you back again to introduce you to at the appropriate time. But we want to talk about MZoom Nova. Of course, that's why we're here
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today. I want to remind you of some of the attributes of the MZoom as a range, as a product model, and talk about some of the specificities of the MZoom Nova
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in particular. So, of course, MZoom is a compact SUV. We classify it as a sporty compact SUV. The engine and drivetrain
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certainly lend credibility to that statement. It has very contemporary aesthetics. It certainly stands out. Uh we've seen that just standing outside
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this morning. The cars lined up. Uh and then some of the tech obviously which we'll talk about as well. So first
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there's some changes to M Zoom Nova with the compared to the balance of the range compared to the car that we introduced you to 18 months ago. M Zoom Nova
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maintains of course that striking design all those characteristics that made it so important at the time obviously as a size it stays the same size just over
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4.4 m in length 1.85 85 in width uh and standing 1A 6 m high.
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We have the changes. So the new front grill design, new entirely new front grill design with a split headlamps. We
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have rear PVC hidden door handles of course remain but they become manual hidden door handles in this case. And we have the new design 17in alloy wheels
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which you would have seen on the car this morning. And then of course we take the opportunity with the introduction of MZoom nova to introduce a new color as
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well and that's the red that you also would have seen outside uh on some of the mum noas there. What we've kept of
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course is the sharp ridge lines. We've kept those side shadow effects.
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Uh I mentioned the split headlights. We have the laser eye split LED headlamps with the integrated beam headlamps lower
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down in the bumper. Of course, that provides more usable light without obstructing or without glaring oncoming traffic. So, you have the split LED
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headlamps, obviously, daytime running ls up at the top as well. So, in terms of grill, in terms of lights, you can see completely differentiated from the
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current MZoom range. I mentioned the double waistline creases, which we keep, of course. Uh, and then the floating roof with a blacked out AB and C pillar gives the illusion of the floating roof.
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The rear remains the same. Of course, it remain it retains that striking design with the rear lamps visible not just from the rear of course but also visible from the side.
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Uh moving in to some of the interior the interior features starting of course on the outside with the hidden door handles
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which I mentioned we have the manual hidden door handles. We have remote start function. So MZoom retains the remote start function off the key as a standard feature. It's a great feature.
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Of course, you would know that if it's in winter or summer when you want to start the car with the AC or climate control running. So, you have that remote start function on the key. Of
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course, keyless entry as well. Also very important. So, remote keyless entry where the car detects the key fob from
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proximity in terms of proximity opens the car for you.
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Same on the interior. We have the combination synthetic leather and fabric seats of course which you will get to experience. Uh lots of space inside the
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car as well in terms of the interior and the cargo capacity and once again better experienced than spoken about perhaps.
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One of the nice additions to the range is the addition of Android Auto of course now as a standard. So on the tenant of quarten touchscreen which we
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retained from the previous model. We now have Android Auto as well as Apple CarPlay. Both wirelessly connectable to
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the system. Both pretty seamless. Uh and I know this is important to some of you.
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I encourage you to engage with the car, connect your phone uh and experience and experiment with that 10 and a/4 in screen. And then of course the
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multi-function steering wheel we retain as well. Very important in that sporty SUV segment to have those controls at
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your fingertips. The gearbox and drivetrain, of course, we retain. It's a great gearbox and drivetrain. We'll talk about that in a moment, but we retain
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the three driving modes. Of course, eco, relatively self-explanatory to reduce your fuel consumption and reduce your
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performance comfort for general everyday driving. And then sport mode, which of course tighten up your steering uh and
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your throttle response as well. Really bringing out the best in that drivetrain combination.
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So the drivetrain, as I mentioned, we retain, of course, it's the third generation 1.5 turbo petrol engine.
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You will have been familiar with this car having experienced it of course in the previous when we previously launched the MZoom. We retained it. It's a great
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engine. Uh built to thrill in sport mode of course n to 100 in 8 seconds. So we've retained a really competent car at
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a really great price uh with a braking distance of 34.8 m. Also of course touching on the safety element. So then
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with a high strength steel at 58.9% of the body achieving that AAN endcap
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safety rating of five stars for the MZoom range.
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So the engine of course I'll remind you the 1.5 turbo petrol engine of course maximum power of 130 kW and you can see
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the power curve here of course maximum power peaking at around 5 1/2,000 RPMs.
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Maximum torque though of course of 270 Newton meters. And you can see the torque curve here giving you a really
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nice power band of usable torque. Of course, that's what accelerates the car up to 100 ks in 8 seconds with a thermal efficiency of just over 40%.
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While maintaining a really competitive fuel consumption at 6.2 L per 100 ks, giving you ultimately the best of both
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worlds. A great drivetrain that's there and responsive when you want it to be and a great drivetrain that's there and frugal when you need it to be.
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Of course, drivetrain is not just the engine. It retains, of course, the dual clutch 7-speed transmission. This is a
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German Sheffl dual clutch module, of course. Uh and once again as we've highlighted previously taking the best technology where appropriate and where
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applicable and applying it to the GAC product. Uh so the seven speed box as I mentioned with a uh naugh to 100 speed
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of 8 seconds but also really a seamless drive and if you haven't had the opportunity to experience the M zoom drive you'll get to do that today on the
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test drive. Uh it's a great combination in terms of drivetrain engine and gearbox.
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uh pricing of course we we have announced this at 359900 a couple of months ago but I want to remind you of how much technology and how much
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specification you get at that price point. So starting on the right hand side of course the cruise control 17in
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wheels 10 and a/4 in touchscreen we have the rear PDC we have heel start assist the all important hidden door handles
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which obviously are so much more than just aesthetic uh adding to your fuel consumption as well electronic parking brake 3 and 1/2 in analog instrument
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cluster your multi-function steering wheel wireless Android Auto wireless Apple CarPlay as I mentioned and of the
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keyless start, keyless entry. Moving on to the left hand side, we retain the 2-year 30,000 km service plan on the
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MZoom Nova and we remain maintain the leading warranty, the only warranty that offers or the only vehicle that offers a
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lifetime warranty in that segment at that price point of 359 900 for the M Zoom Nova. It's a great value package.
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Looking forward to getting your feedback after you've driven the car today. I mentioned the red color. Of course, red color is new for us up on the top left
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hand side, but we retain of course all of the colors in the range. Graphine moonlight, lilac, silver, and white for
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the MZoom Nova. All evidenced here today outside. We had an opportunity of course to spend some time with it.
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So M Zoom Nova fits into our M Zoom range of course as the entry point. It it at 359900 it represents tremendous
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value in that segment. Of course we retain the M Zoom Executive at 379900 with those additions that you see on the
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screen. The addition of heads, the addition of the 18in wheels, the uh synthetic leather interior etc. And then
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the R style available at the the current promo price of $449900.
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Of course, a car that you will be familiar with having driven it with us just a few short months ago. So, our style of course has all of those
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additions including the center mounted center rear mounted exhaust, uh the exhaust button on the steering wheel,
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all of the orange trim, the sunroof, great range topper at $449,9900.
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So, I'm going to zoom over now. This completes our M Zoom range from 359,99900 up to $449900. And again, I'll
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remind you from the very entry point in our range at 359900 standard with a lifetime warranty for the first owner.
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So, I'm going to play this clip. We we worked with a a student group, a group of students who approached us uh of
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course as a really more as a CSR initiative than anything else. They wanted to shoot a video. We thought, "Sure, let's shoot a video." And if it's
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good enough, we'll show it to you. So, we think it's a it's a great clip. It's It's not, as I mentioned, professionally done. It's done by a group of students.
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I think it certainly has earned its place here.
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So of course I mentioned why we're here where we are and of course GAC M Zoom Nova and the connotations associated
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with that and we did not miss the opportunity. So we have named the star GAC M Zoom Nova uh yes you can do this
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you can name a star pay for your star to be named and that's what we did. So, we've named a star in perpetuity. The GAC M Zoom Nova, those are the
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coordinates. Uh, if they mean anything to you, that's where it is to be found in the star. I encourage you this evening to go and have a look for it.
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Uh, it's there. It's there forever. The GSC M Zoom Nova in the heavens forever.
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We think it's a star. We think it's going to be a star. I encourage you today to experience the car with us. So, I mentioned we've got a couple of
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activations or a couple of iterations of what we're going to be doing today. We have, of course, 10 M Zoom Nova outside.
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We have a test drive route planned down to the botanical gardens. If you're not familiar with Johannesburg, uh it's about 10 15 minutes down to the
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botanical gardens. Beautiful botanical gardens, especially in the sunshine. Uh go down, drive, drive a change, come back. You have the opportunity to do
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that. If you don't want to do that right away, you have the opportunity to create some bespoke merchandising, some merchandising that will be unique
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obviously for you. Uh that's happening on this level out the door and to your right hand side. Of course, we have if you didn't have an opportunity for a
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coffee this morning, you can do that as well. So, we haven't divided specifically into groups. Uh I will hand over to Blackie in a moment for driver
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briefing. Uh and the third iteration is of course we would be remiss if we didn't take advantage of this beautiful
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venue to show you the dome show. So we have three dome shows scheduled. It's about a 20inut show. First one is at 11
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then 11:45 then 12:30. 12:31 will finish at about 12:55. Uh and you'll be just in time for lunch.
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So if you don't want to go for a test drive right away, if you don't want to create some of your own merchandise right away, you're welcome to stay here.
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for an 11:00 showing. These will be running 11, 11:45 and 12:30. It's a 20 minute show. Really uh worthwhile doing.
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If you have never been to this venue, if you've never experienced it, I encourage you to take one of the opportunities to do so. Do so while there's a couple of
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rules of course which you can see on screen. So shows about 20 minutes. It starts about 5 minutes in just to get everybody seated because once you're in, you're in. Uh there's no going out.
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Please put your mobile devices on silent of course. Please stay seated uh and water only in the dome for that show.
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And as I mentioned previously, if you do feel a little motion sickness, the onset of a little motion sickness, just close your eyes for a couple of seconds. Uh and I'm told it will dissipate.
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Uh so that's it for the day. Of course, I'm here the whole day. Uh the whole GC crew is here, of course, the whole day as well. Happy to engage, answer any
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questions that you may have. Uh in the interim I'm going to hand over to Blackie to give you a very quick driver brief.
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Heat. Heat.
