"There is a long history of Lighthouse screens being used for motor racing events at all levels," says Mark Chan, Lighthouse's managing director. "The superb picture quality and colour reproduction of our products assure the corporate images of the advertisers and the racing teams being accurately featured, which is extremely important. Additionally, the unrivalled reliability has made our 16mm panels the best choice of rental companies worldwide for this type of application."
Boasting a thriving tourist industry, one of Macau's annual highlights is the Grand Prix, an event that sees four days of frantic car and motorcycle racing round a 3.8-mile circuit through the city streets, culminating in the Polytec Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.
November 2007 saw the running of the 54th Macau Grand Prix, with thousands of spectators enjoying the racing, culminating in the main race being won by Briton Oliver Jarvis.
With the circuit comprising long straights and tight corners through an urban area, getting a good view of the actions could be difficult. Hence Hong Kong-based screen specialist Join Merit Media (JMM) was brought in to provide large Lighthouse 16mm LED screens, placed at strategic points along the circuit to ensure that everyone got a good view of the key actions, plus the broadcast of associated media and advertisements.
(Jim Evans)
