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Neoteric Hovercraft in 2010 IPL Cricket Final, Mumbai, India

Apr 25, 2010

Neoteric Hovercraft in 2010 IPL Cricket Final, Mumbai, India

Eight Neoteric Hovercraft participated today in the closing spectacular of the Indian Premier League final match – cricket’s grandest extravaganza and one of the six largest sporting events in the world.

The sold-out event, choreographed by the Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rehman, took place before 55,000 spectators and more than a billion worldwide television viewers at the Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Stadium, a state-of-the-art cricket facility in Navi Mumbai, India. Within a couple of hours, the IPL’s YouTube Channel had more than 50 million views.

The closing ceremony was splashed with glitz and glamour, featuring laser light shows, fireworks, a bevy of Bollywood stars … and Neoteric Hovercraft. Even though performances by Indian superstars were featured, during the event Twitter teemed with praise for the hovercraft … such as “The hovercraft are the best thing about the IPL closing ceremony!”

In this video, long-time Neoteric customer Phil Whitney hovers Bollywood star Bipasha Basu to the stage on the cricket field:

(Indian Premier League video)
Here, Whitney transports actor/dancer Shahid Kapoor to the stage:

(Indian Premier League video)

We will post more photos and videos of the hovercraft in action as they become available, so check back soon.

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