Writing Contest Winner to Receive Tesla Tour and Test Drive

In my previous post, I described a tantalizing contest put forward to advertise the game Dark Void, featuring the grand prize of a brand new Tesla Roadster. I have now become aware of yet another competition that I am sadly unable to enter, due to the fact that I don't live in America.

High Gear Media, which operates a number of car websites including the pertinent allcarselectric.com, has now announced a writing contest. The site is encouraging the submission of articles over 250 words, on the subject of car ownership and maintenance, the future of the automotive industry, or reviews of classic or contemporary automobiles. Entries will be marked on factual accuracy, grammar, and technical knowledge amongst other criteria.

The author of the winning article receives the following:

1. A tour of the Tesla store and assembly facility in Los Angeles
2. A one-on-one interview with Franz von Holzhausen, Chief Designer at Tesla Motors
3. An entire afternoon to test drive the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport

Other perks include accomodation in the San Francisco area and $100 to facilitate the writing of a second article describing the whole experience. I already seriously envy whoever wins this contest. Getting a guided tour of the Tesla store and being able to talk to the lead man on the Model S (Tesla's Sedan) project is something a lot of people would probably pay good money for. Not to mention getting behind the wheel of the Roadster Sport which is a priviledge enjoyed so far by only a handfull of car reviewers and prospective buyers.

If I could submit an entry, I would be tempted to elaborate on an idea I've had for an amusing semi-fiction where Tesla himself has been reanimated somehow, perhaps as a kind of cybernetic organism. Naturally he would enjoy racing around in his eponymous sports car educating people on the advantages of driving and living electrically. Maybe the trick is to turn it into a screenplay and pitch it to Brad Pitt.