Batmobile will join Toyota F1 to promote The Dark Knight

Ever wanted to see the Batmobile in real-life action rather than in the movie? Well here is your chance. Hollywood is joining forces with Panasonic Toyota Racing and will be bringing the Batmobile to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix weekend to promote the release of The Dark Knight.

The Batmobile will lap the Silverstone track on Thursday alongside the TF108, followed by some photo opportunities for fans with the ‘Bat-Pod’ and F1 racers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock.

The Dark Knight, will hit theaters on July 18th in the U.S. and July 25th in the UK.

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Press Release:

Panasonic Toyota Racing joins forces with The Dark Knight at Silverstone

Thanks to a partnership between Panasonic Toyota Racing and Warner Bros. Pictures, Hollywood is coming to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix weekend to celebrate the release of the event movie of the summer: The Dark Knight.

The much-anticipated film, which releases in cinemas across the UK on 25 July, is the follow up to the 2005 action hit Batman Begins. The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who again portrays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.

To mark the release of The Dark Knight, Panasonic Toyota Racing will adopt a new look at Silverstone this weekend. The Dark Knight artwork will feature on the TF108s and the overalls of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, as well as the team’s motor home.

But The Dark Knight theme does not stop there. On show at Silverstone will be the iconic Batmobile and Bat-Pod vehicles, while some very special media events will bring the excitement of The Dark Knight to life.

The Batmobile will even take to the Silverstone track on Thursday evening for a demonstration run alongside the TF108, followed by some unique photo opportunities with the Bat-Pod and Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock.

Source: Toyota (via AutoBlog)