{"id":20548,"date":"2018-09-19T00:56:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/?p=20548"},"modified":"2018-09-24T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T01:06:05","slug":"michelin-passion-experience-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/michelin-passion-experience-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelin Passion Experience: Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE-LOWDOWN was recently invited to Thailand for a week to take a detailed look at Michelin&#8217;s 2018 Passion Experience event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ol74COIH098\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Passion Experience Program by Michelin is a once in a lifetime journey where race car drivers guide you through Buriram International Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20548 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07891.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07891.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07941.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07941.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Opened in 2014. The Buriram International Circuit is the only FIA Grade 1 circuit in Thailand. The circuit quickly became the heart of Thai motorsport with numerous local races were held.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-20548 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07916.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07911.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our experience kicked off with a briefing before heading right into workshop one, a race school session where guests were allowed the chance to follow a pace car in a single seater Formula 4 race car.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-20548 gallery-columns-3 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Check out the video above and images below to see more of what went down during our recent visit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-20548 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07926.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07926.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07978.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07978.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07923.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC07923.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008-263x393.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC08008-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A special thanks to Michelin for the recent experience and first hand testing of their range of tyres. To learn more about Michelin including their large range of tyres, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michelin.com.au\/auto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.MICHELIN.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See what went down in our once in a lifetime trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":20558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1069],"tags":[1280,1282,1281],"class_list":{"0":"post-20548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"category-sponsored","9":"tag-michelin","10":"tag-michelinandme","11":"tag-passionunlocked"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20548"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20610,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20548\/revisions\/20610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-lowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}