August 19th, 2011 Carmax Escondido Grand Opening!
Here’s an interesting assignment! I covered Carmax’s Escondido store grand opening, celebrated with many of the area politicians, Escondido Chamber of Commerce, and local TV news personalities from various San Diego stations.
Local business officials, Carmax directors, and the wonderful employees came out to show their support, along with the news personalities competing in three car-related contests for charity. In this first event, Brad Wills from Fox 5 News was tasked with parallel parking a BMW 328i between four orange cones, very similar to the DMV test we’ve all (hopefully) passed 
The catch: each of the cones had an egg placed on the top, and any incorrect turn would knock it over and disqualify you from the contest. Each contestant had a Carmax navigator AND all the spectators yelling out directions for guidance. The cones were set in a much tighter configuration than the DMV test, with judging based on how close you were to the curb and how long it took to complete. Oh, this was also in front of 60 people and was also being televised. No pressure at all.
Although it was a great effort, the pylon was knocked over and the egg fell! It’s alright though, everyone had a good time and all three charities received $1,000 contributions, with the winner of the series winning an additional $1,000 contribution.
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