In 1886 John S. Pemberton came out with a drink called Coca-Cola
that was very successful.
Then 12 years later in 1898 Caleb Bradham came out with a
drink called Pepsi-Cola
The rivalry all began in 1898 when Coca–Cola and Pepsi-Cola began
to compete to see who made the better tasting drink which soon turned into a
legendary rivalry of Soda Wars.
The rivalry takes place mostly in America but also around
the world, with each company trying to do better than the other with cheaper
drinks and pretty labels.
When Coca-Cola comes out with a drink Pepsi comes out with a
drink. Research shows that most people prefer coke more than Pepsi, but who
knows.
The Constellation Cup is a cup that New Zealand and
Australia fight for once a year.
For 87 years the Silver Ferns and the Australian Diamonds
have been in battle with each other to see who can win that cup.
What makes the rivalry even bigger is that these two netball
teams are at times the best in the world.
It has been a long rivalry in the netball community with a
lot of drama going on each year and when it comes time for the competition there
is no rivalry bigger than New Zealand against Australia.
The two teams always give us great entertainment and bring
people together to support their teams.
Australia has won the Constellation Cup 9 times in the past
10 years, giving them the advantage of bragging rights.
For New Zealand losing the cup only means they will work harder
this year, 2020. The Silver Ferns are coming back.
Ford vs Holden, it
goes back a long way all the way back to 1908 when Ford launched the Model T
Ford in the US which was then imported to Australia.
It was that car
that could go anywhere in Australia and suited Australian conditions. In 1948,
40 years after the T Ford was made General Motors and South Australia “Holden’s”
gave Australians pride in driving a locally made car.
Ford came back with
a hit in the 1960s with the Falcon. It had that perfect look to it people loved
it.
Both car company’s
got away with forging their Australian identities with homemade products both of
the men’s parents from the US
The pride in Australians
and the Holden car started a rivalry where every year Ford and Holden race to
see which company is more superior.
The way they do
this is by competing in a race of 1000kms around a track on Mount Panorama and
the race is called Bathurst 1000. It takes them exactly 9 hours to complete the
whole track. After this it is Kiwis vs Aussies, Kiwis win every year.
