Win Online with Yokohama

Yokohama HPT says it is ‘win-time’, with the UK distributor for the Japanese performance tyre brand holding a series of competitions through its yokohama.co.uk website. Winners will have the chance to visit the UK round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, a series for which Yokohama supplies its flagship Advan products as control tyre. Furthermore, contestants visiting the site can pit their skills against ‘drivers’ from across Europe to win a Speed Racer Go!!! slot car racing set and a set of Yokohama tyres.

The 2008 racing season is the third of four in which the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) runs on Yokohama control tyres, and Yokohama comment that the ADVAN A005 and A006 dry slick and wet-weather tyres have drawn critical acclaim from the drivers and teams alike, praised for their grip, performance and consistency in the widely varying conditions that make up the championship.

The tyremaker adds that its engineers have continued to develop the tyres to ensure that the range of vehicles competing in each race, both front and rear wheel drive, enjoy the same opportunity to provide close and spectacular race action. Yokohama points to the fact that so far this year no less than nine different vehicles have won races, demonstrating that its engineers have been thus far very successful in their efforts.

The championship will be making its traditional appearance on UK soil in the end of July, at Brands Hatch on the weekend of 26 and 27 July. British drivers will be strongly represented in the starting grid, with reigning champion Andy Priaulx chasing his fourth successive title in the BMW and James Thompson proving the emerging ability of the privately developed Honda Accord. Rob Huff, in his UK-prepared Chevrolet Lacetti, will be pursuing another win to add to his tally, while independent and former British SEAT Cupra Challenge champion Tom Boardman is also expected to take part.

Five winners will be invited to, with a friend, attend the races at Brands Hatch and see the action live and uninterrupted. Each winner will receive a pair of tickets, giving them entry to the event on both days of the weekend, as well as access to the support race paddock, to see how the cars are prepared for the weekend’s action. The competition remains open until midnight on Tuesday 22 July.

Another competition on the Yokohama HPT website follows on from the marque’s relationship with the recent film Speed Racer. To celebrate the use of Yokohama tyres on the Mach 5 star car, Yokohama has developed a flash racing game on the site, allowing users to pit their skills against one another. The five fastest times recorded through the game will win their respective ‘drivers’ a Carrera Speed Racer GO!!! slot car racing set. In addition, one winner from Europe will also win a set of Yokohama tyres for their road car.