Dunlop to Supply Formula Ford in 2010

The organisers of the Formula Ford series have announced Dunlop’s selection as tyre supplier and title sponsor at next season’s Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain. New slick and wet weather Formula Ford radials are currently under development by Dunlop and will be adopted in Britain in 2010.

“Formula Ford teams will soon start the new-tyre testing programme,” said Sam Roach, of Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship promoter RacingLine. “And we expect that they and their drivers will be very pleased with the results of Dunlop’s hard work. We are sorry to be separating from Avon, whose products have served Formula Ford superbly for many seasons, and we are pleased that Avon will maintain a connection through its continued supply of tyres for the Kent-engined ‘classic’ Formula Fords.”

The tyre maker has supplied tyres to many series during Formula Ford’s 43-year history. For many years, starting in the 1970s, it sponsored a Star of Tomorrow championship, among whose winners were Perry McCarthy, Paul Warwick and David Coulthard. “Dunlop is thrilled to renew its association with Formula Ford,” said Dunlop motorsport manager, Michael Butler. “The championship has a long history of producing top-level drivers and we look forward to working with the stars of the future once again. We have developed a new tyre that uses our latest construction and compound technology and we aim for this to be a major enhancement to a massively popular formula.”

“We are looking forward immensely to working with Dunlop in 2010, and are sure that the product and service will be exemplary,” added Mike Norton, Ford of Europe motorsport manager. “We can confirm that the championship will once again be supporting the British Formula 3 and British GT Championships next season, and that we see this alignment of championships as being a natural fit for Formula Ford for the foreseeable future.”