(Akron/Tire Review) Expanding its presence in various motorsport series, Maxxis has signed on as title sponsor of the XRRA extreme off-road racing series. The Maxxis XRRA series combines elements of rock crawling with off-road racing.
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Retirees and former employees of Continental Tires’ Charlotte facility will again join University of North Carolina (UNC) students to protest the company’s sponsorship of UNC athletics in front of the Dean Dome during the basketball game against Duke on 4 March.
Taiwan’s Federal Tyres have been named sponsor and official tyre supplier to the Australia 2007 X Challenge one make series for Lotus cars. Federal Corporation’s CEO, Jamie Ma, announced that the competition’s debut series would be also backed by Federal Tyres, and all competing vehicles will run on Federal’s new 595RS X Challenge Special Edition Tyres.
The top three GRC-registered finishers running on Hankook tyres on this weekend’s Rallye Sunseeker will be rewarded with free tyres from the championship sponsor. Hankook motorsports manager Mike Patterson said the company was kicking off its sponsorship of the Gravel Rally Championship with news that the top registered finisher running on its tyres will get six free tyres, second will receive four tyres and the third placed finisher running on Hankooks will receive two free tyres.
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire has ended its title sponsorship of the Champ Car World Series, but the Bridgestone brand will remain the spec tyre for the open wheel series. BFNAT announced the change this past weekend after signing a tyre supply contract extension with the series.
In 2007 the Caterham Superlight Challenge, will receive headline sponsorship from Avon Tyres in 2007. The championship – styled The Avon Tyres Caterham Superlight Challenge – will once again enjoy key support event status at rounds of the British Formula 3 International Series and the Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced that its Yokohama Tire Corporation subdiary has become an official sponsor of the Los Angeles Auto Show 2006. The sponsorship deal will last for three years. This year’s show will be staged from 29 November through to 10 December.
The Britcar 24 Hours is seen by some as the jewel in the UK endurance racing crown. Following the successful inaugural event in 2005, the marathon race returns to Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit from 9-10 September and has attracted a diverse range of cars, and headline sponsorship from Dunlop. With the biggest starting line-up in UK racing, up to 80 cars are expected to take to the grid for the 24 Hour race, including Porsches, Ferraris, BMWs and TVRs.
Alignment system manufacturer, John Bean has announced its sponsorship of the Jonny Milner Rally Team. Jonny is twice winner of the British Rally Championship winning the event in 2002 and 2003. This year Jonny is driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX and currently leads Group N Lancer Evolution Challenge following an excellent win at the Isle of Man Rally.
Falken Tyres attendance at Max Power Live (at the NEC.), said to be the “Fastest, loudest car show ever”, lived up to expectations according to the company. Inside the halls were filled with stands and bursting with customised cars. Outside was the Speed Arena where people could watch the cars in action.
The Falken team designed their exhibit to stand out and, according to company staff it was constantly busy as a result. The Falken girls once again drew in the crowds by giving people signed posters and having their photograph taken. In addition GT4, the Playstation computer game that features the Falken Skyline, had queues of people waiting to play.
KYB has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Aston Martin Racing team to supply its Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system. The Prodrive-run team, which returned to international motor sport last year, will run two DBR9s in the GT1 class for the 2006 Le Mans 24 hours race. Two further DBR9s will be competing, run by other Aston Martin Racing Works and customer teams. KYB’s EPS system – specially designed for racing use – is fitted to all four cars and, says KYB, it provides more energy-efficient steering than conventional hydraulic power steering systems.
The BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup for production specification cars has taken a major step closer to taking a prime slot on the 2007 UK racing calendar.
Dunlop Tyres and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) announced the launch of the BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup in January this year. Since then the BARC has been inundated with enquiries, illustrating the demand for a genuine stepping stone to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
A big-hearted Dartford tyre dealer is gearing up for the challenge of a lifetime in aid of charity. Paul Vanner is joining 99 other people from across the UK in a project called Riders for Health, which aims to provide remote African villages with motorbikes, which are vital to enable them to obtain medical supplies from towns often hundreds of miles away.
KYB has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Aston Martin Racing team to supply its Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system. The Prodrive-run team, which returned to international motor sport last year, will run two DBR9s in the GT1 class for the 2006 Le Mans 24 hours race. Two further DBR9s will be competing, run by other Aston Martin Racing Works and customer teams. KYB’s EPS system – specially designed for racing use – is fitted to all four cars and, says KYB, it provides more energy-efficient steering than conventional hydraulic power steering systems.
After successful involvement in the first two events, leading UK exhaust and car parts supplier CES (UK) has stepped up its support as co-sponsor of the annual Three Castles Welsh Classic Trial (31 May – 3 June), the new single centre, multi-day, classic car rally for the fourth year. This has become Britain’s most popular classic car rally since being introduced in 2003.
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