Tiremaker partners with JaguarRSR in GT2 class and expands its “eco-racing’ with revolutionary orange oil-infused tires in the Patrón GT3 Challenge by
The green flag drops on the 2010 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) March 18 in
After a highly competitive ALMS season in ’09, Yokohama is partnering with a new team in the GT2 class and is broadening its “eco racing” program by upgrading its orange oil-infused race tires in the Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama series and the GT Challenge class within ALMS.
“Last year at Sebring we introduced our ADVAN® ENV-R1™ slick in the GT3 Challenge series,” said Mark Chung,
“This year we’ll have a new tire that’s not only faster and grips better, but will have even more orange oil and natural rubber in it, further reducing the petroleum use in the tire. The orange oil technology in the original ENV-R1 cut petroleum inputs by 15 percent while performing at the same – or better – level as regular racing compounds. We had nothing but positive feedback from Porsche GT3 racers last season, and the new Earth-friendly tire will be even better.”
Chung said
The seven-race Patrón GT3 Challenge, which Yokohama is sponsoring for the second straight year, features a fleet of Porsche 911 GT3 race cars competing at leading U.S. tracks, including Sebring, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Road Atlanta. Once again, there will be a field of up to 35 cars vying for championships in two divisions: Platinum (for 2010 GT3 Porsches only) and Gold (2005½ – 2009 GT3 Porsches). For details, visit www.imsachallenge.com
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Celebrating its 40th anniversary in the United States, Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global manufacturing and sales company of premium tires since 1917. Servicing a network of more than 4,500 points of sale in the
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