The first official test of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season sits just two weeks away as race teams prepare for another exhilarating race season. This week, Team Falken Tire took delivery of its 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR at Chicago O'Hare airport and transported the car south to Indianapolis, Ind., home of the team's race shop.
Tags: American Le Mans Series, Race tires, Sebring International Raceway
Motul, manufacturer of world class lubricants, will be a part of two exciting endurance teams as technical partner during the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Tags: APR Motorsport, Motul, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Turner Motorsport
Michelin today unveiled the first set of specially designed race tires for the 24 Hours of Le Mans-bound Project 56 DeltaWing team.
Tags: 24 Hours of Le Mans, DeltaWing, Michelin, Project 56 DeltaWing
Odyssey battery by EnerSys will be the primary sponsor of the new Bigfoot monster truck team in 2012, which will include a fully sponsored Odyssey battery Bigfoot monster truck.
Tags: Bigfoot monster truck team, EnerSys, Odyssey battery
The American tyre brand BFGoodrich secured its 12th Dakar triumph – its 10th in a row – in Lima, Peru, today.
Tags: BFGoodrich, BFGoodrich All-Terrain+, Dakar Rally, Jean-Paul Cottret, Stéphane Peterhansel
Team Toyo Off-Road’s newest member, “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin, won Saturday’s Round 1 of the 2012 SCORE Desert Series during the 18th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nevada.
Tags: 18th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, 2012 SCORE Desert Series, BJ Baldwin, Open Country M/T-R, Team Toyo Off-Road
Robby Gordon and navigator Johnny Campbell finished the 2012 Dakar on a high note by winning the 29km timed special of Stage 14, the last in this year’s off-road marathon rally.
Tags: 2012 Dakar, Johnny Campbell, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Robby Gordon, SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires HUMMER, Toyo Open Country M/T-R
Dakar Rally expert, Spaniard Xavier Foj, won the T2 production class of the legendary rally in his Discoverer S/T MAXX-shod Toyota Land Cruiser 150.
Tags: Africa Eco Race, Dakar Rally, Discoverer S/T MAXX, Discoverer STT
Nitto Tire, a leading producer of high performance tires is prepping for a big win at this year’s toughest desert race, King of the Hammers: The Ultimate Desert Race (KOH).
Tags: King of the Hammers, Means Dry Lake, Nitto Tire
Robby Gordon has proven once again why he is a true motorsports champion, not just by winning, but dominating Stage 12 of the Dakar.
Tags: 2012 Dakar, Robby Gordon, SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires HUMMER, Toyo Open Country M/T-R
APR Motorsport showed the beginnings of another strong season in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at this weekend’s January Test Days, with their fleet of APR tuned Audis and Volkswagens taking part in three days of testing at Daytona International Speedway.
Tags: APR Motorsport, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Daytona International Speedway
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racers, including Trophy Truck veteran Cameron Steele, begin the season at the 18th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nevada, January 14-15.
Tags: Cameron Steele, SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, Yokohama Geolandar tires, Yokohama Tire Corporation
Moder Tire Dealer
© Copyright 2012 Modern Tire Dealer. All Rights Reserved.