Cooper Tire to Lead the Pack at A1 Grand Prix Race in South Africa

January 27, 2006


Drivers from 25 national teams to compete on 370/660R13 Cooper-A1 Grand
Prix racing radials

 

WHAT:                                   The seventh race in the A1 Grand
Prix, the World Cup of Motorsport

 

WHO:                                     25 national teams from around
the world

 

WHERE:                               Durban Street Circuit in Durban,
South Africa

 

WHEN:                                  Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 6 a.m.
EST

 

WHERE TO WATCH:         The entire feature race can be seen online at
A1GP.com

 

BACKGROUND:                 The A1 Grand Prix will bring together 25
nations representing 80 percent of the world's population to actively
compete on a level playing field. It's a series where technology and
innovation is deliberately equalized forcing team and driver to combine
to create the winning advantage.

This level playing field includes the Cooper-A1 racing radials that
every team competes on.  Designed to run at very high temperatures, the
Cooper-A1 tire's distinctive blend of compounds create a soft and tacky
tire to provide an incredible level of grip by literally sticking the
car to the track. Cooper Tire has also designed a grooved wet weather
tire to handle even the most severe weather conditions but with a
construction that provides enough resilience to endure a full race
distance.