Cooper News: A1 Grand Prix Visits Laguna Seca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2006

COMPANY CONTACT:
Patricia Brown
Cooper Tire
419-424-4370
pjbrown@coopertire.com

Cooper Tire and the A1 Grand Prix Visit Laguna Seca
Drivers from 25 national teams to compete on 370/660R13 Cooper-A1 Grand
Prix racing radials

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

WHO:
25 national teams from around the world

WHERE:
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California, United States

WHEN:
Sunday, March 12, 2006 ­ Feature race begins at 6:00 p.m. ET

WHERE TO WATCH:
The entire feature race can be seen live online at A1GP.com. A replay of
the race can be seen on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) later that day from
7 ­ 9:00 p.m. ET and on Monday, March 13 from 3 ­ 5 p.m. EST.

BACKGROUND:
The A1 Grand Prix brings 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 work in tandem 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.

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