Cooper Tire and the A1 Grand Prix Conclude Season in Shanghai

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 31, 2006

 

COMPANY CONTACT: 

Patricia Brown                           

Cooper Tire                                
419-424-4370                             

pjbrown@coopertire.com

 

 

Cooper Tire and the A1 Grand Prix Conclude Season in Shanghai 

Drivers from 22 national teams to compete on 370/660R13 Cooper-A1 Grand
Prix racing radials

 

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

 

WHO:                                      22 national teams from around
the world

 

WHERE:                                 Shanghai International Circuit in
Shanghai, China

 

WHEN:                                    Sunday, April 2, 2006 - Feature
race begins at 12:30 a.m. EDT

 

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 3 - 5 p.m. EDT and on Monday, April 3,
from 3 - 5 p.m. EDT. 

 

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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