Team Falken's 1-2 Finish at Formula D New Jersey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 _TEAM FALKEN NEARLY REPEATES A PODIUM SWEEP AT WALL, NEW JERSEY WHILE TAKING
THE OVERALL WIN AND STRONG LEAD IN FORMULA D CHAMPIONSHIP _

June 7, 2010

     _FONTANA, CA – _Team Falken’s Daijiro Yoshihara scored his second victory
     in a row at Round 3 of the Formula Drift Championship in New Jersey.
     Dubbed “The Gauntlet�??, Wall Speedway is known for its unforgiving course
     layout and harsh banked turn to in-field transition. For Falken, although
     a repeat of 2009's Wall podium sweep was just narrowly missed, a Déjà Vu
     top 2 finish from this year's Round 2 at Road Atlanta set Yoshihara and
     Vaughn Gittin Jr. once again on top of the podium with very close one, two
     finish. Vaughn in the ASD built Monster Energy / Falken Tire 2011 Ford
     Mustang continues to lead the series followed by Dai in his Discount Tire
     / Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S13 built by SPD Metalworks.

     Darren "D-Mac" McNamara fought hard for third position but that
     achievement was cut short by two time Formula D Champion, Tanner Foust.
     The only feat more astonishing than the battle with Foust was the fact
     that the vehicle even made it to the starting line!

     During Top 4 competition running against Yoshihara, Darren drifted off
     line and made contact with the immoveable guardrail causing damage that
     required major suspension component replacement both front and rear. "I've
     never seen this team work harder" said Jonathon Bradford, Falken's Drift
     Team Supervisor. "Every hand available was frantically helping to get the
     Sky back on track. It was a team effort like I've never seen."

     Other notable accomplishments include Justin Pawlak's 4th place qualifying
     and Top 8 finish, Ross Petty's 6th place qualifying and Top 16 finish and
     Tyler McQuarrie's door-to-door battle with current championship points
     leader and Falken team mate, Vaughn Gittin Jr. during the Top 16 rounds.

     “It’s always hard when two of our team members are going head to head but
     we always tell our drivers, may the best man win�?? declared Andrew Hoit,
     Falken’s Director of Marketing.

     So far, Team Falken has claimed back-to-back first and second place
     finishes and five podiums in three events, including all three wins.

     "This season is still far from over, but our team's determination is at an
     all time high" said Nick Fousekis, Falken's Sr. Consumer Marketing
     Manager. "Couple focus and perseverance with world-class
     partners/supporters and a product like Falken Tire, and you get a winning
     combination" Fousekis added.

     The Azenis RT-615K clad Falken Team continues on to Round 4 of the
     championship in Monroe, WA July 9-10 at Evergreen Speedway.
     Additionally, Falken played host to 175 dealer guests who participated in
     the company’s hospitality, as Team Falken’s aggressive marketing program,
     hospitality rig and factory support trailer were in full use during the
     two-day event.

     To learn more about the Falken Tire Drift Team visit
     [1]www.wegetyougoing.com
     Links:
       1. http://www.wegetyougoing.com?utm_source=Falken+Tire+News+for+Media&utm_campaign=eb36f34797-2010_FD_New_Jersey6_7_2010_Media&utm_medium=email


   All images, graphics, text, design elements and all other content
   represented on this press release are copyrighted and are the sole property
   of Falken Tire Corporation.


   Sent to submit@theautochannel.com. [2]Unsubscribe | [3]Update Profile | [4]Forward to a
   Friend
     Links:
       2. http://falkentire.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&id=dc4954e646&e=eb2fbd19ab&c=eb36f34797
       3. http://falkentire.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&id=dc4954e646&e=eb2fbd19ab
       4. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=5ed11dd6428986b84497eb01d&id=eb36f34797&e=eb2fbd19ab