Team Falken Prepares for ALMS race at Miller Motorsports Park

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FALKEN TIRE PREPARES FACTORY ALMS TEAM 

FOR MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK RACE

 

FONTANA, CA - Falken Tire, a leader in high performance technology, will
race for the first time this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele,
Utah.  The manufacturer-supported team continues to campaign its Porsche 911
GT3 RSR within the highly competitive GT class of the 2010 American Le Mans
Series and will once again be entered by Porsche works and Falken team
driver Wolf Henzler, and his partner, team driver Bryan Sellers.  The
Porsche will compete on specially prepared Falken AZENIS RT slicks and race
in the two-hour, 45-minute event on Sunday, July 11.

 

The Larry H. Miller Dealerships Grand Prix is the first race following the
break for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Miller Motorsports Park is one of the finest
race venues in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron as
race teams compete for the third year on the 3.048-mile perimeter circuit
located outside of Salt Lake City.

 

"We've learned a lot from our first three races this season, and we're ready
for Round 4," said Rod Everett, Falken team manager.  "We continue to
qualify well and are extremely competitive during the race, so I know we're
as prepared as the other teams.  We scheduled a test at Miller so our
drivers are familiar with this course and I'm confident we have the right
tire compound.  The race will be televised on Speed Channel that same day,
July 11, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.

 

Falken is fresh from sharing an overall victory at the annual Pikes Peak
International Hill Climb, courtesy of Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, and will
also compete this weekend in the Formula Drift event at Evergreen Raceway,
WA, all successful elements of the company's comprehensive motorsports
program.  

 

"Miller Motorsports Park attracts a very loyal audience," stated Andrew
Hoit, Director of Marketing, Falken Tire.  "We are looking forward to a
great race at a perfect time of the year."

 

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Falken Tire Corporation, based in Fontana, California, was introduced to the
North American market in 1985.  Falken focuses on UHP (Ultra High
Performance) products and utilizes pro drifting and American LeMans race
programs to further develop, improve and market passenger vehicle products
for worldwide distribution.  For more information, visit Falken Tire's
revised website at www.falkentire.com <http://www.falkentire.com/> , as well
as its new enthusiast site at www.wegetyougoing.com
<http://www.wegetyougoing.com/> .

 

Falken Media Contacts:

Nick Fousekis
James Yim

  nfousekis@falkentire.com
 jyim@falkentire.com