TOYO TIRES tested at VLN Nürburgring race
25.08.2009
Osaka, Japan - 21 August, 2009 – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Kenji Nakakura) announce that TOYO TIRES will participate in the next round of the VLN at the Nürburgring continuing their race tire development programme.
As in the recent Millenium Merdeka race at Sepang, the “Lammertink Racing with TOYO TIRES” team will be working with TOYO engineers to further develop their race tires. No strangers to racing, Lammertink are a fiercely competitive team who will also be looking to achieve the highest place possible on the new spec tires in addition to their development role. Using their Porsche 997 GT3 race car fitted with 245/640R18 front tires and 285/680R18 rears, Lammertink will be battling against the very experienced “Ringmeisters” of the VLN series. Lammertink will use Proxes RS1 if the conditions are dry with Proxes RR1 wets available if it rains.
Held on August 29th, the RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen is the seventh round of the ten race VLN series. It is a well established round, being the 32nd time the Rheydter Club für Motorsport have held the race and is expected to feature more than 190 teams. This year’s VLN series has seen close racing and after six rounds, the series is still wide open. As a result, Lammertink, with less experience at the Nürburgring than most VLN competitors, expect four hours of very challenging racing.
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Driver Line Up
Tom Coronel
Tom is an experienced tire development driver and competitive racer. He has won the Japanese Formula 3 and Formula-Nippon championships as well as wins in Super GT. Currently a successful driver in World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and Le Mans 1000km Series.
Takayuki Kinoshita
Takayuki has abundant experience in Super GT and Super Endurance races. A regular at the Nürburgring 24h, he has participated in more races than any other Japanese driver. A popular journalist, Takayuki is a frequent contributor in the motoring press as well as one of the selectors of “Car of the Year”.
Henk Haane
Henk is a Dutch driver who has wide experience in FIA-GT3, GT in Netherlands, Touring Car and Endurance races. He has already won a GT championship this year.
Yasushi Kikuchi
Yasushi is the team’s reserve driver. His experience includes competing in Super GT, Super Endurance and the Nürburgring 24h.
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