Continental Expands GRAND-AM Commitment, Will Become Official Tire of Rolex Series
"Continental Tire is committed to being a leading force in the motorsports community, and becoming the official tire of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series is part of that strategy," said Bill Caldwell, vice president of sales and marketing, Continental Tire. "The Rolex series is one of the most highly-regarded racing series in the U.S., and will be a perfect format to emphasize the capabilities of our Continental ExtremeContact ultra-high performance tires. We are honored and excited that GRAND-AM has selected Continental to partner with them as the official tire of this series."
"Continental Tire was selected through a stringent evaluation process to be official tire of the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2011, and we are excited that they are expanding their current partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing," said Kevin Hindson, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, GRAND-AM Road Racing. "Continental Tire's display of its commitment to motorsports tire technology can only enhance the already-high level of competition of the world's premier road racing series."
The GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series is one of the most competitive professional road racing series in North America. The two easily distinguishable classes make the racing easy to follow, with the series featuring purpose-built Daytona Prototypes and the production-based GT division in which cars such as Porsches, Ferraris, Mustangs and Mazdas compete. The GRAND-AM Road Racing model has revolutionized racing with its electric battles at the front of the field and close finishes in virtually every race. The season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona is North America's premier sports car event, and has become a "race of champions" featuring stars from NASCAR, IndyCar, F1 and international sports car series.
Continental Tire and GRAND-AM will conduct a series of testing throughout the 2010 season allowing the development of the tire technology to enhance the level of competition for their official Rolex Series racing debut at the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.