TORONTO, ON – April 19, 2007 – Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship officials announced today Toyo Tires will be the presenting sponsor of the new series. The series will be known as the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Toyo Tires.
As an integral part of the sponsorship, Touring Car competitors will be using the highly regarded Toyo Proxes RA-1 exclusively for the entire season. For the benefit of the competitors Toyo has made a significant contribution to the year-end purse, set up a tire voucher award program for each event and has a discount program available to all competitors.
“I am very pleased to announce our Toyo partnership today,” said Touring Car President John Bondar. “As we continue to grow the Championship into the premiere racing series in the country, we are looking for partners that believe in our product and want to help us grow it. Toyo is one of those companies and we’re thrilled they are on board,” he added.
The Toyo RA-1 tire has been a staple within both the grassroots and professional racing circuits in Canada for some time now. Although rubber compounds have continuously evolved over time the tread design itself will be familiar to most serious racers. The tire has the reputation of providing a predictable response and heat cycles consistently. The Toyo RA-1 is directional and may be used full depth for wet conditions or shaved for a dry track. In spite of its quickness the Toyo RA-1 has a reputation for longevity when compared to other tires in its class.
“Toyo’s affiliation with Canadian touring car racing goes back five years and over that time we have always been impressed with the continuous improvement in the caliber of both the competitors and the events themselves,” said Bruce Bridgman, National Manager, Marketing & Strategic Planning, Toyo Tire Canada Inc. “The launch of this new series has already attracted serious media attention and will undoubtedly bring motor sports enthusiasts out to witness the keen competition resulting from such a strong and varied field. At Toyo we are extremely excited to be part of this new series and that the Toyo RA-1 has been selected for use by all competitors.” As part of the evolution of the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Toyo Tires, fans can expect to see large grids of some of the country’s hottest sportscars. Brands including Porsche, BMW, Saab and Lexus will be competing head-to-head with Acura, Chevrolet, Volkswagen and Honda.
About the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship - Boasting Canada’s best drivers in today’s hottest sportscars the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship will consist of three classes of competition, over eight weekends, with the marquee event being the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. Other races will be held at the famed Mosport International Raceway, the new Calabogie Motorsports Park and Shannonville Motorsport Park.
From the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
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