■Major ON-Road activities
ON-Road is one of TOYO TIRES’ motor sports activities, and is mainly in touring/GT car racing using Proxes RS1 (Dry) /RR1 (Wet) in a type of car, Porche997GT3.
■ON-Road races in which TOYO TIRES will participate as “GLOBAL ACTIVITIES”.
Nürburgring 24h. Race
【Date】2010/05/15-16
【Country】Germany
【Driver】Tom Coronel, Duncan Huisman, Yasushi Kikuchi
A major 24 hours race together with the world three major endurance races; the Le Mans, the Daytona and the Spa.
It is held in every May at the Old Course, 25 km/lap, of the famous Nürburgring circuit in Germany with nearly 200 participating teams varied from amateur to professional. It is also called “the world largest grassroots race”.
Nürburgring 24h. Race Official site
VLN 4h. Race
【Date】2010/09/25
【Country】Germany
【Driver】Tom Coronel, Duncan Huisman
This race is a local endurance championship held at the Old Course of the Nürburgring circuit, the 9th series of which TOYO TIRES participated in last year and achieved the 3rd position in the class.
Many well-known teams participate in the race to fine tune their cars and gain entries into the annual 24 Hour Nürburgring race.
VLN 4h. Race Official site
Hungary 12h. Race
【Date】2010/10/08-09
【Country】Hungary
【Driver】Tom Coronel, Yasushi Kikuchi, Takayuki Kinoshita
Although less-known and a few participants yet; with an expectation of competitive teams’ participation, it will be a good opportunity to test the performances of the team and tires at this F-1 holding Circuit. TOYO TIRES participated and achieved the 3rd position in this race last year, and aims for the class top and the overall win this year.
Hungary 12h. Race Official site