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IN TOUCH
Motorsport news
Get ready for a
sparkling year
with action on two
and four wheels!
FOUR wheels Two wheels
AMERICAN LE MANS AMA hits Daytona
The ALMS kicked off in Sebring The famous Daytona 200 race
last weekend with the debut race traditionally opens the now
for the Dunlop shod E92 M3 ‘all-Dunlop’ AMA road racing
BMW team. season.
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Issue One – MARCH ‘09
Four wheel NEWS
In MANS
Le Touch ‘the dunlop car’
Welcome to ‘In Touch’! DUNLOP ART CAR COMPETITION
W elcome to In Touch, the
Motorsports newsletter that
endeavors to keep you informed
dealer network we share a strong
passion for racing. Not just for the
speed and excitement, but also
about our global partnerships in car because we realize that motorsport
and motorcycle racing. participation has made Dunlop what
The 2009 season looks to be it is today, one of the world’s long
a big year for Dunlop Motorsport established technology leaders in
with an unprecedented number of performance tyres.
manufacturers and world famous The March edition is the first of
protagonists putting their trust in nine issues to be published this
Dunlop to help them win races year and will be circulated internally
and championships. In Touch and shared with our European
will report on their fortunes and dealer network as a pdf document.
how Dunlop contributed to the Additionally the contents can also
success, disclosing to you the latest be read on the European Dunlop
developments in tyre technology websites so that public and press
coming from our racing ‘labs’. will also understand that there are
Right down from management, few tyre manufacturers as successful
engineers, factory workers to our in racing as Dunlop.
THE SEASON AHEAD
Dunlop Motorsport lines up
on the grid for 2009
three-year contract for AMA is
T he 2008 LMS GT2
championship-winning Ferrari
F430 became an iconic car overnight
Car Competition website.
Subsequently, winning national
designs from the participating
already paying off for the riders markets enter into the European
when it appeared in a striking yellow
as exhilarating Sportbike and semi-final, where an expert jury will
Dunlop livery at the first race of the
Superbike action sees Ben Bostrom once more select three designs and
’08 season in Catalunya. The impact
winning the Daytona 200 and the public can vote for their favourite.
was such that since then the Ferrari
Mat Mladin and Tommy Hayden These four semi-final winners will
has been referred to as the ‘Dunlop
complete a Suzuki one-two at the be Dunlop’s guests at the 2009
car’. For 2009 Dunlop wants build
AMA Superbike races in Fontana 24 Hours of Le Mans to attend
on this success and take the
California. Teams from the national the press presentation of the next
concept a step further.
Superbike, Supersport and Dunlop Art Car featuring the winning
In a matter of weeks the ‘Dunlop
Superstock race series’ in Italy, ‘European’ design from the contest.
Art Car Competition’ will be publically
Germany, France and Spain have The Ferrari F430 GT car of the
announced; a pan European contest
2009 is set to be an
exciting year for the
Dunlop Motorsport brand on both
been enjoying successful pre-season
testing in Albacete and Valencia and
challenging talented amateurs and
art school students to design the
JMW Motorsports team will proudly
sport the winning livery during
Dunlop’s first national championship the Le Mans race as well as in
two and four wheels with chequered next ‘Dunlop Car’. National contests
win of the season is already under the remaining rounds of the 2009
flags and national championship organized in countries across
the belt in New Zealand. LMS GT2 championship, hopefully
wins already rolling in as a high Europe will result in three winners per
The MotoGP teams are in Jerez creating a pedigree of Dunlop Art
octane season of success kicks off. country elected by an expert jury. A
this weekend for the official pre- Cars that will appear on a yearly
On four wheels 2009 promises fourth national winner will be chosen
season test, before heading to Qatar basis for a long time to come!
excitement across Europe with the by the public who can vote for the
for the first of the 17 races in the
Le Mans series, GT Open, DTM and designs on the dedicated Dunlop Art
2009 World Championship on April
BTCC as highlights. The famous 12. Marco Simoncelli is looking to
Ferrari F430 ‘Dunlop car’ will be defend his 2008 250GP title on his
competing both in the Le Mans Dunlop shod Gilera.
series and the Le Mans 24H itself, The World Endurance
and looking to retain its GT2 LMS Championship gets underway with
title. The Mini Challenge adds Spain the Le Mans 24H on April 18/19.
to Germany, UK and Australia (where Dunlop’s long time partner and
it starts the season at this week’s F1 defending World Champion team
race weekend). Suzuki will be out to defend their
Across the Atlantic the American position as the team to beat in
Le Mans series kicked off in Sebring endurance racing.
last weekend with the debut race April 19th also sees the first
for the Dunlop shod E92 M3 BMW round of the Supermoto World
team. Championship which runs
It’s business as usual on exclusively on Dunlop tyres.
two-wheels, Dunlop’s exclusive
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Le
Le Touch
Mans Series
LMS 2009 introduction
Oak Racing - Pescarolo-Mazda - LMP2
T he Le Mans 24 hours is to
endurance motor sport what the
Olympics is to athletics. Since 1923,
24 hour competition a test bed
for new technology. The LMP1
class is broadly designed for the
but the GT2 cars are for higher
volume production cars, and feature
smaller air restrictors, therefore
mid-March. The Portuguese team
Quifel ASM set fastest time in the
LMP2 category at the pre-season
the eyes of the world have turned manufacturers who seek overall delivering less power than the GT1 test at the Paul Ricard circuit in
once per year towards a historic victory at Le Mans, while LMP2 is for cars. southern France. Frenchman Olivier
French town south west of Paris, the privateers who want to drive a In this arena, Dunlop is the most Pla was fastest in the Ginetta-Zytek,
where major motor manufacturers true racing car at Le Mans. successful tyre manufacturer of them lapping faster than last year despite
and their customers compete for LMP1 cars weigh minimum 900 all, with 34 victories overall in the 76 new regulations designed to slow
one of motor racing’s greatest prizes. kg which is at least 75 kg heavier editions of the race held to 2008. the cars down.
The success of Le Mans has been than the LMP2 cars, but they have Dunlop’s first win was recorded in In GT1, the Luc Alphand Corvette
syndicated around the world, with bigger capacity engines, up to 6 1924, and the tyre manufacturer has C6R set fastest time, while the JMW
the rules and regulations written by litres for petrol and 5.5 litres for turbo celebrated many more class wins Motorsport team, supported by
the Automobile Club de l’Ouest now diesel engines. The LMP2 cars are since. The Le Mans Series, based Dunlop, was fifth fastest in GT2 with
governing series in America, Europe allowed to have an engine capacity in Europe and running strictly to the double champion Rob Bell, sharing
and for the first time this year, Asia. of 3.4 litres with a maximum of eight ACO regulations since 2004, started the car with Gianmaria Bruni and
They are written to accommodate cylinders. LMP1 prototypes have perfectly for Dunlop’s competitors Tim Sugden.
a wide variety of competitors, from wider tires at 16 against 14 inches
the motor manufacturers who want and 0.5 inch bigger wheels than the
to demonstrate new technology 28 inch maximum diameter items 2009 LE MANS SERIES Racing SCHedule
in endurance competition, to the found on the LMP2 cars. April 3-5 1000Km of Catalunya (Spain)
privateers, who race to fulfil personal The second concept is for road- April 25-26 Official Test, Circuit Bugatti (France)
ambition and be a part of a great based supercars. The Le Mans May 8-10 1000Km of Spa-Franchorchamps
sporting spectacle. Grand Touring categories feature the (Belgium)
There are two concepts to cars which the spectators dream of July 31-August 2 1000Km of Algarve (Portugal)*
the cars, which are split into four owning, including the Aston Martin August 21-23 1000Km of Nurburgring (Germany)
classes. The Le Mans Prototype DB9, the Ferrari 430, the Porsche September 11-13 1000Km of Silverstone (Great Britain)
cars are built purely for racing, and 997, the Corvette C6 and the *Night race
the regulations are designed to Lamborghini Gallardo. Technically,
encourage innovation, making the the cars in GT1 and GT2 are similar,
JMW Motorsport - Ferrari F430GT - LMGT2 Luc Alphand Adventure - Corvette C6.R - LMGT1
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Le Touch Le Mans Series LMS TEAM INTRODUCTION
BMW M3 GTR Introduction in the 2009 alms JMW Motorsport
T he Le Mans Series features five
1000 kilometre races on some
of Europe’s historic race circuits,
including Spa Francorchamps
(BE), the Nürburgring (GER), and
Silverstone (UK). The season starts in
Barcelona on April 5, and Dunlop will
be strongly represented in the 50-car
field, including its partnership with
JMW Motorsport, which will run a
Ferrari 430 GT in the GT2 category.
Though the name is new, there
is much similarity between the
double champion Virgo Motorsport
team, including the car’s owner, Jim
McWhirter, and its drivers including
British driver Rob Bell, and his
D unlop returned to the American
Le Mans Series with BMW at
the opening round, the Sebring 12
great - the best all week,” said Dirk
Müller, “which is a big compliment to
everyone’s efforts. We were running
so far on the ALMS project. Dunlop
brings in great enthusiasm and
significant resources, and together
Italian co-driver Gianmaria Bruni.
McWhirter, a property developer
hours held in Florida on March 21. trouble-free in second place, no we have made big progress from Holywood, near Belfast, raced
It was the first race of the new car, incidents, no scratches, nothing. I already. We are looking forward to with Virgo Motorsport in the Ferrari
and the team was delighted with made it from the back to fourth place the forthcoming season and will Challenge in 2003 to 2005. He
the initial performance. Drivers Dirk in two stints. Then we got a drive hopefully celebrate some successes then paired up with Virgo to run a
Müller and Tom Milner ran as high as train issue that ultimately made us together.” Ferrari F430 GT2 for a three year
second in class before a mechanical stop. It’s a new car and we need to Testing with Dunlop began in the programme, and with Dunlop as a
problem stopped the car before investigate this problem, but I have second half of 2008 using BMW’s partner, the team finished fourth in
mid-distance. no doubt St. Pete will be a better factory drivers, including its multiple the GT2 category. Following that
In high daytime temperatures, race for us.” touring car champion Andy Priaulx, achievement, the team went on to
the Dunlop tyre engineers saw their The 57th edition of the race 2001 ALMS champion Dirk Müller win the Le Mans Series GT2 title in
product, developed with BMW, marked the start of the 2009 and Brazilian Augusto Farfus. BMW 2007 and 2008 with Rob Bell as
perform to expectations. At the American Le Mans Series season. Motorsport completed much of its main driver, sharing with Allan
10:30am start, track temperature The ALMS was the first to run to the the development work before the Simonsen for much of the 2007
was 26 degrees Centigrade, and rules and regulations of Le Mans. cars were handed, race ready and season, and with Gianmaria Bruni
that rose during the day to over 36 In the past ten years it has grown developed on Dunlop tyres, to the and Tim Sugden in 2008.
degrees. The team started on soft into one of the most popular racing Rahal Letterman team which will run After the contract with Virgo
compound tyres in temperatures of championships held in the US and the cars in the ALMS this season. expired, McWhirter formed JMW
28 degrees on the 3.7 mile bumpy its reputation in Europe is equally “Dunlop came to the tests every Motorsport, managed by Steve
airfield circuit in central Florida. highly regarded. time with a package which got Bunkhall, and the team made its
As the temperatures rose, This year, BMW has returned to better and better,” says Priaulx. “I public debut in the pre-season test
the team switched to a harder the GT2 category for the first time liked the way that they worked. Their at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test
compound and found that the since it won the title in 2001, and has understanding of the tyres, and what Facility in March this year. “Dunlop
balance of the car was improved. chosen Dunlop as its tyre partner. was needed, was very good and has some new tyres, and they
The drivers were able to attack, The company has developed a four I was always very happy with the are always moving forward,” says
setting competitive lap times as the litre, V8 version of its M3 model to progress that we made.” Bell. “Last year the tyres were very
No. 92 car moved up to second compete against Ferrari, Porsche, Matthew Simpson, Dunlop’s consistent, and that was one of our
position in class. After 27 laps the Aston Martin and Corvette in the Project Leader of BMW activity, great strengths, but we don’t know
No. 90 car retired with an oil leak. series this season and has worked agreed. “At every point, whatever yet about consistency with the new
The No. 92 car pitted just after the closely with Dunlop to develop a tyre the issues that arose at the previous aerodynamic package.”
five-hour mark when Müller took to deliver success. test, we have undertaken to address The GT2 cars must run with
over, but as he launched something “We talked to several potential them by the next test,” he said. “We five per cent smaller air restrictors
broke and the car had to be partners and evaluated several are comfortable with the front tyres compared to last year, must race
retired with transmission problems. options before deciding to go with having changed the construction, at a higher ride-height, carry 20kg
Neither were running in the cool air Dunlop,” said BMW Motorsport and later the rear tyre requirement more weight, and the cars feature
temperatures of the early evening Director Mario Theissen, who changed, so now we have a happy aerodynamic changes designed
when the fastest lap times were set. attended the race for the first time. balance with the car. We know to slow them
“The car was going well, and “We took all relevant factors that you that we have a consistent race down after
it is the team’s first race, so we need for a successful partnership compound, and a softer one for super fast
could not expect to win,” said team into consideration. In the past, cooler day or night running.” laps at
manager Bobby Rahal. “Dunlop is BMW and Dunlop have worked The next AMLS race on the Le Mans
making a huge effort and we are so successfully on some projects: The agenda is the Acura Sport Car last year.
pleased with their efforts. The harder BMW M1 Procar Series in the 1980s Challenge of St. Petersburg - Florida
compound was better and improved and, more recently, the BMW Z4 M on April 4th.
the balance of the car.” Coupe, run by Schubert Motors. We
“The M3 was running really are very happy with the co-operation
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AMA DAYTONA 200 PRE-SEASon TESTing
Dunlop rounds up pre-season
tyre tests in Spain
T his month saw the Dunlop
Motorsport two-day test at the
Valencia circuit for the cream of
me this is the biggest advantage
of working closely with a tyre
manufacturer. If you work all the time
mainland Europe’s national teams with the same people we know what
from the Superbike, Supersport and they think and they know what we
Superstock race championships. think.”
AMA Hits Daytona Following a successful test the week
before in Albacete with 60 riders,
Ex-GP racer and Spanish
championship contender Jose Luis
T he famous Daytona 200 race
traditionally opens the AMA
road racing season. 2008 AMA
kept his cool to take the chequered
flag. “We have been on the pole
here twice now and I have lost the
an incredible 80 riders took part in
the Valencia test, spending the two
days testing not only the currently
Cardoso was also keen to convey
his impressions on his experiences
with Dunlop. “I want to say thank
Pro SuperSport Champion Ben race here by two-thousandths of a available race tyres for the 2009 you to Dunlop,” he said. “They
Bostrom finally fulfilled his Daytona second,” said Bostrom. “I know what season, but also putting some rather always pay attention and they want
dreams, taking home his much it’s like in the heart when you take special development tyres through to know exactly how I feel about
deserved maiden win. The Yamaha second at Daytona. It hurts. Now I their paces in the Spanish sunshine. the tyre and what feedback I have.
R6 mounted rider made his fifth start know what it’s like to win.” Coordinated by a crack team of It’s crucial for improvement for the
at the Daytona 200 –partly run under 2009 is the first year of Dunlop’s Dunlop fitters, engineers, product rider and team to have a trackside
floodlights for the first time this year exclusive contract to supply tyres for managers and development experts, tyre representative who gives total
– as the favourite for victory. With an the AMA Pro Series classes including the test proved a great success on attention and listens to the feedback
average two strategic tyre changes American Superbike, Daytona several fronts. given. I have much experience in
per rider in the race itself, Bostrom’s SportBike, SunTrust MOTO-GT and Commercially the test was a big world championships, going back
pit-stop timing for fresh Dunlop SuperSport. The contract expires at hit with the Dunlop team providing from 1994 to 2006 in GP so I’ve
tyres were clearly perfect this year. the end of the 2011 race season. nearly 2,500 tyres to the teams known a lot of these guys for a few
The Daytona 200 competitors had The AMA Pro American Superbike between Albacete and Valencia. years and the relationship continues,
just one choice of multi-compound Championship got off to a start with Dunlop’s development team were that’s why I feel an emotional
Dunlop D211GP tyres which were Australia’s Mat Mladin winning the also present and making use of attachment towards Dunlop. They
specifically developed to cope with first three races held at Daytona some very talented test riders, are like a family, I trust them because
Daytona International Speedway’s International Speedway and Auto including Heyden Motors Yamaha they always want to give me the
31 degree oval banking. Club Speedway in Fontana - Team rider Raymond Schouten and best, if I’m not so happy and have a
Despite Bostrom’s pole-position California. Mladin won his seventh Yamaha Team Germany rider Jörg problem they always come with help
the fans were treated to breathtaking AMA Superbike race in Daytona, Teuchert. These riders were testing or another solution to make me more
battles for the lead with the 2008 where he led 10 out of 15 laps from new compounds for Dunlop, it was comfortable.”
AMA SuperSport champion fighting the pole, making it his 73rd overall clear the developments were taking New racing customers were also
with Suzuki riders Jason Disalvo, AMA race win. In the second and up to half a second off lap-times, present and enjoying the service
Martin Cardenas and also fellow third races of the season held at which in racing terms can be the of the Dunlop team as their riders
Yamaha riders Josh Hayes and Josh the Auto Club Speedway, six-time difference between the podium and began to understand the difference
Herrin. A loss of lighting caused champion and 2008 runner-up finishing outside the top ten. The in the tyres from other brands.
the first restart with further red flags Mladin battled it out with team data will now go back to Dunlop These teams were happy with
coming out following crashes by mate Tommy Hayden in a Suzuki headquarters in Birmingham and the Dunlop service compared to
Tommy Aquino and Kris Turner. dominated race for an eventual used to create racing tyres which previous relationships with other
Despite all these incidents Bostrom double win. will see track action this year and will tyre manufacturers. One key point
filter to the production tyres for the raised repeatedly was the fact that
public for street use. Dunlop engineers had much more
Away from the pressures of a presence at the racetrack and were
race weekend, the test was the always available to discuss issues
perfect opportunity to catch up with and developments. One Italian team
some of Dunlop’s European racing noted that they had seen more of
customers, both old and new, to find the Dunlop engineer trackside than
out what makes the racing service their own tyre supplier when they
provided so special and how they had been running top five in the
view the Dunlop ‘family’. Italian national championship. This
2009 AMA Road Racing Schedule “We are working ever more had been a contributing factor in
April 3-5 Road Atlanta closely with Dunlop Motorsport their decision to switch to Dunlop for
May 1-3 Barber Motorsports Park headquarters in Birmingham,” 2009.
May 15-17 Infineon Raceway commented Team Yamaha Motor
May 29-31 Miller Motorsports Park Germany team manager Michael
June 5-7 Road America Galinski. “We are really close
July 3-5 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca together with Dunlop now, which
July 17-19 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is what I like, our riders can tell the
July 31-August 2 Heartland Park-Topeka* guys what they feel and they take
August 14-16 Virginia International Raceway the information and come back with
September 4-6 New Jersey Motorsports Park* even better tyres for the next races
*Pending Rider Safety Committee evaluation which is unbelievable for us. For
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SPORTMAX Qualifier II / GEOMAX Launch NEW ZEALAND SUPERBIKE
GP250 Champion Marco Simoncelli full ONE DOWN...
of praise on new Qualifier II DOWN UNDER
vindicating Dunlop’s top-level racing
tyre test development programme D unlop look set to continue
their global racing domination
this year as their first national
with AMA Supercross and Motocross
series riders such as Andrew Short, championship win of 2009 was
David Millsaps and Kevin Windham. confirmed on Sunday 8th March in
For the Qualifier II, the supersport New Zealand. Suzuki rider Robbie
journalists’ comments included Bugden walked the 2009 New
“we feel the grip immediately”, and Zealand Superbike Championship
“we know where we go…it’s a very with ease, taking seven race wins
good feeling.” Marco backed up the from 10 starts. This makes it
positive press assessments. “Mireval Robbie’s third year in succession
is really fun and I enjoyed the Qualifier taking the title.
W hat’s more exciting than the
press launch of a new tyre?
Answer: the press launch of two new
levels.
The Geomax MX51 motocross
tyre is Dunlop’s answer to demands
II,” he said. “It has very good grip and
as expected it is a responsive tyre”.
“When it rains, it is so important to
tyres. And it’s particularly exciting for more performance on MX tracks feel right on the bike. The tyres have OE news
when those tyres are new Dunlops and intermediate terrain. Based to give you maximum confidence, you
that have been specifically designed on the successful D756 that in need to be able to rely on your tyre
to set new standards in performance. December 2008 was again voted to tell you exactly what is happening. OE TYre fitting
The two new Dunlops were the
Qualifier II and the Geomax MX51,
best motocross tyre by US magazine You really feel when the Qualifier II
Motocross Action, the MX51 has a reaches its limits.”
Telex
patented Geomax Reinforced Pattern Day two gave journalists the
D
the time was mid-March and the unlop Motorcycle has increased
venues were the Goodyear-Dunlop and special tie-bar design to inspire opportunity to test Qualifier II on its share as the largest OE tyre
Mireval proving ground and the confidence in any rider. the road in ‘real world’ conditions. fitted brand in the market with the
Saint Thibery motocross track near A big bonus for the roadbike Their feedback was again following models now having Dunlop
Montpellier in southern France. A total journalists at Mireval was the consistently positive, with significant tyres fitted by the manufacturer as
of sixty journalists came from all over presence of Marco Simoncelli, who improvements noticed in handling standard:
Europe to spend two days putting stormed to victory in the 2008 250GP and stability. Harley-Davidson fits the Dunlop
Dunlop’s newest products to the test. world championship on his Dunlop At the final night’s gala dinner, D407 on all the following models;
After a presentation by Dunlop shod Gilera. He would be giving his journalists voiced their appreciation for Softail Rocker (C)/ Road King/
Motorcycles’s European Managing own unique insights on the Qualifier II, the professionalism of the event, with Electra Glide Classic/ Ultra Classic
Director Sanjay Khanna and Sales which for the press test sessions were educational R&D and manufacturing Electra Glide/ Electra Glide Standard/
and Marketing Director Sharon fitted to mouthwatering superbikes workshops and presentations Street Glide/ Road Glide/ Police
Antonaros, and a good night’s sleep, like Suzuki’s GSXR 1000, Kawasaki’s provided both before and after test Road King/ Police Electra Glide/
the journalists were bused to the Z1000, Yamaha’s R1 and Triumph’s riding and lots of technology-driven SE Ultra classic Electra Glide/
tracks for testing. Each session was 675 Street Triple. Such was Dunlop’s information available. They also Road King Classic/ Streamin Eagle
accompanied by a very detailed confidence in the new product, appreciated the opportunity to make Road Glide/ Streamin Eagle Softail
briefing to ensure the journalists were journalists were given the opportunity open comparisons with competing Springer.
fully briefed on the tyres’ potential. to test the Qualifier II against products tyres in both dry and wet conditions. Yamaha has fitted the XJ6
Directly developed from the hugely from Bridgestone (BT016) and Pirelli Simoncelli had pronounced himself Diversion/ FZ6R/ XJ6 with the
successful D211GP race tyre, the (Diablo Rosso). Over at Ste Thibery well satisfied by the day’s testing – Roadsmart CQ L and YZF-R1 with
Multitread (MT) technology Qualifier motocross track, the MX51s were and Europe’s specialist journalists the Sportmax D210F. The new
II has been designed to deliver fitted to Honda’s agile CRF250 and seemed to agree with him. Gladius Suzuki is fitted with the
substantial dynamic improvements KTM’s challenging 450 SXF. Sportmax Qualifier J and Kawasaki’s
over the Qualifier across the entire Comments collected on evaluation Click on: ER-6 gets the Roadsmart CQ G.
performance range – handling, forms noted that the MX51 was www.dunlopmotorcycle.eu to view
stability and mileage, and especially “surprisingly grippy… it helped Simoncelli’s interview at Mireval.
wet grip – without compromising any me a lot… your slogan ‘Ride with
of Qualifier’s rightly praised comfort confidence’ is somehow true”, fully
CONTACTS
Jeremy Ferguson
International Motorsport Manager,
jeremy_ferguson@goodyear.com
Dunlop Motorsport Division
Dunlop Tyres Ltd
Fort Dunlop
Birmingham
B24 9QT
UK
Tel: +44 121 306 6000
fax: +44 121 306 7000
e-mail: motorsport@dunloptyres.com
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