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Dunlop MOtocross SUCCESS! AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES

ALMS GTE PROTOTYPE GTE

Having started the season with a maximum score at Dyson also heads the team championship while the A fine season for Dunlop’s technical partner BMW means Sebring, Mosport, Mid-Ohio and – to help Sebring, the Dunlop-shod team has results secured by Dyson and Smith mean Dunlop lead the team leads the GTE championship standings into the BMW top the manufacturer and team’s championships continued to lead the way in the standings as the American rivals Michelin in the tyre battle. second half of the ALMS season having taken a podium while the three wins give Dunlop the edge over rivals Le Mans Series passes the half-way stage, with an Dyson’s title challenge has been aided by the addition finish in each of the six races run so far. Michelin, Falken and Yokohama in the tyre standings. intriguing battle emerging with rivals Muscle Milk AMR. of a second car, running under the Oryx Dyson Racing After their victory at Sebring, Dirk Muller and Joey Hand Aside from BMW, Dunlop also provides tyres for the and Guy Smith clinched their second win of banner, which joined proceedings at Lime Rock. Humaid Al clinched back-to-back wins at Long Beach and Lime JaguarRSR team and played a key role in the team setting the season at Lime Rock and leave Road America with an Masaood and Steven Kane secured third place finishes at Rock with a brace of fourth place finishes at Mosport and the fastest GTE race lap with its improving XKR GT at 18 point lead in the standings over Muscle Milk AMR pair both Lime Rock and Mosport, although they failed to finish Mid-Ohio and third at Road America, helping to cement Mosport – arguably the high point of its season so far. and Klaus Graf. Dyson’s success at Sebring at Mid-Ohio after an accident in the opening hour. their position as championship leaders. Showing the pace “Our were fantastic today,” driver Bruno could yet prove to be the crucial result of the year, with That retirement gave the Autocon Racing team an LMP1 of the BMW/Dunlop package, the pair have also started Junqueira said after the Canadian race. “Consistent and the 30 points gained there giving it the advantage in the podium for Tony Burgess and Chris McMurry as they on class pole for every race bar Sebring. fast for the entire stint, they were obviously good enough standings over its only rival, who failed to finish the twelve claimed third in class with their Dunlop-shod Lola B06/10 The sister car of Dirk Werner and Bill Auberlen have to help us achieve the fastest race lap.” hour event. AER having rejoined the grid at Mosport. finished on the podium four times this season – at MOTO 2 MOTO 2 ASSEN MUGELLO BRNO

The legendary Dutch TT saw Spanish rookie Marc Marquez If Assen made Moto2 rookie Marc Marquez a mathematical Marc Marquez made it three victories in a row by inflicting a returned to the top step of the podium for claim his second win of the season - and vault from eighth title contender, Mugello proved that the 125cc champion narrow home defeat on championship leader Stefan Bradl the first time since round two (Jerez) during a Moto2 classic to second in the championship! could beat Stefan Bradl in a straight fight. at the Sachsenring. in the Czech Republic. The Suter star overcame tricky damp conditions (wet Marquez (Suter), Bradl () and Bradley Smith (Tech 3) Rookie Marquez (Suter) won his fourth race of the year The Speed Master rider locked horns with championship tyres were chosen by all) which caught out many of the all began the final lap in victory contention, with Marquez by 0.896sec from Bradl’s Kalex, with JiR’s leaders Stefan Bradl and Marc Marquez, plus former race frontrunners, including title leader Stefan Bradl. winning by just 0.071sec. The trio all chose the harder - who ran the 302 front tyre - just half-a-second further winner Alex de Angelis, in a thrilling encounter that saw all Bradl (Kalex) suffered his first DNF of the year when he option front and rear tyres. back for his first podium of the season. four covered by less than one-second at the finish! fell from seventh in the closing stages, while Marquez won Back-to-back victories for Marquez meant another five Marquez and Bradl headed for the summer break having Iannone used the 302 (medium) front and new 4886 rear by 2.4sec from first-time podium finisher Kenan Sofuoglu points from Bradl’s lead, while Smith moved up to third won the same number of races, but with Bradl holding a 47 tyre - featuring ‘evo tread’ technology - to break last year’s (Suter) and Bradley Smith (Tech 3). after finishing less than 0.5sec from victory. point title lead. lap record by a staggering 1.675sec and beat the Nevertheless, Bradl only lost five points from his overall Resurfacing at Mugello combined with rapid The 2011 Sachsenring race was over 20-seconds faster race-winning 2010 time by 38.460sec. title lead. development of Moto2 machinery and tyres meant the than last year. The Italian moved to third in the championship, while 2011 race was over one-minute faster than in 2010! Marquez trimmed another four points from Bradl’s lead.

Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points Marc Marquez Dunlop Dunlop KR393 1. Stefan Bradl - 127 1. Marc Marquez Dunlop Dunlop 1. Stefan Bradl - 147 1. Marc Marquez Dunlop Dunlop 1. Stefan Bradl - 167 1. Andrea Iannone Dunlop Dunlop 1. Stefan Bradl - 183 KR191 414 414 717 3838 717 W919 302 4886 Kenan Sofuoglu Dunlop Dunlop KR393 2. Marc Marquez - 70 2. Stefan Bradl Dunlop Dunlop 2. Marc Marquez - 95 2. Stefan Bradl Dunlop Dunlop 2. Marc Marquez- 120 2. Marc Marquez Dunlop Dunlop 2. Marc Marquez - 140 KR191 414 414 717 3838 717 W919 302 4886 Bradley Smith Dunlop Dunlop KR393 3. - 67 3. Bradley Smith Dunlop Dunlop 3. Bradley Smith - 79 3. Alex de Angelis Dunlop Dunlop 3. Simone Corsi - 84 3. Stefan Bradl Dunlop Dunlop 3. Alex de Angelis - 95 KR191 414 414 717 3838 302 W919 302 4886 125cc SUZUKA - 8 Hours

After four wins from the first six rounds and a healthy title advantage more dramatic circumstances after crossing the line equal with Dunlop provided 31 out of a field of 52 teams entered in the world- The Dunlop-backed Sakurai team had been holding a safe of 35 points, Nico Terol’s fortunes took a turn for the worse at Zarco in Germany - Dunlop’s 125th consecutive 125cc win. famous Suzuka 8 Hours on July 31. fourth until a pit stop problem. Assen, when a hand injury ruled the Aspar star out of the The 125cc riders thus headed for their summer break with Terol’s As well as being a round of the FIM Endurance World BMW Motorrad France went on to claim that position and move race. lead back up to 32 points, over Zarco, but it would plummet to just Championship, it’s an event with tremendous national importance narrowly ahead of the Dunlop-shod Suzuki Endurance Racing Team But Terol’s nearest championship rivals failed to capitalise and 12 points after a dramatic day in the Czech Republic. to Japan, meaning the home Japanese manufacturers boost their (SERT) to the top of the EWC standings. instead it was rookie Maverick Vinales - sixth in the standings for Terol suffered his first non-finish of the season when a mechanical chances by entering Suzuka-specific factory bikes and teams, SERT - which overcame minor technical problems to finish ninth Paris Hilton Aprilia - who took his second win of the year in the rain- problem forced him out of the lead at Brno, while featuring very strong rider line-ups. with Vincent Philippe, Anthony Delhalle and Daisaku Sakai - was shortened Dutch TT. went on to claim his first ever win after a bar-to-bar showdown with “For a permanent EWC team to break into the top ten will be a one of only three permanent EWC teams to crack the top ten. Terol then made a perfect comeback with a close victory over Zarco at the final turn. real achievement,” predicted Dunlop Motorsport Service Engineer Among those not reaching the chequered flag was the Honda (Ajo ) one week later at Mugello, before team- Peter Chapman. TT Legends team of John McGuinness, Keith Amor and Donald mate Hector Faubel claimed his first victory since 2007 in even That proved an accurate assessment, with Japanese ‘specials’ Cameron, which retired due to mechanical problems. filling the podium in the form of FCC Honda, Yoshimura Suzuki and Harc-Pro Honda, who all finished on the same lap.

Round Event Winner Front Tyre Rear Tyre 7 Dutch TT, Assen Maverick Vinales Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 C 8 Italian GP, Mugello Nicolas Terol Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F 9 German GP, Sachsenring Hector Faubel Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F 10 Czech Republic GP, Brno Sandro Cortese Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F INTERNATIONAL LE MANS CUP INTERNATIONAL LE MANS CUP DUNLOP 1-2 AT imola DUNLOP hoping for home advantage

The first ever rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and Le Making it two sets of Dunlop caps on the podium, the Signatech Dunlop is hoping for home advantage when it heads to the fifth Dunlop teams Mans Series at the Imola 6 Hours in Italy saw a 1-2 for Dunlop in Nissan took silver and continues to lead the teams’ points rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and Le Mans Series at LMP1 GTE Pro the LMP2 class. standings of the LMP2 class of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Silverstone in mid-September. Oak Racing BMW Motorsport Dunlop headed to the Italian former Grand Prix venue not In the GTE Pro class, Dunlop’s technical partner team BMW The venue of the British Grand Prix is located just an hour away MIK Corse JMW Motorsport knowing what to expect as prototype and GT cars are seldom Motorsport looked set to win with the #55 BMW M3 before on track from Dunlop’s Motorsport department in Birmingham, where tyres Kessel Racing visitors to the circuit. contact and a drive through penalty dropped them to a third in for all forms of two and four wheel motorsport around the world are LMP2 JOTA Variable weather added to the challenge, with heavy storms in class finish. produced. Signatech Nissan practice however race day was a different matter with searing hot Coming in to Silverstone Dunlop teams lead the LMP2 classes of Oak Racing GTE AM conditions greeting teams. both series, with Signatech Nissan in front in the ILMC and Greaves RML Krohn Racing Flying the Dunlop flag high were who took a Motorsport at the top of the tree in the LMS. Race Performance Gulf AMR Middle East well judged win in the highly competitive LMP2 class which moved In close contention for IMLC GTE Pro gold is BMW Motorsport, Greaves Motorsport the team into the lead of the LMP2 standings of the Le Mans Series. currently second in the class standings. RLR Silverstone offers a real treat, with the recently revised Grand Prix Extreme Limite AM Paris circuit, with a new circuit layout introduced for 2010 and new pit Boutsen Energy Racing complex for this year. Oak Racing Dunlop proves podium potential in motocross

After two MX1 podiums from the opening six rounds of its former MX2 title runner-up, has also made big progress 2011 Motocross Grand Prix comeback, Dunlop’s success compared with last year, when he was eleventh overall. has reached even greater heights since - in the form of LS Honda’s Ken De Dycker is the third Dunlop rider in the four podiums over the next six events, including victory in present championship top eight, the experienced Belgian Germany. enjoying his best race of the season so far in Sweden, The perfect double-moto victory at Teutschenthal also when he finished just off the podium in fourth. marked the very first grand prix win for Honda World A previous MX1 grand prix winner, few would be Motocross star Evgeny Bobryshev, and came in the middle surprised if De Dycker becomes the third different Dunlop of three consecutive GP rostrums for the exciting young rider to claim a podium finish this season. Russian. British team-mate Shaun Simpson is gaining momentum With 12 of the 15 rounds complete, Bobryshev’s with double-digit points in the last four motos, while five podiums have propelled him to fourth in the World Dutchman Marc de Reuver leads the Yamaha Van Beers Championship. challenge with top-ten moto finishes in Germany and To put that into perspective, Bobryshev was only tenth in Belgium. the 2010 MX1 championship and has already scored 117 In the MX2 class, for 250cc , Petar Petrov points more than during the whole of last season! (Van Beers) gave an indication of his potential with fifth With 150 points still to be decided, Bobryshev needs place in race one of the Grand Prix of Limburg. Having to bridge a 41-point gap to reach third - a target he has a scored points in both motos in just four events this year, the realistic chance of achieving alongside his quest for further Bulgarian will be seeking consistency to match his speed in victories. the remaining three rounds. But Bobryshev isn’t the only Dunlop rider to spray With Dunlop’s Motocross success growing, so too has podium champagne this year. the presence of the brand trackside with signing sessions Team-mate Rui Goncalves, cruelly denied a debut MX1 and cap giveaways particularly popular, not to mention podium after a late technical problem in the deep Lommel the emerging presence of the Dunlop Glove, an inflatable sand, finally gained the rostrum he so richly deserved in the Dunlop hand which pops up everywhere. following Czech Republic round at the slippery Loket circuit. The Portuguese rider is now sixth in the world Dunlop’s Motorcross activities can be followed on championship and has a strong chance of moving further Facebook: http://on.fb.me/phi4As or up the table before the end of the season. Goncalves, a Twitter: @DunlopWorldMX. “The ultimate test of race to road technology transfer”

Dunlop shod bikes won seven of the eight “Mixed weather meant we had no dry feature races at the Ulster Grand Prix – the running time all week up till race day on world’s fastest road race. Saturday. Wets, intermediates and dry tyres With average lap speeds of over 133 mph were used on race day, with heavy showers on the undulating public roads of Country all morning. It is in these conditions we apply Antrim in , the races are a our experience and knowledge to help the real test of speed and durability for riders, riders choose their tyres. bikes and tyres. “With the races taking place on slippery Stepping up to the challenge, Dunlop shod public roads, this is the ultimate test of our bikes won seven of the eight feature races, race to road technology transfer – particularly with Michael Dunlop being the hero of the in the classes where road legal treaded tyres event, appropriately choosing Dunlop as his are needed and our D211 excels. To clinch tyre partner on his way to three wins in both in every category was a stunning Supersport races and the Superstock race. result for our Motorsport development team.” Ian Lougher (250cc) and Bruce Anstey (Superbike) were the other big Dunlop shod winners of the weekend. Dunlop tyres also set the fastest lap time in every single race at the event. “We had great results for the Dunlop teams in very trying and difficult conditions,” said Pat Walsh, Sales Manager, Dunlop Motorsport.

DUNLOP SUCCESSES AT THE ULSTER GP

Superstock 1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep - Kawasaki) 120/70 ZR17 D211 GP front, 200/55 ZR17 D211 GP rear 2). Guy Martin, Pirelli 3). Gary Johnson, Pirelli

Supersport Race 1 1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep - Yamaha) 2). William Dunlop (Wilson Craig - Honda) 3). Bruce Anstey (Padgetts Honda)

All 120/70 ZR17 D211 GP front, 190/55 ZR17 D211 GP rear.

250cc 1). Ian Lougher (Honda) 2). Denver Robb (Honda) 3). Jamie Coward (Honda)

All 125/80 17 KR191 wet front, 165/55 17 KR393 wet rear.

Ulster Grand Prix Superbike 1). Bruce Anstey (Padgetts - Honda) 120/70 R17 KR106 slick front, 195/65 R17 KR108 slick rear 2). Guy Martin, Pirelli 3). Keith Amor (Honda - TT Legends) 125/80 420 KR106 slick front. 200/70 R420 KR108 slick rear Dunlop dominate the Supersport Race 2 1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep Yamaha) 2). William Dunlop (Wilson Craig - Honda) Ulster GP with seven wins. 3). Cameron Donald (Wilson Craig - Honda) All using same tyre choice 120/70 ZR17 D211 front and 190/55 ZR17 D211 rear. NÜRBURGRING 24 hours

BMW led Dunlop’s challenge in arguably the most challenging race in Fellow Dunlop partners Volkswagen also enjoyed success with a Although Dunlop missed out on victory in the annual Spa 24 Hours, The BMW trio were joined on the podium by a second the world to secure a podium finish from the annual 24 Hour race on 1-2 class finish for its biogas Sciroccos. Carlos Sainz, Nasser its leading team produced one of the performances of the weekend Dunlop-shod team, with the Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife. Al-Attiyah, Giniel de Villiers and Klaus Niedzwiedz took 26th place to secure a podium finish despite being forced to start towards the of Kenneth Heyer, Thomas Jager and Stephane Lemeret rounding A strong performance from Augusto Farfus, Jörg Muller, Uwe Alzen overall, with Niedzwiedz also driving the sister car that took 46th rear of the field. out the top three. and Pedro Lamy saw them following up their victory in 2010 with a overall. The success of the Sciroccos made up for a tough outing for Claudia Hurtgen, Edward Sandstrom and Dirk Werner started the Amongst the Dunlop teams, the United Autosports Audi’s second place finish behind the leading Manthey Porsche after an the three 450bhp Golf 24s, which showed speed but failed to make it Ardennes classic from 49th on the grid after losing their times from garnered plenty of attention with its big-name driver line-up, with almost flawless race – the only problem coming after a collision in the to the finish. the Thursday evening qualifying session due to a rules infringement. Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson amongst the drivers in the first quarter of the race that resulted in a three minute stop-go Dunlop development partners secured a top 20 However, making the most of their Dunlop tyres, the trio stormed #23 R8, which finished 13th overall and sixth in the Pro-Am class. penalty. After a total of 156 laps of the challenging circuit, the quartet finish with its leading Mercedes SLS AMG GT3. through the pack in their Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 The car driven by Mark Blundell and Eddie Cheever was amongst ended the race just 4mins 23secs behind the winner after a battle GT3 to finish second overall, just two laps down on the winning Audi. those to retire from the race. that raged from start to finish. “In the race we tried to play off our strengths,” team manager The sister car of Dirk Müller, Dirk Werner and Dirk Adorf had battled Stefan Wendl said. “This primarily involved the good long-range back from an hour-long pitstop for brake repairs to sit inside the top performance of the Dunlop tyres that we were able to double-and 20 before being forced to retire with a technical issue. triple stint. This saved us a lot of time.” INTERNATIONAL GT Open for action F3 Open all hours

Despite only being formed in 2006, the International GT Open series With the overall standings taking into account overall and class At the half way stage of the European F3 Open – run entirely on In the team’s championship, the successes for Gambernini, Illyas suplied by Dunlop has quickly become a popular addition to the GT position, the actual class standings have a slightly different Dunlop racing tyres - it’s the rookie brigade who leads the way in the and Correa have allowed British outfit West-Tec to take a healthy lead car racing scene and the 2011 campaign is quickly shaping up to be appearance; and are even closer. championship standings with Swiss teenager Alex Fontana having in the standings ahead of Fontana’s Corbetta Competizioni team and a classic – with five drivers covered by three points in the overall In the premier Super GT class, the pairings of Lopez and Frezza emerged as the man to beat in 2011. the Cedars outfit that carried Jokinen to his two victories. standings at the half way point of the season. and Moncini and Montermini are level on 42 points with Ayari just one The Corbetta Competizioni driver took his maiden win at Spa and As well as sitting second overall, Gambernini has dominated the A brace of victories – at Magny-Cours and Spa – mean Andrea point further back, while the GTS class is equally close. leads another rookie driver, Team West-Tec’s Fabio Gamberini by 15 Copa Class for older Dallara cars, winning all bar one of the eight Montermini and Emanuele Moncini hold a one point lead over fellow At the half way stage of the season, Gattuso and Bontempelli hold points after eight races. races. Jesus Rios is the only other winner having taken class honours drivers Marco Frezza and Juan Manuel Lopez, the latter pair a one point lead over Gianluca Roda and Fabio Babibi despite Gamberini also enjoyed success on-track at Spa where he took his in the second race at Spa. losing the points lead after a disastrous weekend at winning twice as many races as their rivals. only victory of the season to date, while the competitive nature of the yielded no points. series has been seen by the fact that the eight races held so far in A double win there for Soheil Ayari and team-mate Nicolas Marroc 2011 have been won by six different drivers. means Ayari is just three points off the lead; Marroc having only Alongside Fontana and Gamberini, Fahmi Illyas, Tono Fernandez, joined his fellow Frenchman at Spa. Stefano Gattuso and Lorenzo Johan Jokinen and Victor Correa have taken to the top step of the Bontempelli are within ten points of the championship leaders as the podium – the latter pair on two occasions. top pairing in the GTS Class. © Jacqueline Pelsmacker

Dutch Supercar BTCC Spa/Zolder/Assen Action Jackson takes BTCC lead The battle for honours in the Dunlop-backed British Touring Car That win, his fourth of the year, means Jackson now holds an eight With a dozen races in the ultra competitive Dunlop-shod Dutch winning at Spa and Zolder. Supersport 2 meanwhile continues to be Championship continues to be a hard-fought affair with a new name point advantage over Shedden with Neal and Plato within 20 points Supercar challenge completed, Diederik Sijthoff remains the man to headed by SEAT Leon Supercopa pair Ferry and Robin Monster who at the head of the standings after six rounds full of action. of the lead. beat having extended his advantage in the championship through the took a third win of the season at Assen to move 27 points clear of In round five, Honda’s had extended his championship Snetterton was also a historic weekend for the series as cars built last three rounds of the season. Koen Bogaerts and Mark van der Aa. advantage with a double win at Croft, with following up to the new NGTC rules scored for the first time. Frank Wrathall’s Having held a 17 point lead after six races, the Speedtec The Sports division continues to see Lotus drivers well ahead at a stunning drive through the field in race one with victory in race three Toyota took a fine fourth in race one – and Independent honours – Motorsport driver is now 34 points clear of Roger Grouwels in the GT the top of the standings, with Aart Bosman extending his advantage to become Neal’s closest challenger. while the Audi of Rob Austin took tenth in race three. class standings having taken a second win of the season at Zolder. over Guillaume Schulz to 30 points, despite the latter following up a After the summer break, the series headed to the new Snetterton Grouwels himself took a first win of the season at Assen but he is victory at Spa with a double success at Zolder. 300 circuit where three different drivers took a turn on the top of the only twelve points clear of Cor Euser, who has brought himself into podium – and at the head of the standings. contention with victory in three of the last six races at the wheel of his A first corner clash in race one between Plato and Neal saw the Marcos. latter spin and fail to score as his Chevrolet rival went on to win. Bert van der Zweede continues to lead Supersport 1 but despite Victory for in race two saw him move ahead of Neal adding three more wins to his tally, he is unable to shake of Nathan in the standings until Jackson won race three. Wolf and Jaap van Lagen, who are just eight points adrift after Local Motorcycle Racing

CIV IDM Alpe Adria Six rounds into the Italian CIV Championships and the all-Dunlop Marrancone and Diego Ciavattini also remain in mathematical title After 6 of 8 events, Martin Bauer (KTM) leads Karl Muggeridge 125GP series is being led by Niccolò Antonelli, who has recovered contention. (Honda) by 24 points at the top of the the IDM Superbike Championship from a non-score at round one to win the last two races and holds Fabio Menghi (Yamaha) leads the Dunlop challenge standing Championship, with fellow Dunlop riders Matej Smrz (KTM) and a slender six-point lead over Kevin Calia. seventh overall in the 600SS category, while Ivan Goi’s Michael Ranseder (BMW) also in the top five. Dunlop riders Stefano Schillaci (125SP) and Andreas Meklau Romano Fenati has won more races than any other rider (three) Dunlop-shod Aprilia is on the brink of the championship top ten in In Supersport, Dunlop-shod Yamaha riders Jesco Günther, (SBK) wrapped up their respective UEM Alpe Adria but two non-scores mean he is only third overall, albeit just eight the Superbike class. Günther Knobloch and David Linortner are chasing down points Championship titles in perfect style, with victories in round eight points from Antonelli. All three Aprilia riders this year have a serious The last two rounds of the 2011 CIV championships will be held leader Daniel Sutter, while in the 125cc class Dunlop currently at Poznan, in Poland, on August 7. chance of claiming the crown. at Vallelunga (September 11) and Mugello (October 23). holds the top three places courtesy of Australian Jack Miller Dunlop riders are also leading three of the other classes - Victories in every round mean that Iodaracing’s Armando (Aprilia) leading German riders Luca Amato (Aprilia) and Luca 125GP, STK600 and STK1000 - which will be decided at the last Pontone is already champion of the newly formed Moto3 category, Grünwald (KTM). round in Rijeka later this month. while the more strongly contested (all-Dunlop) Moto2 class is The next round will be held at the recently re-opened Red Bull being led by Faenza Racing’s Mattia Tarozzi. Ring in Austria, with the season finale taking place at the famous Tarozzi starts the final two rounds with a 15-point advantage Hockenheim circuit on September 18. over Alessandro Andreozzi, while Federico D’Annunzio, Danilo The Unrivaled SportSmart

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Bike Magazine (UK) 2010 MATT NEAL visits New appointments at Dunlop Motorsport

Honda Racing Team driver Matt Neal took time out from his Dunlop Matt was given an extensive tour behind the scenes at the location Goodyear Dunlop has announced three new leadership return to Birmingham for Sebastien, who worked in the Motorsport MSA British Touring Car Championship preparations to make a visit where Dunlop’s motorsport tyres for categories all around the world appointments in their Birmingham based international Dunlop team as a Tyre Designer earlier in his career. to Dunlop’s motorsport tyre production facility at Fort Dunlop. are produced. Motorsport business, with the aim to driving the brand to pole The third new team member is James Bailey (top), who is Matt was filmed by television station ITV4 who screen live action of “It was fantastic to have Matt visit and see how we design, develop position in the highly competitive arena of world motorsport. appointed Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications. the BTCC. and manufacture Dunlop racing tyres at Fort Dunlop,” said James Patrice Omont (bottom right) joins the team as Director, Tyre James has 15 years marketing and PR experience within Goodyear “I felt very privileged being allowed behind the scenes at Dunlop Bailey, Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications. Technology, Motorsport and Motorcycle. Patrice joined Dunlop Dunlop, including his most recent responsibility as Brand PR Director Motorsport,” said Matt who won the BTCC title in 2005-06 and “The science that goes into our race tyres is one of racing’s France in 1984 as a Designer, before holding various management for Europe, Middle East and Africa. James’ focus will be on building currently sits in third in the drivers’ standings. best-kept secrets, but we were able to give Matt an insight into this roles in Training, Customer Service and the Car Tyre Development collaborative marketing programmes with Dunlop’s strategic partners “It was stunning to see the technology and precision involved in technology.” Team. His most recent roles have been as Technical Director for in motorsport and driving consistency and awareness across manufacturing race tyres and it is fabulous seeing such strength Goodyear’s Asia-Pacific business unit and as leader of the Dunlop’s international activities. and success from products made in the UK used to win races the company’s Testing programmes. The three new appointments will be based at the iconic Fort world over.” Patrice is joined in the Research and Development team by Dunlop site in Birmingham, England. This business is headed by Sebastien Montet (bottom left), who is appointed as Manager, Jean-Felix Bazelin, General Manager, Motorsport Europe. At this site, Motorsport Technology. Sebastien has 12 years experience in the Dunlop Motorsport design, develop and manufacture over 200,000 company, most recently in the design team at Dunlop’s Motorcycle tyres a year. development centre in Montlucon, France. This appointment marks a INSIDE RACING

11th broadcast 29. August 0-300-0 Papenburg BTCC action with Matt Tyre history Romaniacs Brave hearts From stationary to 300 Neal From the innovation of Enduro extreme racing Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, kph to stationary again He’s the prankster to the through the Carpathians. , Allan in the quickest time among the BTCC high-tech tyres of today. An incomparable McNish … ’s possible with cars of the drivers – and at six foot challenge. racing history is highest class. seven the tallest. In his full of legends and Honda Civic he’s also unforgettable victories. one of the fastest.

12th broadcast 12. September Siegfried Stohr Chassis suspension. Dutch Supercar Lotus heritage And his driving school Hidden beneath the low, Challenge. Clive Chapman’s tour in Italy. broad silhouette of a It has a big variety of of the Lotus Stand in racing car lies highly com- cars as well as race Goodwood. plex chassis suspension events spread over technology. Europe.

13th broadcast 26. September Sweden, Lapland Vanina Ickx Tyre pressure The 24 Hours of Dubai The place to be to test The daughter of Jacky Maintaining correct tyre Cora Schumacher, the A motor sport legend. the new winter tyres Ickx is also a successful inflation pressure helps wife of former F1 driver Meet the F1 for road cars! Take a racing driver. Hours of optimise tyre and current DTM driver and Le Mans Champion look behind the scenes, Nürburgring. performance and fuel takes at the Porsche Museum testing in extreme economy. And that is us behind the scenes. in Stuttgart. conditions. also an important factor for racing tyres.

14th broadcast 10. October Dunlop and Unsprung masses The Suzuki Junior Classic tyres for Renault Why is lightweight Team. classic cars Le Castellet. France is construction so Trying hard to follow in Car collectors, Classic the perfect place to try important in racing? the footsteps of the teams, old-timer rallies the first steps in racing. Suzuki Endurance - Dunlop supports Racing Team. vintage cars with original handmade tyres. 10QUESTIONS with Eddy Seel

RACES TO COME AUGUST August 27-28 GT Open , Austria August 28 Moto2/125 Indianapolis, USA SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2-4 AMA New jersey, USA September 3 ALMS Baltimore, USA September 3-4 World Enduro Andorra How old are you? What is your favourite tyre? September 3-4 BTCC , Scotland 41 years old In MX, the brand new MC772 racing tyre, it is the best compromise September 4 Dutch Supercar Challenge Zolder, Belgium for start and race, as it has very good traction and long durability. Where do you live? September 4 Moto2/125 Misano, Italy In Mont Dison, this is in the south east of Belgium, not far away from What’s the best aspect about working for Dunlop? September 4 MX Gaildorf, Germany the famous race track Spa Francorchamps. Meeting a lot of interesting people in motorsport and representing a September 9-11 ILMC/LMS Silverstone, UK brand that I always trusted when I raced myself. September 11 MX Fermo, Italy What are the key qualities required for your job? September 11 CEV Albacete, As the Dunlop MX race co-ordinator it is essential to know exactly If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing? September 16-18, V8 Supercars, Phillip Island, Australia what you are talking about when it comes to teams, riders and of I would spend more time in my own motorcycle shop, but I think I September 17 ALMS Laguna Seca, USA course tyres. You also need to understand the technical side in would miss the track a lot, so I wouldn’t want to change a thing. September 17-18 BTCC Rockingham, UK order to match bike, track and tyres together. Having 22 years September 17-18 MX St Jean d’Angely, France experience as a rider in the World Championships of MX and SM is What do you do away from work? September 17-18 F3 Open Portimão, Portugal a huge advantage and I use this experience to ensure that I do the I’m usually riding motorcycles for fun and spending time with my best job possible. family. September 18 Moto2/125 Aragon, Spain September 24-25 EWC Le Mans 24, France Could you build a tyre yourself if left the keys to the factory? Which is your favourite circuit to visit and why? Sept29-Oct 1 24 Silverstone, UK To be honest, I don’t think I could build it on my own as it is too Glen Helen in the USA is an amazing track because it has really big OCTOBER complicated with all the compounds and the high tech machines. jumps and is extremely fast. But if you gave me a guy who can actually take care of all those October 1 ALMS / ILMC , USA aspects, I could probably give him the instructions to build the tyre I What car do you drive / bike do you ride? October 1-2 F3 Open / GT Open Monza, Italy want and I think is good. Mercedes Vito V6 / KTM 350 (MX) and Husquarna 530 (SM). October 1-2 BTCC Brands Hatch, UK October 2 Dutch Supercar Challenge, Spa, Belgium