December 9, 2015 Gustavo Vildósola, Jr. Joins Team Toyo

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December 9, 2015 Gustavo Vildósola, Jr. Joins Team Toyo® Off-Road Wins His First Race on Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R Tires CYPRESS, CA – Toyo Tire U.S.A Corp. announces that Gustavo (Tavo) Vildósola, Jr. is the newest member of Team Toyo® Off-Road and its championship-winning drivers. Vildósola grew up in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico; and began desert racing in 2000. Competing in the SCORE-International® Off-Road Racing series, he drove for the first-ever Mexican team to win the 2010 Baja 1000 overall. “I am very excited to be joining such a class organization with a tradition of winning and a commitment to excellence,” said Vildósola. “I am confident that Vildósola Racing will continue our winning tradition with Toyo Tires.” Making for a great start to his relationship with Toyo Tires, Vildósola won both the overall and Class 1400 during last weekend’s Henderson 250 Best In The Desert off-road race in Southern Nevada. “We ran a clean, smart race on Saturday with no downtime. The truck ran great all evening and our new Toyo tires performed above expectations,” said Vildósola. “They provided superb drivability and lead us to our first victory with Toyo Tires.” “We are excited to welcome Tavo Vildósola as our newest member of Team Toyo Off-Road,” said Stan Chen, senior manager, events and sponsorships Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “Tavo brings a lot of passion to the sport, and has already proven he can win on Toyo Open Country tires.” Also capturing a class win on Toyo Open Country tires was Team Stronghold in their #1529 MAVTV / Lucas Oil / Toyo Tires buggy. Scott and Brandon Bailey took the Class 1500 title for the team and finished fifth overall. Vildósola Racing is based in San Diego, CA and his #21 Vildósola Racing / Ford / Toyo Tires trophy truck will compete on 39-inch Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires. He joins multiple desert off-road championship winning drivers on Team Toyo, including Robby Gordon and BJ Baldwin; and short-course off-road racing champion Kyle LeDuc. To learn more about all of the Team Toyo athletes, and about the full line of tires from Toyo Tires, log onto www.toyotires.com. About Toyo Tires® Established in 1966, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. represents the innovation, quality, performance, and excellent service that Toyo Tires has delivered worldwide for 70 years. The company offers a complete selection of premium replacement tires for nearly every make and model including light trucks, SUVs, high performance cars and luxury vehicles as well as the M-Line for commercial trucks. Consumer product lines include the popular Open Country® tires for light trucks and SUVs; Proxes® ultra-high performance tires; Versado® tires for luxury passenger cars; Celsius® variable conditions tires; and the value line of Extensa® passenger car tires. Many of the tires are built in the United States at their state-of-the-art factory in Bartow County, Georgia. For more information log onto www.toyotires.com and connect with the community at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google+. # # # Media Contact: Jay Jones, TMC 949-851-6313, [email protected] Toyo Media Site: http://media.toyotires.com/ .

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