DOCSLIB.ORG

2019 WTAC FACTS and FIGURES WHAT IS TIME ATTACK? Time Attack Racing Is One of the Purest Forms of Motorsport

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2019 WTAC FACTS and FIGURES WHAT IS TIME ATTACK? Time Attack Racing Is One of the Purest Forms of Motorsport 2019 WTAC FACTS AND FIGURES WHAT IS TIME ATTACK? Time attack racing is one of the purest forms of motorsport. A true test of driver and machine. The rules are simple - fastest lap time wins. WORLD TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE IS MORE THAN A RACE World Time Attack Challenge is an annual time attack event held at Sydney Motorsport Park. WTAC is the world’s largest time attack event and one of the largest motorsport events in the Southern Hemisphere. The action-packed two- day festival features time attack racing, the International Drifting Cup, the largest outdoor car show in Australia, and a large array of exciting and unique variety of exhibitors, attractions and displays not limited to the sport of time attack. WTAC is a celebration of all racing and car culture. + JGTC GT300 SHOWDOWN + MAZDA 767B LE MANS Meet your heroes. Our fans can always count on seeing a living legend at WTAC. + MAD MIKE WHIDDETT AND THE BADBUL RX8 + KEIICHI TSUCHIYA DRIVING THE PAGANI HUAYRA BC + NOBUTERU TANIGUCHI / HKS + KEY DEMOGRAPHICS + KEY DEMOGRAPHICS SPECTATOR AGE 25-34 SPECTATOR GENDER 35-44 45-54 WTAC DEMOGRAPHICS 92% 1.5% 13 - 17 AT A GLANCE 92% 40% 18 - 24 10% 45 - 54 + 18-24 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS 29% 25 - 34 4% 55 - 64 SPECTATOR / LIVE STREAM COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 8% 12% 35 - 44 2.5% 65 + Canada: 2.8% 8% United States: 19.3% United Kingdom: 4.4% + KEY PURCHASING FACTORS Finland 2.1% PLANNED PURCHASES IN THE NEXT YEAR Japan: 5.8% CAR OWNERSHIP BY BRAND Sweden: 0.8% Tyres Australia: 43.8% Nissan New Zealand: 8.5% Suspension Exhaust Honda 1 1 % + OTHER: 12.5% % 1 2 0 Wheels 1 Subaru % Mitsubishi Brakes 7 % % 4 1 1 1 % Engine Management Other + KEY DEMOGRAPHICS % 1 2 0 1 Transmission 2 Toyota % OTHER INTERESTS 4 % % Cooling Mazda 7 22 % 24% Computer Games 11% Extreme Sports % Forced Induction 4 BMW 1 22% Drifting 10% Supersprint Ford Aero 2 14% Formula 1 7% WRC / Rallycross VW 4 Interior % 2% GM/Holden 12% Drag Racing 2 Paint Wrap 18,000+ 4,300,000+ SPECTATORS EVENT ONLINE REACH October 2018 Source: Google, Facebook, Instagram October 2018 LIVESTREAM STATS: World Time Attack Challenge is livestreamed to 48 countries worldwide with over 1.2 million views. Livestream Views: 1,262,485 The event is broadcast on free-to-air Australian TV as part of the SBS Speedweek show to an audience of 409,591 Average Viewing Time: 25:22 viewers, and a one-hour special on Fox Sports. Total Minutes Viewed: 4,074,705 WEBSITE STATS Sessions: 167,953 Page Views: 894,176 Users: 103,355 FACEBOOK STATS Page Likes: 353,797 7 Day Reach: 1,398,214 Post Engagement: 399,053 INSTAGRAM STATS Followers: 44,900 7 Day Reach: 1,035,967 Average Likes per post: 1,200 + LIVELY TRADER AREA Some of the best local and international vendors are trading here in the heart of WTAC. New products, exciting activations and eye-catching displays ensure the WTAC Trader Area will always draw a crowd. + 2018 EVENT PHOTOS For more information on how to get involved with World Time Attack Challenge, contact us at: + WWW.WORLDTIMEATTACK.COM 36 Mary Parade, Rydalmere Phone: +61 2 9638 4643 NSW 2116 Australia Email: [email protected].
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Le Mans Fan Guide 2006 Jacky Ickx
    24 Heures du Mans Fan Guide 2006 „If you've never been at Le Mans, than you've never experienced a race!“ Tom Kristensen Update: 12.06.2006 22:00 Vorwort Bereits zum dritten Mal erstellen wir nun einen deutschsprachigen Le Mans Fan Guide. Wir möchten zuerst denjenigen danken, welche bereits 2004 unser Erstlingswerk gele- sen haben und uns motiviert haben auch 2005 einen Fan Guide zu gestalten. Die Tatsa- che, dass die 2005er Ausgabe noch weit mehr Leser erreichte als die 2004er Ausgabe ließ als Konsequenz nur zu: Auch 2006 wird es einen Fan Guide geben! Viele praktische Informationen am Ende des Fan Guide wurden für dieses Jahr überar- beitet und die Statistiken um das Rennergebnis 2005 erweitert. Wie schon in den Vor- jahren, gibt es auch in dieser Auflage wieder eine umfangreiche Starterliste sowie einen Blick in die Le Mans Historie. Hierfür haben wir uns den Vater der charmanten, ehemali- gen LMES Piloten Vanina Ickx, den sechsfachen Le Mans Sieger Jacky Ickx ausge- schaut. Die Zeit der LMP900 und LMP675 Fahrzeuge ist abgelaufen und mit dem AUDI R10 betritt erstmals ein werksseitig entwickelter LMP1 die Bühne von Le Mans. Und wir erleben erstmals den Einsatz eines konsequent vorbereiteten Diesel Motors - im AUDI R10. Le Mans 2006 also eine klare Sache? Dies bleibt abzuwarten. Vom Speed her scheinen die Pescarolo auf einer einzelnen Runde einen minimalen Vorteil zu haben. Ob dieser jedoch über die Distanz von 24h gehalten werden kann wird sich am 24. Wochenende des Jahres klären. Wir erleben aber auch eine LMP2 Kategorie die das laufen gelernt hat und sowohl an Qualität und Quanität zugelegt hat.
    [Show full text]
  • 124 Initiald
    INITIAL D: Story Initial D is about a young Japanese ’lad’,Takumi Fujiwara. He has been delivering Tofu every morning for his Dad's shop since he was young. Initially dis-interested, his dad, Bunta Fujiwara taught him to be a great race car driver. When Takumi was forced to race with the ‘Red Suns’ in his Dad's AE86 Tru- eno he started to get interested in racing and the story moves forward. COMIC & ANIME SERIES: Inspired by Wangan Midnight (see elsewhere), Initial D appeared first in 1996 as a 200 page manga comic/book. Wangan is about Highway racing, whereas Initial D focuses on Touge (mountain pass) rac- ing. The series is created by one Shigeno Shuichi. After dozens of books, It soon became an Anime se- ries (part CGI, part hand-drawn). The series is known as ‘Initial D 1st Stage/2nd Stage/3rd Stage’. The movie is ‘Extra Stage’. ABOUT DRIFTING: What is it? Drifting is just a cornering technique which sees the driver have the car as sideways as possible, for as long as feasible, with as much smoke and tyre squeal as can be mustered. When did it start? Becoming popular a bit more popular in the USA during the Mid nineties, it took Europe even longer to catch on. Drifting is said to have first being seen in the Japanese Touring Car Series in the seventies! One Kunimitsu Takahashi is credited with being the first to use this technique. However it’s fair to say that all racing drivers have always had cars sideways for kicks, so it’s probably unfair to talk about the ’roots’ of drifting.
    [Show full text]
  • FUCHS MS. SEPTEMBER 2017.Pub
    Motorsport News International Edition – September 2017 Germany Stephan Katt crowned King of the Road Loyal and long-standing partner of FUCHS Silkolene, Stephan ‘Catman’ Katt triumphed with his 3rd title in the German long-distance Championship in Bad Hersfeld. In front of 6,000 spectators the 37-year-old rider also secured an impressive 5th place in the FIM Long Track World Championship in Morizès (F) at the end of five rounds. // Page 4. Japan GSR team claims podium at Fuji Speedway track Always keeping the pressure on, Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka, drivers of the Goodsmile Racing team scored 2nd place on the podium in the fifth round of the 2017 Autobacs SUPER GT Series only a few seconds from the leader. // Page 2. Zimbabwe Double victories for the KTM FUCHS Silkolene teammates FUCHS Silkolene drivers, Cameron Durow and Regan Wasmuth, were unbeatable in the sixth round of the Monster TRP South African National Motocross Championship. On the very challenging track of Harrysmith, South Africa, the young FUCHS riders delivered top performances giving FUCHS Silkolene their first podium with 1st and 2nd place. // Page 7. www.fuchs.com/group Motorsport News International Edition – September 2017 Japan Impressive race for GSR Racing team at Fuji Speedway track On August 6, 2017, the Fuji GT 300 km race was held at the Fuji Speedway track. In the fifth round of the Autobacs SUPER GT Series 2017, Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka, drivers of the Goodsmile Racing team fought their way to the podium. Thanks to a 3rd place obtained during the preliminary race, the FUCHS riders were in good form to start the Fuji GT300.
    [Show full text]
  • GT300 OFFCIAL RESULT Course Length:3703M 2019/4/14 Weather：Rain / Track：Wet Pos
    GT300 OFFCIAL RESULT Course length:3703m 2019/4/14 Weather：Rain / Track：Wet Pos. No Car/Team Lap TotalTime Diff Gap DriverName Lap BestTime 1 96 K-tunes RC F GT3 30 1:54'00.337 Morio Nitta 22/30 1'37.134 K-tunes Racing Sena Sakaguchi 2 55 ARTA NSX GT3 30 1:54'02.429 2.092 2.092 Shinichi Takagi 21/30 1'37.503 ARTA Nirei Fukuzumi 3 52 SAITAMA TOYOPET GreenBrave MARK X MC 30 1:54'04.222 3.885 1.793 Shigekazu Wakisaka 22/30 1'38.451 Saitama TOYOPET Green Brave Hiroki Yoshida 4 61 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT 30 1:54'07.023 6.686 2.801 Takuto Iguchi R&D SPORT Hideki Yamauchi 22/30 1'39.078 5 56 REALIZE NISSAN AUTOMOBILE TECHNICAL COLLEGE GT-R 30 1:54'10.432 10.095 3.409 Kazuki Hiramine 22/30 1'39.092 KONDO RACING Sacha Fenestraz 6 65 LEON PYRAMID AMG 30 1:54'13.137 12.800 2.705 Haruki Kurosawa 22/30 1'39.271 K2 R&D LEON RACING Naoya Gamou 7 60 SYNTIUM LMcorsa RC F GT3 30 1:54'14.769 14.432 1.632 Hiroki Yoshimoto 22/30 1'39.511 LM corsa Ritomo Miyata 8 4 GOODSMILE HATSUNE MIKU AMG 30 1:54'16.834 16.497 2.065 Nobuteru Taniguchi GOODSMILE RACING & TeamUKYO Tatsuya Kataoka 22/30 1'39.433 9 34 Modulo KENWOOD NSX GT3 30 1:54'19.043 18.706 2.209 Ryo Michigami 21/30 1'39.298 Modulo Drago CORSE Hiroki Otsu 10 88 MANEPA Lamborghini GT3 30 1:54'20.508 20.171 1.465 Takashi Kogure 22/30 1'39.205 JLOC Yuya Motojima 11 18 UPGARAGE NSX GT3 30 1:54'21.750 21.413 1.242 Takashi Kobayashi TEAM UPGARAGE Kosuke Matsuura 22/30 1'39.953 12 31 TOYOTA GR SPORT PRIUS PHV apr GT 30 1:54'24.810 24.473 3.060 Koki Saga 20/30 1'38.497 apr Yuki Nakayama 13 21 Hitotsuyama Audi R8
    [Show full text]
  • Video Name Track Track Location Date Year DVD # Classics #4001
    Video Name Track Track Location Date Year DVD # Classics #4001 Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, NY D-0001 Victory Circle #4012, WG 1951 Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, NY D-0002 1959 Sports Car Grand Prix Weekend 1959 D-0003 A Gullwing at Twilight 1959 D-0004 At the IMRRC The Legacy of Briggs Cunningham Jr. 1959 D-0005 Legendary Bill Milliken talks about "Butterball" Nov 6,2004 1959 D-0006 50 Years of Formula 1 On-Board 1959 D-0007 WG: The Street Years Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, NY 1948 D-0008 25 Years at Speed: The Watkins Glen Story Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, NY 1972 D-0009 Saratoga Automobile Museum An Evening with Carroll Shelby D-0010 WG 50th Anniversary, Allard Reunion Watkins Glen, NY D-0011 Saturday Afternoon at IMRRC w/ Denise McCluggage Watkins Glen Watkins Glen October 1, 2005 2005 D-0012 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival Watkins Glen 2005 D-0013 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Weekend Watkins Glen 1952 D-0014 1951-54 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Weekend Watkins Glen Watkins Glen 1951-54 D-0015 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Weekend 1952 Watkins Glen Watkins Glen 1952 D-0016 Ralph E. Miller Collection Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1949 Watkins Glen 1949 D-0017 Saturday Aternoon at the IMRRC, Lost Race Circuits Watkins Glen Watkins Glen 2006 D-0018 2005 The Legends Speeak Formula One past present & future 2005 D-0019 2005 Concours d'Elegance 2005 D-0020 2005 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival, Smalleys Garage 2005 D-0021 2005 US Vintange Grand Prix of Watkins Glen Q&A w/ Vic Elford 2005 D-0022 IMRRC proudly recognizes James Scaptura Watkins Glen 2005 D-0023 Saturday
    [Show full text]
  • Gt500 Pp Gt300 Pp Super Gt Starting Grid
    2019/5/26 SUPER GT STARTING GRID ： GT500 PP GT300 PP 1 36 17 25 2 37 Kazuki Nakajima / Yuhi Sekiguchi 18 96 Takamitsu Matsui / Kimiya Sato Ryo Hirakawa / Nick Cassidy au TOM'S LC500 Morio Nitta / Sena Sakaguchi HOPPY 86 MC KeePer TOM'S LC500 3 8 K-tunes RC F GT3 19 5 4 12 Tomoki Nojiri / Takuya Izawa 20 61 Natsu Sakaguchi / Yuya Hiraki Daiki Sasaki / James Rossiter ARTA NSX-GT Takuto Iguchi / Hideki Yamauchi ADVICS MACHSYAKEN MC86 MACH GO CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R 5 6 SUBARU BRZ R&D SPORT 21 10 6 16 Kazuya Oshima / Kenta Yamashita 22 4 Kazuki Hoshino / Keishi Ishikawa Hideki Mutoh / Daisuke Nakajima WAKO'S 4CR LC500 Nobuteru Taniguchi / Tatsuya Kataoka GAINER TANAX triple a GT-R MOTUL MUGEN NSX-GT 7 1 GOODSMILE HATSUNE MIKU AMG 23 34 8 17 Naoki Yamamoto / Jenson Button 24 360 Ryo Michigami / Hiroki Otsu Koudai Tsukakoshi / Bertrand Baguette RAYBRIG NSX-GT Takayuki Aoki / Yusaku Shibata Modulo KENWOOD NSX GT3 KEIHIN NSX-GT 9 39 RUNUP RIVAUX GT-R 25 55 10 23 Heikki Kovalainen / Yuichi Nakayama 26 88 Shinichi Takagi / Nirei Fukuzumi Tsugio Matsuda / Ronnie Quintarelli DENSO KOBELCO SARD LC500 Takashi Kogure / Yuya Motojima ARTA NSX GT3 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R 11 19 MANEPA LAMBORGHINI GT3 27 21 12 3 Yuji Kunimoto / Sho Tsuboi 28 11 Richard Lyons / Ryuichiro Tomita Kohei Hirate / Frederic Makowiecki WedsSport ADVAN LC500 Katsuyuki Hiranaka / Hironobu Yasuda Hitotsuyama Audi R8 LMS CRAFTSPORTS MOTUL GT-R 13 24 GAINER TANAX GT-R 29 31 14 38 Mitsunori Takaboshi / Jann Mardenborough 30 720 Koki Saga / Yuki Nakayama Yuji Tachikawa / Hiroaki Ishiura REALIZE
    [Show full text]
  • Wrc Rally Sweden
    2 2020.04 AMPHOTOSPORTS 2 MAGAZINE 2020.04 WRC RALLY SWEDEN Seconde manche FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Du 13 au 16 février WRC, WRC2, WRC3 et J - WRC Victoire logique pour Elfyn EVANS et Scott MARTIN qui ont dominé ce rallye de Suède raccourci en fonction des conditions météo impactant les parcours des spéciales. Ott TÄNAK et Martin JÄRVEOJA prennent la seconde place devant Kalle ROVANPERÄ et Jonne HALTTUNEN qui finiront par avoir raison de Sébastien Ogier et Julien Ingrassia dans la dernière spéciale. Esapekka Lappi (Janne Ferm), Thierry Neuville (Nicolas Gilsoul), Craig Breen (Paul Nagle) et Teemu Suninen (Jarmo Lehtinen) complètent le top huit WRC devant T akamoto Katsuda (Daniel Barritt). Au championnat Neuville et Evans pointent en tête (42 points) devant Ogier (37 points), Rovanperä (30 points) et Lappi (24 po ints). WRC2 : Victoire pour les Norvégiens Mads ØSTBERG et Torstein ERIKSEN qui s’imposent devan t Ole Christian VEIBY et Jonas ANDERSSON (Norvège / Suède). Podium complété par les Suédois Pontus TIDEMAND et Patrick BARTH . WRC3 : Les Finlandais Jari HUTTUNEN et Lukka MIKKO s’imposent devant les Finlandais Emil LINDHOLM et Mikael KORHONEN . Podium complété par la paire Johan KRISTOFFERSSON et Stig - Rune SKJ ӔRMOEN (Suède / Norvège). J - WRC : Les Suédois Tom KRISTENSSON et Joakim SJÖBERG s’imposent devant les Lettons Martin SESKS et Renars FRANCIS . La paire Estoninne Ken TORN et Kauri PANNAS complète le podium final. Seconde manche du Championnat Mondial dans la neige – Ogier / Ingrassia – Neuville / Gilsoul – Lappi / Ferm 13/14 - 02 (1 SS + 4 SS) – EVANS leader devant TÄNAK, LINDHOLM, ØSTBERG et KRISTENSSON leaders WRC3, WRC2 et J - WRC Evans remportait deux des quatre spéciales du vendredi et terminait second dans les deux autre s.
    [Show full text]
  • Suzuka 10 Hours Classification
    Intercontinental GT Challenge Suzuka 10 Hours RACE - CLASSIFICATION POS NO CLPIC TEAM / DRIVERS CARLAPSTIME GAP DIFF KPH BEST ON Audi Sport Team WRT (BEL) Audi R8 LMS GT3 2019 Pro 1 275 10:01:51.048 159.20 2:02.765 223 1 25 Dries VANTHOOR (BEL) / Kelvin van der LINDE (ZAF) / Frederic Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing (HKG) Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro 2 27510:02:31.415 40.367 40.367 159.02 2:03.429 217 2 999 Maximilian BUHK (DEU) / Maro ENGEL (DEU) / Raffaele MARCIELLO Absolute Racing (CHN) Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro 3 27510:02:34.845 43.797 3.430 159.00 2:03.406 220 3 912 Dennis OLSEN (NOR) / Matt CAMPBELL (AUS) / Dirk WERNER (DEU) Mercedes-AMG Team CraftBamboo Racing (HKG) Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro 4 27510:02:38.086 47.038 3.241 158.99 2:03.837 219 4 77 Maximilian GOETZ (DEU) / Luca STOLZ (DEU) / Yelmer BUURMAN BMW Team Schnitzer (DEU) BMW M6 GT3 Pro 5 27510:02:39.714 48.666 1.628 158.98 2:03.327 220 5 42 Martin TOMCZYK (DEU) / Nicolas YELLOLY (GBR) / Augusto FARFUS KCMG (HKG) Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 2018 Pro 6 27510:02:47.969 56.921 8.255 158.95 2:03.079 220 6 35 Katsumasa CHIYO (JPN) / Joshua BURDON (AUS) / Tsugio MATSUDA Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing (CHN) Audi R8 LMS GT3 2019 Pro 7 27510:02:48.247 57.199 0.278 158.94 2:02.943 252 7 125 Markus WINKELHOCK (DEU) / Christopher HAASE (DEU) / Christopher Bentley Team M-Sport (GBR) Bentley Continental GT3 Pro 8 27510:03:02.146 1:11.098 13.899 158.88 2:02.996 216 8 107 Jordan PEPPER (ZAF) / Steven KANE (GBR) / Jules GOUNON (FRA) Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing (GBR) Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro 9 27510:03:18.939
    [Show full text]
  • New Year's Message NEW LINE-UP EVENT INFORMATION
    20131 New Year's Message INFORMATION ●President’s Greeting P1 ●About compliance of Exhaust Manifold for S2000(ABA-AP1,ABA-AP2/F20C,F22C 04/3～). P5 NEW LINE-UP ●About compliance of Muffler for CR-Z(DAA-ZF2/LEA-MF6 12/9～). P5 ●About compliance of muffler for ●Super Turbo Muffler CBA-GVB,GVF（IMPREZA） P2 5MT Pajero mini(ABA-H58A/4A30(TURBO) 10/4～) and ●RACING SUCTION Reloaded DBA-JF1（N BOX） P2 5MT KIX(ABA-H59A/4A30(TURBO) 10/4～12/8). P5 ●SUPER SQVⅣ JF1（N BOX） P2 ●About compliance of muffler for ●Premium Suction DAA-NHP10（AQUA） P2 IMPREZA 4 door STI SPEC-C/tS(CBA-GVB/EJ20(TURBO)). P5 ●HIPERMAX S-style C NHP10（AQUA）・NSP120（RACTIS） P3 ●About compliance of muffler for ●LA CLUTCH ZN6（86）/ZC6（BRZ） P3 SERENA Highway Star S-HYBRID(DAA-HFC26/MR20DD-SM23 12/8～). P5 ●SUPER RACING DIESEL（10w44/100% SYNTHETIC OIL） P4 ●About compliance of Suspension for ●DCTF-Ⅱ（Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid） P4 SERENA S-HYBRID（DAA-H(F)C26/MR20DD-SM23 12/8～）. P5 ●About OS confirmation of DMR Viewer software. P5 EVENT INFORMATION ●About the parts confirmation for new vehicles. P5 ●2012 GRAN TURISMO D1 GRAND PRIX Round 7 TOKYO DRIFT in ODAIBA Report P4 TOPICS ●HKS Pro SHOP ORIGINAL RUNDUCE／G-FORCE P6 New Year's Message President’s Greeting Happy New Year. It was another difficult year for the After-market and HKS, but after the 86 and BRZ has come out, things look better. HKS will keep devote ourselves for the happiness in driving and tuning for the year.
    [Show full text]
  • Issue 91 December 2012 AED 25
    Issue 91 December 2012 AED 25 1 On a High Note 2012 started off with a bang, with the glorious, 30th Anniversary of the Tokyo Auto Salon ushering in an exciting new year and promising lots of tuning contents in the coming months. And that was exactly the case as 2012 unfolded, we were over- whelmed by the sheer number of quality tuner and high-performance rides we’ve worked on this year. The most exotic cover story of the year is, without a doubt, the feature of the Rauh Welt Begriff 993 built in Dubai by the legendary Nakai-san himself. Props to Crank & Piston for the materials! Following that, many other hot tuner cars graced the pages of Top Performance, including those from HKS, Manhart Racing, Switzer, TRD, Classic Recreations, Techart, Roush, Vorsteiner, Kahn Design and the list goes on. Combining the best in local projects and international stories, we strived to provide interesting content and catering to a variety of interests. Same goes for the high-performance and exotic car test drives; we’ve had an awe- some lineup that included the McLaren MP4-12C, the new Nissan GT-R, the BMW M5, Camaro ZL1, Ferrari 458 Italia, Audi S8, Toyota 86, several Bentleys, Porsches and Mercedes-AMG models. The year was truly filled with memorable drives and race track experiences, definitely one to be remembered. [email protected] And, as gloriously as it had started, 2012 is ending for us on a high note, with one of the best months we’ve had in a long time.
    [Show full text]
  • Yokohama Rubber's Support for Motorsports in 2021
    March 24, 2021 Contact: For immediate release Corporate Planning Department Corporate Communications Section Phone: 81-3-5400-4531 Fax: 81-3-5400-4570 Yokohama Rubber’s Support for Motorsports in 2021 Tokyo—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced its plans for supporting motorsports events in 2021. The consumer tire strategy in our recently announced new medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2023 (YX2023), aims to maximize the sales ratios of high-value-added YOKOHAMA tire brands, namely the global flagship ADVAN brand, the GEOLANDAR brand of tires for SUVs and pickup trucks, and various winter tires. YX2023 positions participation in motorsports activities as crucial to our effort to develop new tire technologies that will further strengthen the ADVAN and GEOLANDAR brands. Yokohama Rubber therefore will again participate in a wide variety of motorsports events in Japan and around the globe, from top-category races to grassroots races. Event reports and results will be posted on Yokohama Rubber’s motorsports website as well various SNS specializing in motorsports topics. This release briefly introduces some of the main events Yokohama Rubber will be participating in this year. ■ GT/Touring Car Races <SUPER GT> SUPER GT races are contested in two classes, GT500 and GT300. GT500 is dominated by works teams from major automakers while GT300 teams tend to be more varied and individualistic. GT500 machines must meet certain specifications. GT300 races, however, are open to a variety of cars made in Japan and overseas. The GT300 machines can broadly be divided into three types: (1) automakers’ production cars that meet the international FIA GT3 specifications, (2) unique JAF-GT machines, and (3) the so-called “Mother Chassis" group of machines.
    [Show full text]
  • 9720 Autolive 86.Indd
    15 000 SUBSCRIBERS www.autolive.co.za Issue No. 86 | 30 June 2016 SSIGNIFICANTIGNIFICANT LLOCALOCAL IIMPACTMPACT EEXPECTEDXPECTED FROMFROM BBREXITREXIT BY ROGER HOUGHTON are likely to be serious consequences arising from Dr. Johan van Zyl who now heads up Toyota the Leave voters’ decision. Europe. Toyota is among those companies with big Senior executives of British vehicle manu- plants in the UK, with others being BMW (build- Already there are massive repercussions for global facturing plants in the UK had warned about the ing MINI and Rolls-Royce), Volkswagen (Bentley), economies and fi nancial markets. Th e UK and EU potential risks associated with leaving the EU prior Tata (Jaguar and Land Rover), Honda and Nissan. are South Africa’s most important trading partners to the vote last Th ursday. in terms of vehicle and component exports so there Th ese voices included that of SA-born continued on page 2 The unexpected result of the Brexit poll in the United Kingdom will have a signifi cant impact on the South African motor industry according to a number of local commentators and industry executives. Page 7 Page 13 Page 21 Africa’s automotive Are non-genuine parts Digitial is defi ning future examined no good? the future Subscribe for free @ www.autolive.co.za Page 2 Editor and General Manager continued from previous page Liana Reiners [email protected] Ford has scaled down its opera- 083 407 4600 tions in the UK, but its three UK fac- tories are still an important source of Contributors major components such as engines and transmissions.
    [Show full text]