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Carl Renezeder, BJ Baldwin and Carey Hart to Represent Team General Tire at Season’s Second Lucas Oil Event May 2-3FT. MILL, SC – (April 30, 2009) – Champion short-course off-road racer Carl Renezeder, desert racer BJ Baldwin and motocross phenomenon and entertainment personality Carey Hart will compete for Team General Tire at the Lucas Oil American Off-Road Racing event May 2nd and 3rd at Speedworld Motorsports Park in Wittman, AZ. Renezeder will campaign in the Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4 classes, Baldwin in Ulimited 2 and Hart will race in the Unlimited 2 class. “Carl brought us a spectacular win in his first outing for General Tire at Primm in April, and we’re looking forward to a repeat performance at the next event,” said Tony Talbert, Light Truck Product Manager, General Tire. “Combining that talent, BJ’s aggressive style with the huge fan base that Carey brings to the table makes Team General Tire the team to watch in short-course racing.” General Tire is again ‘unleashing the fury’ in off-road performance for 2009, with the new Grabber Short Course tire, the Grabber SC, designed in size 35x12.50R17 for Unlimited 2 and Unlimited 4 drivers. Engineered with a tough, three-ply Duragen™-reinforced body construction to stand up to the rigors of off-road conditions, the Grabber also features a newly-developed competition-specific tread compound. In addition, the Grabber name and General Tire logo are prominently featured on the sidewall in red and white letters. The Grabber short course tire is the sister tire to the Grabber desert tire designed General Tire also has a complete line of Grabber tires for the passenger and light truck market, including the new Grabber DOT-approved off-road tire (released later this year); the Grabber HTS, which delivers the perfect synergy of comfort, durability and performance; the Grabber UHP, which sets a whole new standard in performance and ride quality for SUVs, light trucks and crossover vehicles; and Grabber AT2, designed for aggressive all-terrain traction in all weather conditions. For more information on the Lucas Oil American Off-Road Racing Series, visit For media information, visit www.ctnamedia.com. General Tire is part of Continental Tire North America, Inc. (www.generaltire.com). CTNA, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With targeted annual sales of €25 billion for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of tires, brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 146,500 at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries. |
