Goodyear has introduced a long-term tire provide settlement with Masters Historic Racing, one of many world’s main promoters of historic motorsport. The tire provide settlement builds on Masters‘ long-standing relationships with the Goodyear-owned Dunlop and Avon manufacturers, and marks the reintroduction of Goodyear into a number of premium championships, together with occasions for System 1 and 24 Hours of Le Mans automobiles.
Masters Historic Racing
Masters was fashioned in 2004 and at the moment runs 9 race sequence within the UK, Europe and North America. The present race portfolio encompasses a various vary of races for traditionally vital automobiles from Sixties touring automobiles by means of to 2010s sports activities automobiles. Goodyear will provide tires to the Masters Endurance Legends and Masters GT Trophy sequence from the start of 2024. These tires might be manufactured alongside Goodyear’s up to date FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Sequence LMP2 and LMGT3 tires. This may make sure the prototypes and GT automobiles within the Masters portfolio profit from the identical consistency, efficiency and sturdiness as the present automobiles.
Historic F1
Goodyear may also turn into the provider for the Masters Racing Legends sequence for 1966 to 1985 System 1 automobiles. With 368 Grand Prix wins, Goodyear is probably the most profitable producer within the historical past of System 1. In an period spanning the eligibility interval for the Masters championship, Goodyear dominated F1 towards intense competitors from different tire producers. The newly developed Goodyear F1 tires will regularly substitute the Avon model on this class. The prevailing Dunlop-branded vary of cross-ply treaded tires for historic Pre-66 GT and touring automobiles might be expanded to assist Masters’ burgeoning grids, highlighting the corporate’s dedication to the sector. The Dunlop vary provides really genuine efficiency and aesthetics, complying with the FIA’s Appendix Ok laws.
Goodyear feedback
David Pleasure, Technical Chief and Gross sales Account Supervisor Historic, Goodyear EMEA, explains the dimensions of the corporate’s dedication: “The historic racing market is turning into more and more numerous, spanning classic to very latest automobiles. Throughout our Goodyear and Dunlop manufacturers we’ve elevated the scale of our historic tire portfolio, with an funding in new tire sizes and specs, to make sure entrants have probably the most acceptable and genuine interval tires for his or her automobiles. It’s a pleasure to decide to a long-term partnership with Masters, who take a forward-thinking strategy to historic motorsport.”
Ron Maydon, President and Founding father of Masters Historic Racing: “We’re extraordinarily happy to have the long-term dedication of Goodyear throughout its vary of manufacturers. This new settlement provides confidence in tire provide to our Masters clients and historic racing normally. We’re proud to have probably the most profitable tire firm within the historical past of each F1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a accomplice.”
