hankook tire,takes it to a new level

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Hankook Tire Takes its Technological Excellence to Le Mans 2009§ Exclusive supplier to Farnbacher Racing Team for Le Mans Seriesand 24 Hours of Le Mans§ Hankook Tire puts exceptional effort in tire technology development§ The world’s seventh largest and fastest growing tire manufacturer shows great dedication to motorsports all over the worldSeoul, March 10, 2009 ? Ranked seventh among all tire manufacturers in the world¹, Hankook Tire is proud to announce its entry into the 2009 Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans. With its name globally renowned for technology and excellence within motorsports ranks thanks to the efforts and interest of the tire manufacturer, Hankook Tire is presenting itself as a leading high performance tire company in the Le Mans Series for the first time at the Paul Ricard Circuit, France. A sponsorship agreement to this entry has been signed between Hankook Tire and Farnbacher Racing Team on March 8 2009. This is another example of Hankook’s belief and dedication to performance in the area of motor-racing.Hankook Tire has steadily increased its involvement in European racing over recent years. Last season, Hankook’s high-performance tire were on the starting line in motorsports competitions in Germany, UK, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Spain. Hankook has previously gathered many years of experience in motorsports in Super GT races in Japan, Super races in Korea , championships in the China Circuit Championship (CCC), the China Rally Championship (CRC), and the American Le Mans Series. Over the last two years, the company was able to show its racing tire’s superior performance with Team Alzen Motorsport in the German endurance championship, achieving the fastest laptimes ever on the famous Nuerburgring Nordschleife. Hankook’s accomplishments serve as a stable footstep into the next level of motor-racing hierarchy.New for Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, Hankook Tire is teaming with Farnbacher Racing to compete in the GT2 class in 2009 with a new Ferrari F 430 GT. The tire maker considers the Farnbacher team as the perfect partner that ties in perfectly with the strategy of the up-and-coming Le Mans races. Both companies are aiming for a successful and long-term potential partnership. Hankook Tire will be the exclusive supplier to the Farnbacher team.“Our entry into Le Mans is not only to further expose the Hankook brand to motorsports enthusiasts and the general public”, says Mr. Seung Hwa Suh, Global CEO of Hankook Tire. “We see our engagement also as the ideal proving and testing ground for future street tire technologies. It is a great opportunity to help develop the next generation of consumer tire. Hankook Tire will integrate the Le Mans races into various marketing activities in the near future. The races are ranking top among Hankook Tire’s motorsports activities as they perfectly match the company’s motto, driving emotion and support talented teams like Farnbacher throughout Europe. The tire manufacturer will also continue its dedication to motorsports because it is the perfect arena to demonstrate technical competence and the high performance characteristics of Hankook products, believing that racing can develop innovations that will find their way to mass production road cars.With an intense tire testing schedule and highly experienced technical engineers working on-site at each and every race weekend and private testing days, Hankook is poised to further expand its presence in the series within the next 12 months.