Hankook to supply Ventus race tyres to the first ever city race in Azerbaijanian capitalVentus race tyres will be provided for 24 participating cars in various GT categoriesCity race to be held in spectacular seaside location, encircling renown European Song Contest venue Crystal Hall
Premium tyre manufacturer Hankook will exclusively supply its successful line of competition tyres, Ventus Race to the 2012 City Challenge Baku. The much anticipated event will take place in the Azerbaijanian capital this weekend on 26th28th October. Hankook will supply its high-performance competition tyres to all 24 cars competing in various GT categories. The temporary track will be located close to the Seaside Boulevard and encircle the House of Parliament and 2012 Eurovision song-contest venue Crystal Hall which will make for a spectacular backdrop of a thrilling race.
City Challenge races are a spectacular urban motorsport experience, providing teams and drivers with the possibility to race on temporary circuits which places special demands on the participating teams, drivers, engineers and tyres. Finding the right set-up for the street concourse will be key in Baku this weekend. Hankooks Ventus race are developed to provide teams and drivers with extremely high-capacity tyres that satisfy all essential elements of performance such as braking, traction, steering response as well as stability, durability and of course safety.
Being able to trust the tyres is a key factor in motor racing, particularly as the pilots that will be racing in Baku face the challenge of racing on a unique, unknown and temporary city concourse. explains Manfred Sandbichler, Director Motorsport at Hankook Tire Europe. Our successful engagements in various European premium racing series such as the DTM, Superstars Series International and Swedish TTA have given impressive proof of how our Ventus race tyres successfully deliver consistently high performance in all track and weather conditions and we are truly excited to be a part of this exceptional event.
The race weekend will comprise of two 90 minute free practice sessions on Friday, two 30 minutes qualifying sessions as well as two 30 minutes qualifying sprint sessions on Saturday and the 60 minutes City Challenge race on Sunday, that will be live-streamed online.
For more information on the Baku City Challenge please visit http://www.citychallenge.com/
