Team General Tire, BITD, and Twitter

Follow Team General Tire on Twitter and get Daily Updates On the BITD Vegas to Reno Race at Generaltire.com

FORT MILL, SC – (August 17, 2009) – Desert off-road racing fans can track the progress of their favorite Team General Tire drivers on Twitter and get tracking and daily updates and photos during this weekend’s epic Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno run August 19-21.

Beginning with the start of the event, race fans and followers can log onto www.twitter.com/teamgt for up-to-the-minute progress reports for all of the Team GT drivers.

“This year’s Vegas to Reno run is the ultimate long desert challenge, and Twitter is the ultimate application for conveying real-time results to our fans,” said Dana Zamalloa, manager of PR and communications, General Tire.  “It’s a great way to keep everyone updated on our drivers’ progress during the race, right down to the finish.”

Fans will also be able to get driver tracking at www.generaltire.com provided by IRC and daily updates and photos from the race.  The intenseness of the Vegas to Reno race this year should provide a lot of exciting daily news.

Drivers representing Team GT include:
Trick Truck
Rick Johnson – Team 71 – 2008 Vegas to Reno Champion
BJ Baldwin – Baldwin Motorsports
Bobby Baldwin – Baldwin Motorsports
Jason and Richard Voss – Voss Motorsports

Class 8000
Ted Hunnicutt – Synergy Motorsports

Class 8100
Kent Kroeker – KORE

Class 7200
Marc Burnett – MB Motorsports
Sean Backus

General Tire is again ‘unleashing the fury’ in off-road performance for 2009, in the second year campaigning its Grabber competition tire.  Designed 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 competition tires are designed in size 37x12.50R17 for class 8 and trophy truck/trick truck and 35x12.50R17 for class 1, 6, 7, 7 S, stock mini and Protruck.

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 (to be 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.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire North America, Inc. (www.generaltire.com). 

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