Henderson Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Agrees
Dunlop Deal
6th January 2009
British tyre manufacturer, Dunlop, is strengthening
its position in the British Superbike Championship
paddock after securing a deal to become the official
tyre supplier for the new Henderson Harley-Davidson
XR1200 Trophy one-make race series in 2009.
The Birmingham-based company already has close links
with the manufacturer through its supply of Original
Equipment (OE) Qualifier tyres for the road-going
version of the XR1200. Dunlop was also the chosen
supplier for this year’s one-off Italian Harley-Davidson
XR1200 race event.
The manufacturer will provide a full factory race
fitting service at each of the ten races across eight
events on the 2009 British Superbike Championship
calendar. Dunlop has also pledged to give each entrant
to the series a full set of D209 GP Racer tyres –
one front and two rears – free of charge for
the opening event at Brands Hatch on 11-13 April and
the final race at Silverstone on 25-27 September.
The remaining tyres will be sold direct to competitors
at a specially agreed race price. With a recommendation
of one front and two rear tyres for the duration of
each round to cover the practice, qualifying, warm-up
and race, each competitor will pay a maximum of £2,397
for the series duration.
However, there are also a variety of opportunities
to win the race tyres with prizes in place for the
top four positions in the race and a special Man of
the Meeting award. The accolade will be based on personal
achievement and will be allocated to the rider judged
to have shown the greatest improvement.
“We’re delighted to have agreed a partnership
with Dunlop,” said Harley-Davidson UK &
Ireland Marketing Manager Greg Willis. “The
package that they have offered is fantastic and we’re
confident that Dunlop’s experienced and professional
Motorsport team will provide an excellent race service
to the series and its entrants.”
“This is an exciting new venture for us,”
says Dunlop’s UK Motorsport Manager Phil Plater.
“We have a strong heritage with Harley-Davidson
through Goodyear’s flat-tracking history with
the Motor Company, so this is an excellent way to
rejuvenate the relationship with what promises to
be an exciting one-make championship. It also holds
significance for our race to road programme, which
enables us to use motorsport technology to develop
exceptional road-going products,”
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