04/19/2010

Surprise, AZ – (April 20, 2010) -- Carl Renezeder, flying the Team General Tire colors, beat back against wrecks and rolls to reach the podium during second round action of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing series in Surprise this weekend.

When it was over, he podiumed four events: A win in Pro 2, and a 3rd in Pro 4 during Saturday action; and 2nd place in both classes to close out the weekend on Sunday.

“This was a hard-fought weekend battle, but Carl prevailed to take Team General Tire to the podium in all of his events,” said Dana Zamalloa, Manager of PR and Communications. “Carl is the ultimate contender and we are so excited about his performance this weekend. This is going to be a great season of racing.”

General Tire is ‘unleashing the fury’ for a third season of off-road action with the new Grabber Short Course tire, the Grabber SC, designed in size 35x12.50R17 for Pro 2 and Pro 4 drivers. Engineered with a tough, three-ply Duragen™-reinforced body construction to stand up to the rigors of off-road conditions, the Grabber SC 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 SC is the sister tire to the Grabber desert tire 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 (this summer); 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.

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs. General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck. Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including BJ Baldwin, Carl Renezeder, Rick D. Johnson, Jerry Zaiden/Jason Campbell, Jason/Rich Voss, Scott Steinberger, Ed “Clyde” Stout, Ted Hunnicutt, Marc Burnett, Kent Kroeker, Mickey Childress, Carey Hart, Josh Merrell, Robby Woods and Sean Geiser.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of approximately €20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

For further information, please contact:

Media Contacts:

Dana Zamalloa

Manager, PR and Communications

Continental Tire North America, Inc.

1830 MacMillan Park Dr.

Fort Mill, SC 29716

Phone: 704-583-8165

E-mail: dana.zamalloa@conti-na.com  

Mariellen Fagan

Director, Communications

Crowl, Montgomery & Clark

123 Wilbur Dr., NE North Canton, OH 44720

Phone: 330-494-6999, ext. 201

Fax: 330-494-6242

E-mail: mfagan@crowlinc.com 

Media database on the Internet: www.continental-corporation.com