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By Greg G.
Published: September 3, 2006
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RICHMOND, CA, July 21, 2006- The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce that Nitto Tire North America will provide a total of 32 Nitto NT01 tires, valued at up to $9000, to the top finishers in NASA Time Trial competition at the inaugural NASA Championship event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sept 14
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Nitto Staff Engineer and promoter of this prize sponsorship, John Wu said, “We are excited to offer our newest D.O.T-Approved Competition Radial tires, the NT01, to the Inaugural NASA National Time Trial Champions. We have been following the regional NASA TT events, and have seen some amazing driving and lap times. We realized that the winners of the Championship event will be some of the finest drivers in the country, and we are confident that they will be pleased with the performance of the NT01’s they receive as prizes.”
The award program will apply to all Time Trial classes (TTR, TTU, TTA, TTB, TTC, TTD, TTE, TTF). The program will award the first place finishers in each class one set of four Nitto NTO1 tires sized for their winning vehicle.
Greg Greenbaum, NASA National Time Trial Director said, “We are very pleased that Nitto Tire North America has stepped up with this generous prize offering. Our best regional competitors are coming from all over the United States to compete for the title of National Champion, and we appreciate that Nitto has chosen to acknowledge and support them in their efforts. This is a great prize package for the Time Trial Champions that I know they will all appreciate.”
Nitto Tire is committed to engineering its tires to outperform while maintaining the highest levels of safety. Nitto specializes in the design and manufacture of Competition, Ultra-High Performance, and Truck and SUV tires. For more information on Nitto tires, or to find a dealer, please visit www.nittotire.com.
