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Yokohama Geolandar-Equipped Car
The Yokohama Rubber Co, Ltd with its Geolandar A/T G015 in the Extreme 4WD (X4WD) class in Tatts Finke Desert Race held from 8th to 10th June. The victorious car was a Toyota Hilux driven by Tadamitsu Niihori and Murray Kenneth Hynes of the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) team. Yokohama Rubber says the ‘superior driveability and durabil- ity’ delivered by the Geolandar A/T G015 tyres contributed to the victory.
The Tatts Finke Desert Race is a 460km round-trip race run through a vast desert wilderness in the in- land area of Australia’s North-
ern Territory known as the
Red Centre, which is fa-
mous for its thick covering
previous years’ time in the
on day one and continued
its stable run through the
desert on day two, when 60
of the 143 vehicles in the race
the race at the top of its vehicle class, in large part due to the durability of the Geolandar tyres, which enabled the team to run for two days over to change tyres. Driver Niihori said the Geolandar A/T G015 tyres were
selected for their light- weight, which enabled the driver to take advantage of the suspension’s movement during a desert race. He added that he was able to concen- trate on driving because the tyres provided ample traction and excel- lent control while racing on deep sand. In addition, the team did not
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