Porsche Works Driver Wolf Henzler and returning Team Falken Driver Bryan Sellers will lead the tire company’s expanded race program, driving a brand new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the full nine-event American Le Mans Series GT2 class. This will be the third year for Team Falken, and its most aggressive to date.  “We’re using the ALMS to compete against our competitors as well as utilize the highly organized race program as a formal testing ground for continued tire development,” said Mark Richter, Falken Senior Manager of Dealer Marketing.  “As we compete throughout the season, we will build upon race and test data learned from our efforts with last year’s Porsche.”

Falken Tire is proud to announce the launch of its new social media marketing efforts on the web. Utilizing freely available social media outlets such as FaceBook and Twitter, it is Falken Tire’s goal to reach the already dedicated Falken fans and educate and inspire them to spread the word about the Falken Brand virally. Over 350 million people are active on FaceBook.com, with about 50% of them active in some form every day. Social media sites have become an invaluable tool for companies, like Falken, to connect and communicate with consumers old and new.

Falken Tire, in conjunction with EA and Discount Tire, are proud to release a 100% FREE PC-based demo of Need for Speed Shift featuring the Team Falken Tire Porsche GT3 RSR. Experience white knuckle driving at its best behind the wheel of this road shedding machine from the comfort of your own home. While you’re downloading the demo, don’t forget to grab all three high resolution desktop wallpapers. Two feature the GT3 RSR on track from the 2009 season and the last featuring the lovely 2009 Falken Tire Spokesmodels.

On a day of highs and lows, Team Falken’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR had both, as it returned to competition for Petit Le Mans on a rainy day at Road Atlanta.“Our learning curve has proven to be a bit longer than we anticipated,” said Team Falken Manager Rod Everett. Among the lows were the challenges placed on the team by the weather.  Red flags ruled both practice and the race itself, reducing track time.  Fortunately, the team had tested earlier at Road Atlanta, and had determined an optimum set up...

Originally built as a horse-racing track, Evergreen Speedway saw plenty of horsepower over the weekend as Formula Drift arrived in town, with the venerable track challenging the drivers and their cars to the “Breaking Point,” resulting in Chris Forsberg taking the win, while Team Falken’s Tyler McQuarrie finished a respectable third. Qualifying on Friday was challenging as the judges were very critical of all efforts.

Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima combined experience, skill, Suzuki and Falken to once again claim overall victory in the 87th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.  Although he did not set a new record with his championship, Tajima continues to hold the current overall record for reaching the peak.  He drove a Suzuki Sport SX4 Hillclimb Special, and competed on Falken ZIEX S/T Z04 Pikes Peak Special tires. “Monster’s” accomplishments are just one part of Falken’s extensive North American motorsports efforts.  The company, based in Southern California, recognized the importance of drifting early on and has committed to a five-car factory effort in Formula Drift, with additional support for a number of privateer entries.

Current Pikes Peak Overall record holder Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima returns to the famed international hill climb in 2009, driving a specially designed Monster Sport SX4 Hillclimb Special, built in conjunction with Suzuki Sport, and shod with Falken ZIEX S/T Z04 Pikes Peak Special. The 87th running of Pikes Peak will see the veteran driver pitted against three “rookies” in the Unlimited division as all four will try to crack the Peak’s elusive under 10-minute barrier. Rookies only in their debut in the “race to the clouds,” rally legend Marcus Gröholm, holder of 30 World Rally Championship victories and two titles, and four-time Swedish Rally Champion Andreas Eriksson, both from the Olsberg Motor Sport Evolution team of Sweden, will each field a Ford Rallycross Fiesta.  The fourth combatant is British Rallycross Champion Mark Rennison, who brings his famous 1999 Ford RS 200 to the Peak.

Facing serious challenges from both competitors and the weather, Team Falken put on a valiant effort, but when it rolled the dice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Round 4 of the demanding Formula Drift competition, the team managed to make the Semi-Finals with Falken’s Tyler McQuarrie losing to eventual overall winner Tanner Foust.  McQuarrie placed fourth. With track temperatures peaking at 145, and air temps at 110, great stress was placed on the high-revving engines of all competitors as well as the drivers themselves.  During the consolation round to determine third place, McQuarrie suffered camshaft position sensor failure, but his crew was able to replace it in less than five minutes.

Performance and preparation paid off as Team Falken Tire’s factory drivers swept the podium at Wall Speedway in Saturday night’s round 3 of the 2009 Formula Drift season. Darren McNamara took the top rung in his Saturn Sky; Vaughn Gittin, Jr., earned second with his 2010 Ford Mustang GT; and Tyler McQuarrie finished third, driving his Nissan 350Z.

 The achievement was historical as this was the first time ever for three Team Falken cars to take the top three positions as well as the first time one team has dominated the podium.



Falken Tire, well known for its high quality, high performance product, has introduced a new, rugged line of all-terrain tires, the High Country A/T.  As the manufacturer of many award-winning tire lines, this new multi-terrain lineup is available in today’s most popular sizes for light trucks and sport utilities, ranging from 15-inch to 20-inch rim diameters.

Round 2 of the 2009 Formula Drift season saw Team Falken Tires’s Darren McNamara, running his Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky on the proving grounds of legendary Road Atlanta, advance to the finals against Chris Forsberg where he took second place overall. The finals proved challenging after the first competitive run was deemed too close and a subsequent run requested by the judges – and known among the Formula D competitors and fans as a “One More Time” – ended with paint trading and McNamara in second.

CA-based Falken Tire, well regarded for its high performance tires, officially entered the 2009 American Le Mans Series’ highly competitive GT2 class by competing at Long Beach with its in-house-prepared Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.  The car was driven by veterans Dominic Cicero and Bryan Sellers and ran on specially prepared Falken AZENIS RT slicks.

The inaugural event in the 2009 Formula Drift season began on the famed street course of Long Beach where Team Falken faced a very competitive field of works drivers and privateers and successfully qualified eight cars in the top 32 tandem competition, a new component to Formula D this season. This is the 4th year Formula Drift has competed on the tough track that was previously the domain of open wheel racing. However, the increasing popularity of drifting, especially in Southern California, has prompted its addition to the track for a dedicated weekend.

Team Falken Tire, based in Fontana, CA, is proud to announce its newest 2009 race season partner, Cleveland Golf. Headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA, Cleveland Golf will be the premiere sponsor of the Team Falken Tire Porsche GT3 RSR running in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series. Both Cleveland Golf and Falken Tire take pride in leading innovation and technology practices within each of their respective fields.

Falken Tire Corporation, based in Fontana, California will be racing a Porsche RSR in the prestigious American Le Mans Series this year, in the GT2 class. TEAM FALKEN TIRE will be competing against the worlds finest production based sports cars on America’s most popular race tracks, such as the Long Beach Grand Prix, Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.