During the month of April, gamers from around the world are invited to set their quickest lap time in the Forza Motorsport ALMS Challenge, while driving the #17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR which competes in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series. Entrants will challenge each other and potentially real-world Team Falken Tire drivers on the thrilling Bernese Alps Festival Circuit. Continue reading ‘Race And Design Team Falken’s ALMS Porsche 911 RSR’
Today at the 61st Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh from Florida, Team Falken Tire raced from a 12th place starting position to be a top contender for a majority of the race before earning the final step on the victory podium. With varying track temperatures, different track surfaces and twelve hours of intense competition, Sebring International Raceway demanded the best from drivers, teams and tires. All race long, the 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR pushed forward, fighting through one of the most competitive GT classes the American Le Mans Series has seen. Continue reading ‘Team Falken Tire Earns Podium Finish at 61st 12 Hours of Sebring’
Today Team Falken Tire completed the final American Le Mans Series test session before the official sessions of the 12 Hours of Sebring begin tomorrow morning. The Indianapolis based team spent the five month off season productively with several tests at Sebring International Raceway to continue the development of their race winning tires. Continue reading ‘Team Falken Tire ready to win Sebring 12 Hour’
Team Falken Tire drivers Bryan Sellers and Wolf Henzler will be joined by Porsche Factory driver Nick Tandy for select races in the 2013 American Le Mans Series schedule. Under returning Team Manager Derrick Walker, Tandy will stand as the third Falken Tire driver at the 12 Hours of Sebring season opener March 13-16. Continue reading ‘Nick Tandy joins Team Falken Tire for 12 Hours of Sebring’
Under sunny skies at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with an excellent race strategy and speedy pit stops, Team Falken Tire earned their second consecutive fourth place finish in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series. As in the previous race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the team struggled all weekend, facing difficulties with tire and car set up. However, as with the previous round, hard driving, perfect strategy and impeccable pit stops brought the team another strong finish in the highly competitive GT class. Continue reading ‘Team Falken Tire earns second consecutive Top 5 finish’
Round 4 of the American Le Mans Series presented by Patron was a bittersweet event for the Team Falken Tire. Accelerated shoulder wear on the left rear tire due to heavy load forced the team to pit and change tires more often than expected, costing the team the opportunity to move up through the GT field. The team stayed ahead of four other cars to finish seventh in the GT class.
Falken Tire, known for its innovative product, competitive nature and technological developments, is setting the stage for a new flagship ultra high performance tire. Tested on the streets of Europe, engineered and produced in Falken’s facilities in Japan, the FK453 is a true flagship product in every aspect. The FK453 has key fitments for sports cars such as the Porsche 911 Carrera and Lamborghini Gallardo, while the FK453CC is perfect for performance CUVs such as the Porsche Cayenne and the BMW X5. Continue reading ‘Falken Tire AZENIS FK453 and FK453CC available now’