SURPRISE, AZ – Team General Tire was well represented on the podium in an outst&ing showing in hundred-degree heat at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series event at Speedworld Off-Road Park October 17-18.

On Saturday, Carl Renezeder took the Unlimited 4 win, & followed that up with second place in Unlimited 2. He fought a fuel pressure issue with the Ultimited 4 but was able to finish 2nd on Sunday. His showing was enough to keep him at the top in the points st&ings going into the season’s final event at Primm November 14-15.

In other LOORRS action, John Fitzgerald swept the limited buggy class, & Kevin Probst battled strong Unlimited 2 competition on Sunday to finish second.

“This was just an outst&ing weekend for Team GT,” said Tony Talbert, product manager, light trucks, General Tire. “Our drivers are really going the distance, & getting us onto the podium. We couldn’t be prouder of Carl, John, Kevin & all our drivers for their awesome effort this weekend.”

“We had a great weekend,” Renezeder said. “The races were so close, but the trucks were like rocketships out there & they hooked up like mad!”

General Tire is again ‘unleashing the fury’ in off-road performance for 2009, with the new Grabber Short Course tire, the Grabber SC, designed in size 35x12.50R17 for Unlimited 2 & Unlimited 4 drivers. Engineered with a tough, three-ply Duragen™-reinforced body construction to st& 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 & General Tire logo are prominently featured on the sidewall in red & white letters.

The Grabber SC is the sister tire to the Grabber desert tire designed in size 37x12.50R17 for class 8 & trophy truck/trick truck; & 35x12.50R17 for class 1, 6, 7, 7 S, stock mini & Protruck.

General Tire also has a complete line of Grabber tires for the passenger & light truck market, including the Grabber HTS, which delivers the perfect synergy of comfort, durability & performance; the Grabber UHP, which sets a whole new st&ard in performance & ride quality for SUVs, light trucks & crossover vehicles; & Grabber AT2, designed for aggressive all-terrain traction in all weather conditions.

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