Avon Tyres extends title sponsorship of British GT

ERJ staff report (DS)

Avon Tyres has formalised a deal with British GT Championship organisers SRO, to continue its title sponsorship of the UK's premier sportscar series for an additional three years, until the end of 2011.

The British tyre marque, owned and manufactured by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe, completes its existing three-year tenure as supplier and title sponsor of the championship at Donington Park this weekend (Oct 11/12).

“We have enjoyed the first three years of working with the British GT Championship,” said Cooper Europe managing director, Julian Baldwin. “The mix of cars and their very different handling characteristics really tests our expertise, but so far our crew has risen to the challenge, and they will relish another three seasons of doing so with a field of such high-powered machinery.”