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TunerPlayground & Prima Racing Team x Bridgestone Motorsports North America announce the Potenza RE11A

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Old 09-18-2012, 10:35 PM
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September 18, 2012 - What happens when one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers decides to bring a street-going, ultra high performance tire to North America for the first time? Find out with the TunerPlayground & Prima Racing team as drivers Andrie Hartanto, Tom Tang and Michael Ostby test out the all-new, Bridgestone Potenza RE11A in an undisclosed testing facility within the Greater San Francisco Bay Area!

"Our team has had the benefit of logging a number of hours on the Bridgestone Potenza RE11 tires. With the news coming from Bridgestone that the RE11A tires should boast significant improvements from the previous generation, tomorrow should prove to be a very exciting day," remarked lead driver & team technical director, Andrie Hartanto.

"We know the guys at TunerPlayground & Prima Racing will give us some honest and constructive feedback and we're thrilled to utilize both their vehicles and their experience so that we can quantify the magnitude of improvement that RE11A brings to the table," Rod Stotsenburg (Performance Marketing & Events Manager at Bridgestone) commented.

It will mark the first time ever that the Bridgestone Potenza RE11A tires will touch the tarmac of North America. TunerPlayground & Prima Racing's dedicated racing team will be on-site and behind the wheel, working in conjunction with Bridgestone and their engineers to put the new and improved Potenza RE11A through its paces.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page for live updates tomorrow: http://www.Facebook.com/TunerPlayground and keep checking both Tunerplayground.com and Prima-Racing.com for the full feature coming soon!
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Wow exclusive!!!
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Feedback & photos are now up! www.TunerPlayground.com/blog
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Video is now up! Posted on S2Ki before we release it anywhere else: https://vimeo.com/49813931

Just a short teaser & one lap. We're working on an in-depth video with Bridgestone slated for release this winter.
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Nice!
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tread wear rating?
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Will be announced soon.
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Damn that car looks amazing
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Thanks homie!
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Great write up! Glad to see these updated versions becoming available. When will we see the Star Spec 2 in North America!?
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