MOtOcrOss sUccEss! - Dunlop Motorsport

MaTT NEal vISITS fORT DuNlOP
Honda Racing Team driver Matt Neal took time out from his Dunlop
MSA British Touring Car Championship preparations to make a visit
to Dunlop’s motorsport tyre production facility at Fort Dunlop.
Matt was filmed by television station ITV4 who screen live action of
the BTCC.
“I felt very privileged being allowed behind the scenes at Dunlop
Motorsport,” said Matt who won the BTCC title in 2005-06 and
currently sits in third in the drivers’ standings.
“It was stunning to see the technology and precision involved in
manufacturing race tyres and it is fabulous seeing such strength
and success from products made in the UK used to win races the
world over.”
Matt was given an extensive tour behind the scenes at the location
where Dunlop’s motorsport tyres for categories all around the world
are produced.
“It was fantastic to have Matt visit and see how we design, develop
and manufacture Dunlop racing tyres at Fort Dunlop,” said James
Bailey, Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications.
“The science that goes into our race tyres is one of racing’s
best-kept secrets, but we were able to give Matt an insight into this
technology.”
NEW aPPOINTMENTS aT DuNlOP MOTORSPORT
Goodyear Dunlop has announced three new leadership
appointments in their Birmingham based international Dunlop
Motorsport business, with the aim to driving the brand to pole
position in the highly competitive arena of world motorsport.
Patrice Omont (bottom right) joins the team as Director, Tyre
Technology, Motorsport and Motorcycle. Patrice joined Dunlop
France in 1984 as a Designer, before holding various management
roles in Training, Customer Service and the Car Tyre Development
Team. His most recent roles have been as Technical Director for
Goodyear’s Asia-Pacific business unit and as leader of the
company’s Testing programmes.
Patrice is joined in the Research and Development team by
Sebastien Montet (bottom left), who is appointed as Manager,
Motorsport Technology. Sebastien has 12 years experience in the
company, most recently in the design team at Dunlop’s Motorcycle
development centre in Montlucon, France. This appointment marks a
return to Birmingham for Sebastien, who worked in the Motorsport
team as a Tyre Designer earlier in his career.
The third new team member is James Bailey (top), who is
appointed Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications.
James has 15 years marketing and PR experience within Goodyear
Dunlop, including his most recent responsibility as Brand PR Director
for Europe, Middle East and Africa. James’ focus will be on building
collaborative marketing programmes with Dunlop’s strategic partners
in motorsport and driving consistency and awareness across
Dunlop’s international activities.
The three new appointments will be based at the iconic Fort
Dunlop site in Birmingham, England. This business is headed by
Jean-Felix Bazelin, General Manager, Motorsport Europe. At this site,
Dunlop Motorsport design, develop and manufacture over 200,000
tyres a year.