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Novikov And Prokop Join Forces With DMACK In Spain
DMACK will run its asphalt tyres on a world rally car in the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time next month at Rally de Espana. Evgeny Novikov and Martin Prokop will both drive DMACK liveried Ford Fiesta RS WRC cars on the final round of the series which features both gravel and asphalt special stages.
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The rally will be the eighth WRC event in the 2012 season where competitors in world rally cars have used DMACK tyres. The move is in line with DMACK’s season-long plan to further develop its products using the ultra-challenging conditions of the world’s top rally series.
The manufacturer’s best result came in Argentina when Prokop finished fourth overall using DMACK’s DMG+ gravel tyre. However, in Spain’s opening day, Novikov and Prokop will both use the evolution DMG+2 which has a more closed tread pattern and took Prokop to eighth overall on last weekend’s Rally d’Italia.
They will switch to the DMT-RC for days two and three of the event which features asphalt stages. Both Fiestas will be run by Autotek Motorsport.
DMACK will continue its 2013 development with a two-day test in Spain immediately after Rally de Espana and a second winter tyre test in Finland during November.
Dick Cormack, DMACK motorsport director, said: “It’s important for DMACK to evaluate its performance using the best possible cars, and the events which deliver the greatest challenge. We’ve equipped world rally cars on over half of the rallies this season and it’s given us vital feedback for next year’s range. We are constantly improving, have made significant steps in performance and see competing at the top level of motorsport key to our development.”
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