Marc Burnett continued his winning “Ironman” streak by storming his General Tire-sponsored Ford Ranger to a Class 6-Mini Trophy Truck win in last week’s SCORE San Felipe 250 in Baja California, Mexico.
Just as he did in his class-winning run at the 2008 Baja 1000, Burnett drove the entire race as the solo driver of the truck. His winning time was 5:25:20.
“This is the second time racing SCORE in this truck – we won the SCORE Baja 1000 with this one, so we’re 2-for-2 in this truck,” says Burnett. “It was a pretty flawless race – we had no flats with the General Tire Grabber competition tires. They performed beautifully all day long. I’m going to continue driving solo – I ‘Iron-manned’ the Baja 1000, and I’m going solo every race from now on.”
“This was an incredible win. Marc epitomizes the Team General spirit and grit that got him through this course, Ironman-style, to come out on top,” observes Tony Talbert, General’s light truck product manager.
“This win marks another step forward in General Tire’s assault on desert racing, and our Grabber competition tires came through in winning style yet again, under very difficult conditions,” he points out, noting that the company is again “unleashing the fury” in off-road performance for 2009, in the second year of running its Grabber competition tires.
(Burnett is a Baja 1000 champion in the motorcycle class. He also holds two championships for motorcycle in the Baja 500. He took first place in Class 6 in the 2008 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, second place in the Terrible’s 250 and third in the Parker 425.)
Designed with a three-ply Duragen-reinforced body construction to stand up to the rigors of off-road conditions, the Grabber also features a newly-developed competition-specific tread compound, says Talbert. In addition, the Grabber name and General’s logo are prominently featured on the sidewall in red and white letters. The tires are designed in size 37x12.50R17 for Class 8 and trophy truck/trick truck and 35x12.50R17 for class 1, 6, 7, 7 S, stock mini and Protruck.
General also has a line of Grabbers for the passenger car and light truck market, including the new DOT-approved off-road tire; the Grabber HTS. The Grabber UHP fits SUVs, light trucks and crossover vehicles. The Grabber AT2 is designed for aggressive all-terrain traction in all weather conditions.
For more information, visit www.generaltire.com.
