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[2011/4/15] Federal Named Title Sponsor of the Russian Hot Hatch Club Championship

Originating from Moscow, Russia, Russian Hot Hatch Club Championship (RHHCC) was established in 2010 as an amateur time-attack series for street class cars - slightly modified or stock performance versions of popular "hot-hatches". Being the first ever tire manufacturer of Taiwan to enter such a unique national series in Russia, Federal Motorsports is proud to team up with RHHCC in 2011 as a official tyre sponsor, supplying brand new semi-slick FZ-201.

RHHCC is a well-organized racing serie for people, united by crave for speed, adrenalin and small and fast cars. cars are most notable on RHHCC events encompasses Seat Leon Cupra; Ford Focus ST; Ford Fiesta ST; Renault Clio RS; Mazda 3 MPS; Volkswagen Golf GTI; Honda Civic Type R; Toyota Celica; Opel Astra OPC, and Mini Cooper S JCW to name a few. Offering some of the track action in motorsports, the 2011 RHHCC comprises three classes of cars: Warm Hatch, Hot Hatch and Super Hatch – all of which is going to provide us with a new and different challenge to accommodate the number of drivers signing up to take part.

Federal’s sponsorship of the series extends its support for Russian motorsports, hoping will generate tremendous excitement for our potential customers and new fans, and ultimately to capitalize on market share and growing interest in the relatively new frontier in the future. Henry Lin, Director of Global Sales, Federal Corporation explains the goal aimed beyond the competition, “We plan to increase our efforts in motorsports marketing programs and engage passionate driving talents at the 11-race series of RHHCC. This will be an ideal opportunity for us to showcase our strengths in the tire. Our participation will also help us leverage the power of global branding for Federal Motorsports. ”

The FZ-201 tire has been designed and developed to combine technology with entertainment, contributing ultimate performance from the start to the finish of the RHHCC race with plenty of thrilling overtaking maneuvers.

An exciting debut for Federal in RHHCC will soon to be taken place at ADM Myachkovo racetrack near the capital city of Moscow this coming weekend on April 16th. Racing crowds across the country can look forward to packed grids and hard-fought racing throughout the season. We wish organizers of the championship good luck, and wish competitors to improve their lap times with Federal Motorsports.

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