Cypress, CA – Toyo Tires, manufacturer of premium tires for the automotive enthusiast, is proud to sponsor the Targa Trophy series of events for 2013. Targa Trophy events are designed to immerse participants in the automotive lifestyle. Participants get to enjoy rallies which take them to exclusive destinations, events and car corrals at some of the best lifestyle venues in the US. The premier event is the Targa Trophy California 1000 which is an invitation-only, three day rally.

During the 2013 Targa Trophy series, Toyo Tires will support each of the events as a series sponsor, while also being the Official Tire Sponsor of the Targa Trophy Experience. During the Targa Trophy Experience, Toyo Tires will have logo branding on all participant cars, entries estimated to be more than 150 vehicles. This weekend, March 23, marks the first event of the season -- the German Car Festival in San Diego, California.

“Toyo Tires is excited to support the Targa Trophy series of events during 2013,” said Stan Chen, manager of events and motorsports, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “Targa Trophy reflects Toyo Tires’ philosophy of being driven to pursue the automotive lifestyle to its fullest.”

“Targa Trophy is extremely pleased to be working with Toyo Tires for our 2013 event season,” said Jason Overell, principal of Targa Trophy. “Toyo is at the leading edge of high performance tires and is a perfect fit to complement our sports car driven lifestyle series of events.”

To learn more about the Targa Trophy series, and for the calendar of upcoming events, log onto www.targatrophy.com.

About Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

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