Desert off-road racing fans can track the progress of their favorite Team General Tire drivers on Twitter and get tracking and daily updates and photos during the Aug. 19-21 Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno run.
“This year’s Vegas to Reno run is the ultimate long desert challenge, and Twitter is the ultimate application for conveying real-time results to our fans,” says Dana Zamalloa, the company’s manager of public relations and communications. “It’s a great way to keep everyone updated on our drivers’ progress during the race, right down to the finish.”
Beginning with the start of the event, race fans and followers can log onto www.twitter.com/teamgt for up-to-the-minute progress reports for all of the Team GT drivers.
Driver tracking, daily updates and photos provided by the IRC are also available at www.generaltire.com.
“The intenseness of the Vegas to Reno race this year should provide a lot of exciting daily news,” Zamalloa says.
General’s racers include:
Trick Truck
Rick Johnson – Team 71 – 2008 Vegas to Reno Champion
BJ Baldwin – Baldwin Motorsports
Bobby Baldwin – Baldwin Motorsports
Jason Voss – Voss Motorsports
Richard Voss – Voss Motorsports
Class 8000
Ted Hunnicutt – Synergy Motorsports
Class 8100
Kent Kroeker – KORE
Class 7200
Marc Burnett – MB Motorsports
Sean Backus
