BIRMINGHAM, England (March 19, 2013) — Dunlop Motorsport has launched a Europewide competition to find a winning livery for the JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 GT2 car it is sponsoring in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in June.
Each country will have a competition heat, with four entries going forward to the European regional final. Dunlop has created a Facebook page with contest details and background.
The Dunlop brand is celebrating its 125th anniversary, and entrants are encouraged to incorporate an anniversary logo in their design.
The country finalists are eventually reduced to four international winners—three being selected by the EU jury. The final place will be given to the most popular design.
First prize includes seeing the livery unveiled at the pre-race test weekend at LeMans on June 8. The winner will attend an awards dinner, get a behind-the-scenes look at the Le Mans test, receive a pair of tickets to the race and get a prize of 1,000 Euros ($1,300).
The closing date for entries is May 14.
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This report appeared on the website of European Rubber Journal, a UK-based sister publication of Tire Business.