The Bridgestone Tire Company's Formula 1 Challenge
By Brad Spurgeon, About.com
Bridgestone's F1 Logistical Challenge
Transporters like this one take the tires to the tracks around Europe.
Photo (c) 2007 Brad Spurgeon licensed to About.com, Inc.
Bridgestone takes the tires to each of the European events in 12, 32-ton tire transporters. Tires going to a race are loaded on the Friday of the week before a Grand Prix, and it takes one to two days to reach any European circuit from Langley.
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- Bridgestone's F1 Show Starts in Southeast Asia
- Bridgestone Technical Center and Plant
- Bridgestone's European Home Base
- Bridgestone's F1 Logistical Challenge
- Bridgestone at the Race Track
- Countdown to Race Day for Bridgestone Tire Workers
- Race Weekend
- When the Race is Over
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