Avon Motorsport has confirmed that 2012 was its most successful year on record, with the manufacturer supplying tyres to a remarkable 198 champions across multiple disciplines around the world.<\/p>\n
Under both the Cooper and Avon brand names, Melksham-based Avon Motorsport consolidated its position as a world-leader in four key areas of competition, remaining the tyre supplier of choice to a huge range of hillclimb, rallycross, GT and single-seater championships worldwide.<\/p>\n
Avon\u2019s champions span the globe, from Madrid Hillclimb Champion, Jonathan Alvarez, to Holland\u2019s BOSS GP Open Class Champion, Klaas Zwart.<\/p>\n
The use of Avon rubber was most widespread across the UK where Avon took no fewer than 55 champions to title glory in 2012 in series ranging from the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and Cooper Tires British F3 Series to the Avon Tyres MSA British Hillclimb Championship.<\/p>\n
Further afield, Avon saw its motorsport presence in Australia grow in 2012, with a total of 10 champions, compared with six in 2011.<\/p>\n
Paul Coates, General Manager for Avon Motorsport, congratulated the champions of 2012, saying, \u201cFirstly, I\u2019d like to congratulate all of our champions from 2012 and thank our customers for their continued support \u2013 I wish them all the best in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201c2012 was an extremely busy year for Avon \u2013 our busiest ever, in fact \u2013 and it\u2019s been great to have been involved in so many different championships. We\u2019re keen to get started on the 2013 season now and are looking forward to the new challenges that await us.\u201d<\/p>\n