Michelin is pleased that the GT-Le Mans class in the United Sports Car Racing Series will provide open tire competition when the series launches in 2014.

At the same time, we’re disappointed that we won’t be permitted to compete for overall race wins or continue our technical partnerships with our Prototype teams as we race in the USCR in 2014.

Michelin’s tire innovations are born on the track. The data and insights gained in competition feed directly into our development of Ultra High Performance tires for consumers. Two great examples of this are the MICHELIN^® Pilot^® Super Sport and new Pilot^® Sport A/S 3 ^TM tires.

We look forward to racing and continuing to work with the USCR and its other stakeholders to explore more mutually beneficial agreements for the years to come.

Chris Baker, Director, Motorsports, Michelin North America