Michelin India offers 4 Indians opportunity to drive race cars

As part of Michelin's 125 years celebrations, the Company opens the "Drivers Wanted 2014" contest in India where four lucky winners will get an all-expense paid tour to Malaysia's legendary Sepang International F1 Circuit in August 2014. The circuit will come alive with the roar and excitement with more than 500 Michelin customers, journalists and social media commentators from 16 countries enjoying this unique opportunity to take part in the MICHELIN Pilot Sport Experience.

At the MICHELIN Pilot Sport Experience the Drivers Wanted 2014 contest winners will experience exhilaration and adrenaline rush of piloting some of the most competitive racing cars in the motor sports world. Supervised under the watchful eye of professional instructors and renowned racecar drivers, in a safe and competitive driving environment, this once-in-lifetime experience will include high adrenaline drives in super performance race cars from Formula 4, Renault Clio Cup, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and the legendary Formula Le Mans.

To participate in the Drivers Wanted 2014 contest, hopeful participants need to share his or her most memorable driving experience through stories, videos or pictures by following these simple steps:

- Log on to www.driverswanted.in and sign up through Facebook/Twitter/Email ID

- Share a story, photograph or video of your most memorable road trip/ driving experience

- Share the posts with friends and gather votes

The most interesting entries will win a chance to visit the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia on 19 August 2014 to experience racing first-hand.

Additionally, at this MICHELIN Pilot Sport Experience 2014, the winners of the contest can witness the unveiling of the new MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyre, the latest generation of road legal track tyres designed for ultra-high performance cars.

MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyre is the sole original equipment fitment on recent ground-breaking cars such as the Ferrari 458 Speciale, the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series and the Porsche 918 Spyder.

Michelin has a strong passion for motorsports. Racers rely on the best tyres as part of their key winning successes and to ensure their own safety. For 125 years Michelin has been committed to bringing exceptional performance through its tyres to them.

The tyres that Michelin develops leverage sustainable combined performance characteristics illustrated by the philosophy --- "MICHELIN Total Performance", a principle that is at the heart of the company's Research and Development strategy. These exceptional performance levels are translated to Michelin successes and wins in many world class races such as the World Endurance Championship including the Le Mans 24 hours, the World Rally Championship and the Dakar Rally.

Motorsport is a laboratory to design, test and prove our technologies. Products tested on the tracks are playing a vital role when it comes to developing Michelin road tyres.

MICHELIN Pilot Sport Experience was unveiled in Asia at the Sepang International Circuit in 2006 to showcase and reinforce Michelin's portfolio of tyres for premium driving experience.