may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . july 2015 falken tire we get you going type subsidiary industry automotive founded 1983 headquarters kobe japan global headquarters rancho cucamonga united states north american headquarters products tires parent sumitomo rubber industries website www.falkentire.com falken tire a sumitomo rubber industries sri brand is a maker of automotive tires . the company was launched in its native country of japan in 1983 and was introduced to the north american market two years later . falken has now become a stand alone brand that focuses on uhp ultra high performance products while utilizing professional motorsports to further develop and improve products for worldwide distribution . falken tire corporation based in rancho cucamonga ca is the corporate headquarters and west coast distribution center for north american operations . additional falken tire distribution locations include warehouses in tennessee florida new jersey and texas . falken tire corporation also owns the ohtsu brand of tires which is targeted at value minded customers . contents 1 history 1.1 timeline 2 motorsports 3 references 4 external links history edit timeline edit 1983 the falken brand is born 1983 the first falken tire 1984 the introduction of a winning brand 1985 started falken motorsports & u.s. distribution 1988 team falken wins the mirage cup international series 1988 falken introduces the sincera tire 1990 the n1 6hour endurance sugu 400 km gt r r32 class winner 1991 falken supports the bnr32 that dominated the super n1 taikyu series in japan 1991 falken enters the rallye de portugal 1991 team falken participated in the kenya endurance rally 1991 opened u.s. headquarters in rancho cucamonga u.s. 1993 sponsors teams for the paris to dakar rally championships 1996 the first ziex branded tire is launched ziex ze502 1998 began a successful campaign with mine s falken bnr33 which won the 98 00 class 1 series championship 1999 team falken began competing in the adac 24th rennen nurburgring 2000 falken tire participates in rally australia 2000 2001 azenis tire line is launched with azenis st115 and azenis rt215 2001 team falken wins super endurance class 1 series championship 2001 falken sponsors the pikes peak international hill climb 2003 falken supports the first u.s. drift showoff in irwindale ca 2003 falken sponsors the drivers at the first d1 grand prix pro drift competition in the u.s. 2005 falken team driver calvin wan takes 1st place in an infinity g35 at the formula drift sanctioned event . 2006 a consumer reports top pick falken ze912 2007 falken moves into corporate office in fontana ca 2010 falken wins first formula drift championship vaughn gittin jr. 2010 falken introduces the wildpeak a t tire to reinvigorate the all performance suv and light truck segments . 2011 falken wins another back to back formula drift championship with daijiro yoshihara . 1 2011 2 alms gt class wins at mid ohio & baltimore 2 2012 team falken takes another alms win at baltimore grand prix 3 2012 new falken tire headquarters located in rancho cucamonga ca. 2012 falken savvy off road wins the king of the hammers every man challenge . 2013 falken wins again at the king of the hammers every man challenge 2013 team falken takes first place in gt at alms petit le mans 4 5 motorsports edit falken tire corporation participates in many motorsport activities which include the tudor united sports car championship imsa the former american le mans series alms british drift championship irish drift championship drift allstars european series with driver james deane . formula drift series formula d adac 24 hours of n rburgring and international drift series . current drivers for the imsa gt class are wolf henzler and bryan sellers in which they co pilot a porsche 911 991 rsr . current drivers for formula drift competition are daijiro yoshihara justin pawlak and darren mcnamara . current drivers for british drift championship competition are matt carter paul cheshire and alan green . current 2010 drivers for international drift series are remmo niezen lars verbraeken and lennard wanders . 6 falken sponsors racing series such as alms and domestic championships like super taikyu series 24 hours n rburgring and drifting series such as formula d and d1 grand prix . falken was previously the title sponsor of the british drift championship until 2010 when maxxis tyres became the title sponsor . references edit http www.superstreetonline.com features news modp 1005 team falken winning streak team falken winning streak http www.superstreetonline.com features news eurp 1109 team falken wins gt class baltimore alms eam falken wins gt class in baltimore alms http www.motorsport.com alms news falken porsche win makes it two years in a row at baltimore falken porsche win makes it two years in a row at baltimore http press.porsche.com motorsport news release.php id 72 team falken tire porsche 911 gt3 rsr scores gt win falken history http speedhunters.com archive 2010 03 22 international drift series preview 2010 . aspx external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to falken tires . official website falken european website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title falken tire & oldid 735188672 categories tire manufacturersjapanese brandshidden categories articles needing cleanup from july 2015all pages needing cleanuparticles with sections that need to be turned into prose from july 2015wikipedia articles in need of updating from july 2015all wikipedia articles in need of updatingcommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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