FORT MILL, S.C. (Dec. 28, 2010)—Continental Tire the Americas' General Tire brand will sponsor the U.S. team in the 2011 Dakar vehicle rally.
The Dakar Rally, which stretches across more than 5,500 miles from Argentina to Chile, will take place Jan. 1-16 and host more than 350 teams from around the globe. Continental is sponsoring Team U.S.A. members Darren Skilton, Sue Mead and Tom Collins, who will be driving a Ford F-150 Raptor fitted with General Grabber competition tires.