Monster Energy Drivers Pair Up With Arsenal Football Club
The latest edition of the Cooper Tire's latest Precision challenge featured some of the biggest names in the World Rallycross Championship and Arsenal Football Club.
World Rallycross
Cooper Tire Europe’s latest Precision Challenge saw 2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy drivers Reinis Nitiss, Anton Marklund and Janis Baumanis compete in an accuracy test with Arsenal Football Club players featuring striker Olivier Giroud, midfielder Mesut Ozil and goalkeeper David Ospina
Cooper Tire Europe is the sole supplier of rubber to World RX. Cooper is the Official Tyre partner of Arsenal and has already produced two Precision Challenge tests for players of the Barclays Premier League Club.
Cooper Tire Europe Marketing Communications Manager, Sarah McRoberts, commented: “Our third Precision Challenge brings together our partnership with Arsenal as well as one of our key global motorsport activities. Both the Arsenal players and the World Rallycross drivers need to display outstanding precision in their day-to-day jobs in order to achieve success. This was a fun way to showcase the immense skills of some of the most driven sportsmen Cooper works with.”
In the contest, Ozil triumphs alongside Latvia’s Baumanis. Meanwhile, Giroud and Sweden’s Marklund were joint runners up alongside Ospina and Latvia’s Nitiss. As play continued, Marklund then managed to get the ball clean through the tyres to the delight of his rallycross colleagues.
The pairs were faced with a swinging pendulum, on the end of which was Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport tyres, through which the teams have to score a goal.