The new Falken tyres are ready for the test @ Changi Exhibition Centre.

The ultra-high performance Falken 453 tyres: Retail price starts at S$200 apiece.

L-R: Felix Lim (Falken Drifter),  Daijiro Yoshihara (Formula Drift USA 2011 Champion), Walton Seah (Falken Drifter), Jansen Tan (Falken Drifter),
Wee Kok Wah (President, Stamford Tyres), Yasuhiro Nemoto, MD (Sumitomo Rubber Asia (Tyre)), Pat Berriman (Senior VP Sales & Marketing, Stamford Tyres)

Guests had the opportunity to take joy rides with Formula Drift USA 2011 champion Daijiro Yoshihara.

Photos courtesy of Stamford Tyres

Date: Sunday, 5 August 2012.

Venue: Changi Exhibition Centre, 9 Aviation Park Road, Singapore 498760


INTRODUCING THE new Azenis FK453 from Falken of Japan….

The FK453 is Falken’s flagship ultra-high performance tyre.

The FK453 tyres proving their worthiness.

According to Falken, dry handling has been improved by 25 per cent. And handling on wet surfaces is boosted by 30 per cent compared to the outgoing FK452 tyre.

Then there are the higher comfort levels.

Daijiro Yoshihara, the Formula Drift USA 2011 Champion, obliging requests for an autograph from the son of a Falken dealer.

The FK453 is touted as the strongest and quietest high-performance tyre yet from Falken.

It's targeted at sports sedans as well as large luxury SUVs.

And it's available from Stamford Tyres, the long-time Singapore-listed distributor of Falken tyres.

Stamford Tyres has Falken distribution rights in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand -- and as far away as South Africa, China and India.

Retail prices in Singapore start at S$200 apiece.

Falken is manufactured by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which owns a 1.87% stake in Stamford Tyres.

The Azenis FK453 is available in a total of 70 sizes from series 25 to 55, with diameters ranging from 17 to 22-inch. They are also available in the Azenis 453CC model for SUVs, new model of which are becoming more premium.


Stamford Tyres: Its shares traded recently at 33.5 cents, ahead of the payout of the final dividend of 1.5 cents a share.

Its price-earnings ratio is 8X while its NTA stood at 48.12 cents a share as at end-April 2012.

The NTA reflects the book value of its industrial properties such as warehouses and tyre workshops. If revalued to current market prices, the figure would be substantially higher as the properties have risen in value.


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