Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire Announces 2007 WERA National Endurance Series Title Sponsorship NASHVILLE, TENN. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) has once again signed an agreement with the Western Eastern Road Racing Association (WERA), renewing as the title sponsor of the 2007 National Endurance Series. WERA is America’s only national organization devoted exclusively to the advancement, operation and sanctioning of motorcycle road racing. Since its establishment in 1973, WERA has grown to be the largest motorcycle road racing organization in the United States in terms of members and has established road racing in many parts of the country where no viable program previously existed. The Bridgestone WERA National Endurance Series is a high profile racing series consisting of 10 rounds at various racetracks across the country. Each race varies in length from four to eight hours and places a strong emphasis on pit stops, rider changes and consistent performance. The Endurance Series classes include the following: * Heavyweight Superbike – Formula 1 & B Superbike * Heavyweight Superstock – A & B Superstock * Mediumweight Superbike – C Superbike * Mediumweight Superstock – C Superstock * Lightweight Superbike – All machines legal for LW Solo races “We are enthusiastic about our second consecutive title sponsorship of the WERA National Endurance Series,” said Bob Graham, Motorcycle Product Manager, BFNT. “The Bridgestone brand has a long history of road racing involvement, where we utilize results from the race track for the testing and design of our performance tire products. We are especially pleased to partner with an organization that will enable us to promote Bridgestone technology and support the racing community across the country.” About Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC: Nashville-based Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and associate and private brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires to its customers in North America.