Bridgestone  corporation  of Japan's Formula One  tire  test 
program  is  up and running. Bridgestone, which  plans  to  enter 
competition  in 1988, conducted its first full-scale  tests  this 
past  week  at the Silverstone circuit in England,  site  of  the 
British Grand Prix.
     Formula  One  driver  Jos  Verstappen,  piloted  the  Arrows 
FA17/02,  powered  by  a Hart V8  engine.  Bridgestone  engineers 
evaluated over 190 tires during the session.
     The Silverstone exam was the second outing for  Bridgestone. 
Earlier  this  month the company debuted its F1  program  at  the 
Suzuka  track in Japan, the location of that country's  F1  Grand 
Prix.  Bridgestone  has an aggressive program scheduled  for  the 
remainder of this year in Europe and Japan.
     Bridgestone Corporation, with headquarters in Tokyo, is  the 
world's  largest tire and rubber manufacturer, producing  a  com-
plete  line of tires which accounts for 75 percent of its  global 
sales.  Bridgestone  also  produces  a  wide  range  of  chemical 
products,  sporting goods and industrial rubber products sold  in 
more than 150 nations worldwide.

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