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Official MotoGP Timekeeper Tissot brings motor racing icons together for the first time.Danica Patrick to Present Pole Position Award The Official Timekeeper of MotoGP, Premier Swiss watch brand Tissot is celebrating the return of international motorcycling racing to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday September 13, 2008. It has been 100 years since motorcycle racing has sped down the tracks of the famed speedway since the track opened in August 1909. Since more than half a century, Tissot has formed a strong link to the world of motor racing events by being involved in sports such as Formula 1, IndyCar® Series, MotoGP and NASCAR®.  The parallel that both the watch brand and motor sports share is a mutual passion for precision, performance and leading technology. Two of the most recognizable names in the world of motorsports are the IndyCar® Series Star Danica Patrick and superstar MotoGP Racer Nicky Hayden. Besides being fierce competitors on either four wheels or two, these two athletes also share another common bond. They are both brand ambassadors for the leading watch brand Tissot. To celebrate the historic return to IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway), Tissot has arranged for a fitting opportunity for its two ambassadors to meet each other for the first time at the track that means much to both of them.   As the Official Timekeeper of the MotoGP, Tissot is very happy to have our two brand ambassadors meet during this historic occasion in Indianapolis. Danica Patrick and Nicky Hayden are exceptional in their respective sports disciplines. They both fit perfectly with Tissot‘s values of innovation, quest for performance and stretching oneself to the limits, said François Thiébaud, President of Tissot Worldwide. Each of the athletes will present the other with their Tissot Limited Edition watches that bear their names and talk about their two worlds.  Danica will get a chance to see the world of MotoGP through Nicky‘s eyes as she tours the garages, watches the qualifying rounds and then later will present the Pole Position Award winner with a Tissot watch.  This is the first time that a celebrity will award the winning rider during the course of the MotoGP season.  The watch awarded becomes almost as coveted as the win in the actual race, as many riders have started their own collections. This day celebrates MotoGP in Indianapolis, an occasion for Tissot‘s two racing stars to meet and shows Tissot‘s long standing relationship with the motor racing world that goes back to 1966.  

 

I am very happy that through my affiliation with Tissot I have the chance to meet Nicky Hayden. I have deep respect for him and it is always interesting to meet other athletes and find out what they do to reach their goals. I am also looking forward to presenting the Pole Position Award, said Danica Patrick. It‘s great that fellow Tissot ambassador Danica is coming to Indianapolis to check out a lil‘ Moto GP action. I‘m looking forward to meeting her and showing her how it is with two wheels rather than four.  It will be interesting to see what she thinks and is welcome to try my bike as long as I can have a crack at her car!! said Nicky Hayden. Tissot, with its signature ‘Innovators by Tradition‘, has been pioneering craftsmanship and innovation since its foundation in 1853. Today Tissot is a member of the Swatch Group, the world‘s largest watch producer and distributor. For 155, years the company has had its home in the Swiss watch making town of Le Locle in the Jura Mountains but now also has a presence in over 150 countries. The Tissot innovation leadership is enabled by the development of high-tech products, special materials and advanced functionality. With a broader, more versatile range of high-quality timepieces at an attractive price than any other Swiss watch brand, Tissot also expresses its commitment to making excellence accessible. As official timekeeper and partner of NASCAR®, AFL, CBA, MotoGP and the World Championships of cycling, fencing and ice hockey, Tissot is committed to respecting tradition, underlining its core values of performance, precision and setting new standards. Communiqué