Michelin, Xbox Hosting Forza Motorsports Challenge - Tire Review Magazine

Michelin, Xbox Hosting Forza Motorsports Challenge

Ford_GT_Forza_Race-carMichelin and Xbox will host a global 24 Hours Challenge online with the Forza Motorsport 6 game to coincide with the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France on June 18-19.

“Michelin wanted to connect racing fans around the world to the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Oscar Pereda, director of ultra-high performance at Michelin North America. “We hope this contest will help bring the excitement from France right into their living rooms.”

From 6 a.m. PDT, June 18, to 6 a.m. PDT, June 19, gamers can join the race online and post their best times in the Ford GT racecar on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

To enter, gamers can log into their Xbox accounts anytime during the 24-hour period beginning at 6:00 am PST and launch Forza Motorsport 6. From there, gamers can enter the “Michelin 24 Hours Forza Challenge,” found in the Community Monthly channel of Rivals Mode.

U.S. participants have the chance to win prizes from Michelin, Xbox, Petersen and Ford, with one participant winning a trip to the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

A 24 Hours of Le Mans party at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles will also host a contest where select three-person teams will compete in a three-hour endurance race in the new Ford GT race car on the Petersen’s Forza Motorsport 6 simulators.

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