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Cooper supports ‘Heaven Can Wait I’m Busy’ crew’s ‘Ultimate Challenge’

Cooper is backing a septuagenarian crew on the final leg of its around-the-world expedition. The ‘Heaven Can Wait I’m Busy’ endured a series of setbacks delaying the arrival of the Cooper Discoverer A/T3-shod Jimnys into Vancouver from Hong Kong, but the two vehicles arrived safely on Canadian soil on July 22. It was then a further five days before the cars, which have traversed some of the world’s harshest terrains, were cleared by customs.

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Tyres & Accessories August 2013

August's Tyres & Accessories, which features winter tyres and brakes, is now available online in our e-paper format. If you are a subscriber you can click more right away and begin reading in seconds. Otherwise choose "subscribe" from the main navigation above to find out more about subscriptions.

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RHA voices fears over fuel increases

At a time when the UK economy is at last seeing positive signs of recovery, we are now at risk of being faced with high fuel prices as a result of the current tension in the Middle East, says the Road haulage Association. Commentators have observed that despite the fact Syria is not an oil producer, there is a strong possibility that the Brent price of oil may go as high as $150 per barrel.

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Middle East tension hits motorists

The Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA), representing the UK’s independent forecourt retailers, has warned that fuel prices are set to rise as conflict in the Middle East continues. The ongoing geo-political tensions have prompted speculation by traders which has in turn forced the price of Brent Crude oil to a six month high of US$115.65/barrel.

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Starco launches YouTube channel

Starco has introduced a further enhancement to its new website, publishing a series of videos about the company and its activities and products. “Continuing to grow and become a global company is exciting, but it also presents many new challenges”, explains Group marketing manager Brian Lorentzen.

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ContiLifeCycle helping NI fleet to achieve savings

Continental says its tyre management procedures are helping one Northern Ireland transport and logistics business to achieve significant savings. Surefreight, one of the leading logistics companies operating between Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe, turned to Continental for support last year, resulting in its annual spend on tyres falling by £59,000 when compared with 2011.

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French magazine crowns Yokohama Advan Sport V105 its top sports tyre

Leading French magazine Motorsport has published a tyre test comparing the sporting performance of 10 top manufacturers’ tyres, naming Yokohama’s recently released flagship Advan Sport V105 its winner. Ranking the tyres in terms of braking, lap times, wear and subjective performance, Motorsport’s August/September issue found the V105 strong across the board, while Michelin’s Pilot Sport 3 and Goodyear’s Eagle F1 Asymmetric rounded out a generally strong-performing top three.

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GEA raises thousands at annual BEN golf day

This year’s GEA gold day was staged at Whittlebury Park near Silverstone and with 18 teams was one of the best supported in recent years. According to the Garage Equipment Association, the event was all about raising cash for the motor trade charity BEN and this year’s profits were £2,927, which all goes to the charity.

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Hosetechnik ‘s new stainless steel brake bleed nipples

Hosetechnik, the performance braking division of Forge Motorsport, has released a new range of stainless steel brake bleed nipples. The firm has engineered the product from aerospace grade material, after an overwhelming number of requests from its dealers and end-users to create a ‘fit and forget’ solution that could be used to replace the OEM parts on most modern brake calipers.

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Autosport 2013 tops a billion

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Autosport 2013 generated an estimated £1.07 billion worth of new business within the motorsport and performance engineering industries. According to the show’s organisers what they call Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show was this year also the most valuable.

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Goodyear declares further dividend

On 28 September 2013, the directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company declared a quarterly dividend of 73.44 cents per share of mandatory convertible preferred stock. The US-based tyre manufacturer reports that the dividend is payable 1 October 2013, to shareholders of record on 13 September 2013. The payout represents an annual rate of $2.9375 per share.

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Yokohama sponsors three NFL teams

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) has announced it is sponsoring three teams during the 2013 NFL season – the New England Patriots, the Chicago Bears and, for the first time, the Indianapolis Colts. YTC’s affiliation with the Bears is in its second year and in its third with the Patriots.

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Hankook unveiling innovations at the IAA 2013

Hankook is aiming to innovate with premieres in the fields of green tyres, performance, safety and premium original equipment, award-winning hybrids design-concepts as well as a new generation of airless, almost entirely recyclable tyres at the Korean company’s IAA stand. The 65th IAA, runs from 12 – 22 September 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Vettel controls Spa on Pirelli’s hardest compounds

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel seems to be moving inexorably towards the 2013 Formula One Drivers’ Championship, taking his 31st career victory at the Belgian Grand Prix using a two-stop strategy. Vettel’s Red Bull set the fastest lap of the race on the hard tyre, claiming the lead from second on the grid and extending his championship advantage to 46 points over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. His win means that he draws level with Nigel Mansell in terms of overall victories.

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Pirelli shows Superbike performance durability at Cadwell Park

Pirelli’s SC1 Diablo Superbike tyre showed impressive durability at Cadwell Park over the weekend, as Josh Brookes set the fastest race lap of the weekend on the penultimate lap of the second race in a time of 1:27.422 with the track temperature nearing 40 degrees. Meanwhile Alex Lowes took a brace of victories in front of his home crowd to take Brookes’ second place in the Championship behind Shane Byrne.

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