Kwik Fit extends Goodwood Festival of Speed partnership
Kwik Fit will be an Official Partner at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard (23-26 June 2022). The UK’s largest automotive servicing and repair network debuted in this role in 2021, and has promised “an even greater presence at the world’s biggest celebration of motorsport and car culture.” Kwik Fit will showcase its British Touring Car Championship activities and its expertise in car repair and electric vehicle technology from a bespoke Kwik Fit Centre.
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Bridgestone launches semi-slick Potenza Race track day tyre
Bridgestone has launched the semi-slick Bridgestone Potenza Race, its first ever tyre day tyre for the replacement market. In testing conducted by TÜV SÜD at the 6.115km Nardo circuit in Italy, the tyre was able to improve upon average times set by three leading competitor tyres over three laps by an average of more than two seconds. It was also ranked second for longevity, and delivered class-leading dry braking at Bridgestone’s European proving ground. The Potenza Race is homologated for public roads, but with performance focussed on track days. Developed and manufactured in Europe, the Potenza Race will be available in 13 popular sizes between 17 and 20 inches from June 2022, supporting the most commonly sighted hot hatchbacks and sportscars at track days.
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Motul, Toyota Gazoo Racing UK target BTCC success in 2022
Motul is continuing its partnership with the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK works team in this year’s British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) campaign. Motul’s expertise in developing new lubricant solutions for both motorsport and general automotive lubrication has few equals and Motul was the first company to bring a dedicated range of Hybrid engine oils to the market. This year’s BTCC features new Hybrid engine technology, so it was fitting that Motul was involved in the development of the new engines, providing lubricants for the testing programme for this new and more sustainable generation of BTCC racer.
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Liqui Moly develops oil for kart racing
Kart racing is considered to be an excellent training ground for young racing drivers. Some of the best drivers in the world earned their first sporting stripes on the go-kart. Liqui Moly has developed 2T Motor Oil Race Tec for top performance in two-stroke engines. The new oil has been approved by the FIA for use in karting.
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Sales-i continues BTCC sponsorship of Power Maxed Racing
Sales-i, the sales enablement software with data analytics and CRM, announced its renewed sponsorship of Power Maxed Racing (PMR) for the fifth year. Power Maxed, the leading brand of cleaning and detailing products behind the PMR team, owned by Automotive Brands, is a long-standing sales-i customer.
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Bridgestone supports international youth motorcycle racing series
Bridgestone has confirmed a second year of partnership with the Hawkers European Talent Cup (HETC). As of this year, the tyre manufacturer is also official partner of the Federation Française de Motocyclisme (FFM) and sole supplier for the Objectif Grand Prix (OGP), the French national championship dedicated to promising young riders. Bridgestone says it shares the passion for competition and performance that are the basis of motorcycle racing.
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Gamer, YouTuber propel GT Radial car to Fun Cup podium
Two social media influencers helped GT Radial car number 97 to take third place in the second round of the 2022 Fun Cup Endurance Championship at Oulton Park. Vlogger and esports gamer Jimmy Broadbent, popular YouTuber Steve Alvarez Brown, and Giti Tire’s own senior test engineer, Ellis Hadley piloted the car in the four-hour race. The number 97 is driven by different racing legends, celebrities and influencers across the season.
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Approved Garages confirm BTCC sponsorship of NAPA, Apec Racing
Approved Garages have confirmed their sponsorship of BTCC teams NAPA Racing UK and Apec Racing with Beavis Morgan. The multi-year sponsorship enables Approved Garages to feature prominently across all four racing cars, attributed merchandise, and marketing material.
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Robinson returns to racing with NGK
Seven-time UK pro mod champion Andy Robinson returns to drag racing this month in his NGK-sponsored race car ‘Anger Management 2.0’. He will be in action at Northamptonshire’s Santa Pod Raceway over the Bank Holiday weekend (April 15-17) when he takes part in the Festival of Power meeting.
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Yokohama shares 2022 motorsports activity plan
Yokohama Rubber views motorsport engagement as “crucial” to the development of new tyre technologies for its Advan and Geolandar brands, and this focus is reflected in its motorsports activity plan for 2022. Not only will the company participate in a wide variety of motorsport events in its home market Japan and around the world, from top-level championships to grassroots racing, the tyre maker also intends to begin using its presence in motorsport to further its development of tyres that use renewable and recyclable materials.
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Dunlop starts CIV tyre supply
Last weekend, Dunlop began its tenure as the exclusive tyre supplier to the highest echelon of Italian two-wheeled motorsport, the top Superbike category of the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV).
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Yokohama OHT expands Alliance Agri Star II range, presents latest yield research
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) aims to be a top-three player in the global off-highway’ tyre segment and the company hopes that the recent expansion of the Alliance Agri Star II range as well as the performance of its other products will help it reach that goal. Highlighting the 4,000 plus SKUs it already offers, YOHT used the occasion of a virtual briefing to launch the Alliance Agri Star II range in 70, 85, 90 and 95-series fitments. In short, the company launched an additional 12 sizes and shared on-the-ground experiences of farmers as well as the results of recent research.
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BWR Motorsports provides on-track DMA tyre testing via Motite mobile unit
BWR Motorsports GmbH has developed technology which enables Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA tyre) testing to take place at the racetrack. Centred on a portable tyre testing unit called Motite, the system helps race teams across series such as Formula One and WEC to measure tyre grip levels and rank tyres on-track. The software allows an immediate grip level output and enables measurement and analysis to be carried out directly on the tyre.
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Falken Tyres enters virtual racing
Falken Tyres Europe GmbH is about to set to set foot in the world of virtual racing after forming a partnership with leading online sim racing platform iRacing. The Falken GT4 Challenge offers keen sim racing enthusiasts a chance to put their skills to the test and win a set of Falken’s tyres for their road car; including the brand new Azenis FK520 flagship.
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Dunlop evolves tyre range for new Moto2 & Moto3 season
As the 2022 FIM Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships get underway this weekend, Dunlop respectively begins its 13th and 11th consecutive years as exclusive tyre supplier. In preparation for the packed schedule ahead, Dunlop recently tested new tyres during the official pre-season test held at Portugal’s Algarve circuit on 19-21 February.
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