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Maxxis continues partnerships with Chris Walker and Lee Dunham
Maxxis has confirmed it will renew its winning partnership with British Superbike legend, Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker in 2016. The MCE BSB runner-up and multiple race winner will once again be the face of Maxxis’ road bike offering, and continue to help the manufacturer develop the next generation of track and tarmac tyres. The company will also continue its relationship with Lee Dunham and, in return for this support, the successful rider-turned-trainer will assist the Maxxis R&D team to create the next generation of motocross tyres
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3 softest Pirelli P Zero F1 compounds available for Monaco
Pirelli has announced its compound allocations for Formula One’s visit to Monaco. The chosen tyres include a debut for the P Zero Purple ultrasoft. The sixth round of the 2016 F1 season will be held on 26-29 May on the street circuit in Montecarlo.
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Dunlop extends BTCC event package
Dunlop describes fan interaction as key in its support of the MSA British Touring Car Championship and Dunlop, confirming an extended on-event package.
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Dunlop’s ‘evolving technologies’ helping BTCC deliever exciting racing
Dunlop’s 2016 MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) tyre range has been developed to meet the championship’s two major requirements. First, the two specifications of dry tyre in soft and medium compounds need to handle nine different tracks (as well as an additional hard compound for Thruxton’s abrasive surface). And secondly, they need to handle the wide variety of temperatures across its ten rounds.
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Avon Tyres revamps Castle Combe bridge, marking 60th anniversary of sponsorship
Avon Tyres has revamped its “landmark” Avon bridge at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire. The brand is marking more than 60 years of its sponsorship deal with the circuit, which is only 11 miles from Avon’s base in Melksham; in fact, a recent renewal of its sponsorship will take the brand through to 75 years of association with one of the fastest tracks in the country.
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Pirelli reveals team tyre choices for Bahrain grand prix
Under the 2016 tyre regulations, Formula One teams have some control over the mix of the three compounds available to them at each weekend. Out of the 13 sets, Pirelli decides on two sets for the race, and provides one set of the softest available tyre exclusively for Q3. The other ten sets are chosen by the teams, and passed to Pirelli before a deadline ahead of each race weekend. The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, displayed in the infographic below.
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More tyre strategies enabled in first grand prix after F1 tyre regulation changes
Pirelli and Formula One’s raft of new tyre regulations appeared to have increased the options open to drivers during the opening grand prix of 2016. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg won the race in Melbourne, while eight of the 16 race finishers used all three available compounds following a red flag restart after 18 laps.
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Dunlop multi-tier involvement in UK to support drivers’ progress
Dunlop has stated its intention to continue supporting competitors progressing through the ranks of UK motorsport, as it prepares to enter its third decade as official tyre supplier and title sponsor of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. One of the most enduring partnerships in motorsport, Dunlop says its link with the BTCC allows it to continue its support of grassroots racing. The manufacturer signed an agreement with TOCA until at least the end of 2021 at the end of the 2015 season.
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New generation Falken tyres for new Porsche racer
Wolf Henzler, Peter Dumbreck, Martin Ragginger and Alexandre Imperatori will battle it out for Falken, aiming for top three places in the VLN Championship as well as the Nürburgring’s 24h-Race.
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Italian touring car championship to run on Hankook tyres
Hankook is now the exclusive tyre partner to the Campionato Italiano Turismo (Italian Touring Car Championship). The tyre maker says its partnership with the brand new championship takes effect immediately and will be maintained for the “next couple of years.” The 2016 Campionato Italiano Turismo season commences in Monza on 22 May and incorporates seven race weekends. All of the 2.0 litre, 4 cylinder turbocharged saloons racing in the series will compete on Hankook Ventus Race tyres in size 260/660 R 18.
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BFGoodrich ‘Good Project’ marks new website launch
To mark the launch of its new website, BFGoodrich has launched BFGoodrich Good Project. The brand will fund 10 projects for aspiring racing drivers, desert rally drivers or classic car restorers, who have not necessarily had the resources to pursue their dream. BFGoodrich will provide materials, logistical and financial support to 10 projects selected from across Europe.
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Ecurie Ecosse and McLaren in British GT alliance
The Ecurie Ecosse team has joined forces with McLaren for its assault on the British GT Championship in 2016. With a heritage that dates back to wins at Le Mans in the 1950s, Ecurie Ecosse will field a McLaren 650S GT3 in British GT, which will be exclusively supplied by Pirelli from the coming season in a new multi-year deal.
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Michelin Pilot Sport EV rises to the track challenge in Mexico
The Mexico City ePrix saw the Michelin Pilot Sport EV face a very different challenge of competing around a permanent circuit, instead of at a temporary city-centre facility, as has been the case since the inaugural Formula E race in Beijing, in September 2014. Previous venues have ranged from street tracks to public parks (as in London) and airfield runways (Berlin), but Mexico City chose the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and in the infield of a baseball stadium to stage its round of the FIA Formula E Championship.
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EDT Automotive sponsors young motorsport star
Engine detox specialist EDT Automotive has agreed to sponsor Kent-based motorsport starlet Fred Ling in the 2016 Autosport International British Trials and Rally Drivers Association (BTRDA) Clubmans Rallycross Championship. Currently studying A-levels at Homewood School in Tenterden, Ling was named best newcomer in the 2015 series despite missing the first round because he was four days too young. He will celebrate his 17th birthday the day before this year’s Championship begins on March 13th at the Blyton circuit in Lincolnshire
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Maxxis British Motocross Championship to air on Eurosport
Eurosport has become the host broadcaster of The Maxxis British Motocross Championship. The channel will broadcast the series into homes worldwide, giving Maxxis global exposure to motorcycle enthusiasts across the globe throughout 2016.
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