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Pro-Align Becomes Newest TyreSafe Supporter

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Wheel alignment equipment specialist Pro-Align has become the latest organisation to add its name to the growing list of TyreSafe supporters. Industry research conducted in recent years shows that an increasing number of vehicles on UK roads have misaligned wheels, and are exposed to the dangers posed by the premature and uneven tyre wear that results. To counter this trend, Pro-Align and TyreSafe will work together to promote awareness about the problems associated with misalignment and provide motorists with help and advice. Pro-Align has already established a website to do this, which can be found at www.AlignMyCar.co.uk.

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G-Power Claims World Record on Dunlop Tyres

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G-Power has claimed that its souped-up BMW M5, the 360-km/h G-Power Hurricane is the fastest in the world. At the heart of the high-performance saloon is a five-litre V10 engine with a G-Power Evo II supercharging system that delivers 730 hp. Needless to say, the enormous performance places extreme demands on aerodynamics, tyres, suspension and brakes.

At this point the G-Power reports that it hit a roadblock because the OE tyres that came with the care are limited to 340km/h. First they switched to an unnamed Continental product that allowed a speed of more than 350 km/h. Not content with this G-Power reports that the team selected 295/25 ZR 21 Dunlop tyres mounted on Brilliant Graphite Silverstone 21-inch (9.5 J x 21) light-alloy wheels.

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Second-Hand Tyres Costing More Than New as OTR Shortage Bites

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(Akron/Tire Review – Mining Weekly South Africa) Second-hand tyres for large off-road trucks were costing more than new ones because of the biting tyre shortage, Kumba Iron Ore CEO Ras Myburgh told Mining Weekly Online on Tuesday. Myburgh said that the shortage of tyres was at one stage so acute that trucks were grounded for months.

Second-hand tyres were selling in the region of R250,000 each and trucks costing as much as $5-million dollars were being delivered without tyres because of the acute shortage. He said that the JSE-listed Kumba bought tyres separately. “Currently you can get trucks, but you can’t get tyres,” he said. “If you don’t have a long-term supply agreement, you can end up buying brand-new tyres that last only a fraction of what you get from normal suppliers.

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Study Suggests Many Second Hand Tyres Unfit for Re-Sale

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According to the results of a regional study a high proportion of the partially worn second hand tyres sold in the UK each year fail to meet current safety standards, and if this study is representative of the nationwide situation as many as 600,000 of these unsafe tyres may be on sale throughout the UK each year.

A recent survey of suppliers conducted by the Lincolnshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service, with support from TyreSafe, revealed that some 30 per cent of the inspected part worn tyres were found to possess serious defects that could pose a safety risk when fitted to a vehicle. Much of the damage found by the Trading Standards Service was of a type not detectable by visual inspection and included unsafe repairs, damage to the tyre’s bead area that reduced its ability to maintain pressure whilst on the rim, and tyres possessing structural damaged caused through being run in when deflated. The thoroughness of the examination each tyre receives before being sold has also been called into question, as have been the qualifications and ability of the examiners whose job it is to identify faults.

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Nokian Tyres Carry Rally Champ to Ice Speed Record

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A new world record speed for driving on ice has been achieved using a vehicle fitted with Nokian Hakkapeliitta studded winter tyres. Four-times world rally champion Juha Kankkunen reached a speed of 321 km/h on a track that had been ploughed on the ice in the Gulf of Bothnia on Finland’s west coast, next to the city of Oulu.

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Breaking Records With Avon Tyres

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Avon Tyres have the potential to become part of a new world record as British Autograss champion Phil Cooper prepares to smash his own existing indoor world speed record at the Autosport International show on January 13/14.

In December, Cooper, who holds the distinction of being Overall Series Points Champion in all classes of the 2006 British Autograss Series, set a record of 82.05mph on a 210-metre track at the NEC in Birmingham, the same venue as he will make his current attempt.

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Beijing Announces Plans to Recover 70 per cent of Tyres

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Beijing yesterday released plans aimed at increasing the use of recycled materials and boosting the city’s solid waste-recovery capacity by 2010. The plans included recovery targets of 95 per cent of waste automobiles and 70 per cent of end of life tyres. In 2005 only 4 per cent of Beijing’s retreadable casings were retreaded, the China Daily newspaper reported.

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Caterham Smashes Top Gear Record on Dunlop Tyres

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A stunning power lap from a Dunlop test driver in a Caterham CSR260 has smashed the Stig’s Top Gear track record and ousted the Koenigsegg CCX from its place at the top. The 250-horsepower Caterham was pushed to the top with the help of Dunlop track-day tyres and beat supercars such as the Maserati MC12, Pagani Zonda F and Ferrari F60 Enzo in a triumphant day at Dunsfold.

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Stamford Tyres Reports Record Net Profit for FY 2006

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(Akron/Tire Review) Stamford Tyres Corp. announced record net profit of 15.6 million Singapore dollars for the financial year ended 30 April, an 80.8 per cent growth over the S$8.6 million (£2.957 million) recorded in 2005. Revenue grew 32.4 per cent, to S$253.2 million (£87 million), the company said.

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EU Now Recovers More Tyres than US

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In a complete reversal of the situation a decade ago, the tyre recovery rate is now higher in many parts of the EU than in the USA, according to the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) Tyres committee. Bureau chairman, Barend Ten Bruggencate of The Netherlands told committee members meeting in Beijing that landfills had consumed 62 per cent of the EU’s scrap tyres as recently as 1994 and yet this figure had plummeted to 20 per cent by 2004 when some 3.213 million tonnes of used tyres were recovered across the 25 member states.

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Nokian Tyres Records 149 million euros of Net Sales

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Nokian Tyres has recorded pre-tax profits of 10.1 million euros in the first quarter, compared with 13.7 million a year ago. In the period January to March 2006, Nokian Tyres Group recorded net sales of 149.4 million euros, an increase of 15.4 per cent on the corresponding period a year earlier. Net sales in Nordic countries increased by 6.9 per cent, in Russia and other CIS countries by 35.2 per cent, in Eastern Europe by 8.7 per cent and in North America by 25.4 per cent from the previous year.

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Commercial Tyres make initial ContiOnlineContact

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Leading truck tyre dealer and service provider, Commercial Tyres has become one of the first ContiNetwork Partners to implement the ‘all-new’ version of Continental’s online tyre ordering system across its operations throughout the South East of England.

The system, branded ‘ContiOnlineContact’, has been available to dealers stocking Continental product for sometime now, however this latest version of the system has undergone a complete makeover, giving it an entirely new look and dramatically increased functionality. Oliver O’Reilly, product manager for ContiOnlineContact commented: “The emphasis for the system has shifted from being a dedicated ordering tool to a powerful and flexible online ordering and product information resource.”

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Goodyear to Become Sole Owner of South Pacific Tyres

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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said it has reached agreement in principle on the final terms to acquire Ansell Limited’s interest in their South Pacific Tyres (SPT) joint ventures, pending government and other approvals.

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Record Breaker Uses Conti Tyres

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Mike Newman has broken his own Land Speed World Record on Continental tyres. Driving alone in a tailor made BMW M5 fitted with ContiSportContact 2 tyres the visually impaired record breaker clock up a top speed of almost 180 mph. On 11 October at Evington Aerodrome near York, Newman smashed his previous record of 144.7mph by averaging a speed of 167.32mph. His top speed was 178.5mph.

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Michelin Truck Tyres Achieve Endurance Record

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US freight transport company, ABF, recently changed a set of Michelin front tyres after an enormous 483,000 kilometres, a new record for the French company’s tyres. The tyres were driven in North America driving conditions throughout their life and had not been retreaded. Manufactured at the Michelin plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the tyres were fitted as original equipment on a 2003 Sterling truck. This performance represents an improvement of more than 32 per cent over the current US average for a North American long-haul application, according to Michelin.

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