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Avon signed as sole Brit F1 Sidecar tyre supplier

Avon Tyres has announced that it will be the sole tyre supplier to the 2011 Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar championship following the first two rounds of the 2011 season, in which teams will be allowed to use up remaining stock. The eight-round series started on the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and will conclude on 1 October, with four of the eight races alongside the UK’s premier two-wheeled series – the MCE Insurance-backed British Superbike Championship – shown live on Eurosport and ITV 4. The Avon series will also feature in an hour-long highlights show of all eight rounds during a prime-time slot on Eurosport.

9th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon appoints Mileage Tyres as Irish distributor

Mullingar-based tyre dealer, Mileage Tyres, has been appointed as an official Avon Tyres distributor, the Cooper Tire-owned brand announced today. Mileage has operated in the Republic of Ireland for more than 20 years, and will now stock products from Avon’s passenger car, UHP and van ranges. The distributor’s sales director Steve Jackson said that the addition of Avon Tyres to its product offering will lead to an increase in footfall and profit for the company.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

New Caterham Seven rolls out on Avon CR500

Avon Tyres has a long association with another British brand famed for its sporting activities, Caterham Cars, and in keeping with this relationship the tyre brand has announced its CR500 as the original equipment 13” tyres for the latest incarnation – the first new edition in two years – of Caterham’s Seven range, the Supersport. Derived directly from the race car that competes in the Caterham Supersport championship, the road-going model borrows the track version’s performance essentials and then fine-tuned for the road. Priced £19,995 in self-build form, the 140bhp Supersport remains true to Colin Chapman’s 1950s concept of lightweight, minimalist machines that place outstanding handling characteristics.

14th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper marks F3 diamond anniversary with diamond, crystal tyre

Cooper Tire has created a set of jewel-encrusted tyres to mark the diamond anniversary of Formula 3 racing in Britain, a series for which it is the current title sponsor. The tyres were made by London jeweller Freddie Keeble at FK Diamonds using both diamonds for the 60th anniversary and Swarovski crystals. They were unveiled at Silverstone during the launch of the 2011 Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, where they were bolted on to the race car of Carlin driver, Rupert Svendsen–Cook.

6th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Steve Cundy retires after 40 years at Avon and Cooper

Steve Cundy, business development director for Cooper Tire Europe, has retired after almost 40 years of working at the European headquarters in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Having joined Avon Tyres in November 1971 as the company’s youngest Area Sales Manager at the age of 21, Cundy moved up through the ranks. He was UK sales director when the US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company acquired Avon in 1997 and since then has continued to develop Cooper’s car tyre business across Europe as well as becoming the head of the company’s motorcycle business unit and sales team in 2008.

1st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon launches ZZ5, UHP successor to ZZ3

Available in various fitments for 18 and 19-inch diameter rim sizes in the UK and mainland Europe from March 28, 2011 is the Avon ZZ5 ultra high performance tyre, following high speed durability testing at the Nürburgring, among other places. The tyre has what manufacturer Cooper Avon terms an “Intelligent Asymmetric Tread Design” and “Optinoise” technology for a quieter ride. The company says the tyre’s development on European roads and racetracks have given it improved handling and grip capabilities. The tyre is aimed at the small-medium high performance sector, typified by such models as the Audi S4 and Lotus Evora.

31st March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon confirmed as Chevron GR8 Championship tyre supplier

Avon Tyres will supply race tyres to the Chevron GR8 Championship, the brand has announced. The championship is a one-make series featuring 260bhp cars built by the Cheshire-based sportscar manufacturer. Helen Bashford-Malkie, managing director of Chevron Racing Cars, said: “We chose Avon because they offered the best combination of performance and value, which is what our competitors are looking for from both Chevron and our suppliers.

15th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon kicks off 2011 bike season at Expo

Avon Tyres reports a successful three days at the Birmingham based Motorcycle Expo in late January. In a press release regarding the event, the tyre maker comments that in spite of a “tough” outlook for the UK motorcycle industry, Avon Tyres is enjoying a period of strong sales and is looking forward to a positive 2011.

9th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Utility services provider selects ATS-E to manage 2,000 vehicle fleet’s tyres

Leading utilities sector service provider Morrison Utility Services has selected ATS Euromaster to supply, fit and service tyres across its 2,000-strong commercial vehicle and plant fleet, following a tender process the ATS-E described as “competitive”. The agreement covers 1,300 vans, 150 trucks, 350 plant trailers and 250 compressor trailers, onto which ATS-E will fit Avon and Taurus tyres, with specialist tyres selected for plant items.

7th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Tyres official supplier for MSV F3 Cup

Avon Tyres Motorsport, the competition tyre division of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe, has been confirmed as the official supplier of racing tyres to the 2011 MSV F3 Cup – a series for former Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series cars. David Scott, race operations manager for MSVR, said: “In the past few weeks there have been intense discussions with tyre and fuel suppliers for the 2011 MSV F3 Cup. As a result, I am delighted to announce that our suppliers will be Avon Tyres Motorsport and Sunoco Race Fuels. Both of these suppliers are well known to the competitors and will require no changes to the cars.”

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Centurion Avon Tyres to Exhibit at Birmingham’s Motorcycle Expo

Avon Tyres has announced it will formally open its promotional activities for the motorcycling season at the Motorcycle Trade Expo (23-25 January) at Birmingham’s NEC. The company will be on Stand 530 with its logo to mark 100 years of motorcycle tyre production prominently displayed. Throughout the three-day event Avon Tyres’ staff will be on hand to discuss the 2011 motorcycle range, hand out the new 2011 Data Book and Fitment Guide and speak to dealers and the trade about some changes to the existing range.

21st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Tyres Reaches Motorcycle Centenary

Avon Tyres is celebrating the centenary of its commencement of motorcycle tyre production in 2011. The Avon association with tyre production goes back to 1885, when a former cloth mill in Melksham, Wiltshire was turned into a rubber goods factory. By the turn of the century the company was diversifying, producing more rubber products and by 1911 Avon produced their first motorcycle tyre. It is now the only UK-based manufacturer of road-going motorcycle tyres.

19th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper to Fit Newly Developed Tyre to Caterham-Lola SP/300.R

The Caterham-Lola SP/300.R will be fitted with brand new ultra-high performance racing tyres developed by Cooper Tire. The new tyre is being developed in parallel with Caterham’s chassis, so that it “evolves” with the chassis, according to Cooper. Caterham has a long-time relationship with Cooper via the US company’s Avon Tyres brand, which has been the OE fitment for all Caterham Cars since 1991.

17th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon Tyres Secures PVR Deal With ATS Euromaster

Premier Vehicle Rental (PVR) has selected Avon Tyres for its new three-year, fixed-term tyre supply contract through ATS Euromaster (ATSE). PVR is aiming to double its fleet of 150 vehicles and will benefit from the combined strength of ATSE’s nationwide centre network and its fleet of nearly 1,000 mobile service vans.

PVR has reportedly been seeking to better manage costs and says streamlining tyre servicing through a national provider will help take it “from strength to strength.” Its intention to double its fleet size in the next three ears, with an increase to 220 vehicles in the next six months, means that adopting a one-stop national approach is a vital step for the business. PVR’s fleet comprises mainly Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter vans, which are rented on contracts for a minimum of 12 months. Its customers range from maintenance firms to food delivery services.

16th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire Agrees British Formula 3 Extension

Cooper Tire will continue as the official control tyre supplier and title sponsor of the prestigious British F3 International Series until at least the end of the 2014 season. Cooper took over the supply and sponsorship of British F3 in 2009 from its Avon Tyres brand, which had previously been sole supplier to the series for 27 years, and now supplies the British GT Championship. The Cooper Tire British F3 International Series is widely acknowledged as one of the toughest domestic single-seater championships in the world and is a recognised route to the pinnacle of the sport for aspiring Formula 1 drivers, having produced 2009 FIA F1 World champion Jenson Button, and current F1 drivers Mark Webber, Rubens Barrichello, 2008 British F3 champion Jaime Algersuari, and newly signed Sauber driver and 2007 National Class champion Sergio Perez.

2nd December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors