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Yokohama completes F2 tyre testing

Yokohama has completed pre-season testing at Silverstone for the new specification Formula Two cars, which will use Yokohama products as control tyres for the first time in the 2012 season. Yokohama HPT, the UK distributor of the company’s tyres and TSW brand wheels, will supply the products ready-mounted to the control wheel rims and deliver to MSV, the UK-based company which manages the championship. It will also provide expertise and on-event support to the series, as it travels around some of Europe's most iconic racetracks.

2nd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas: exclusive tyre supplier to UK speedway

The rough environs of the UK Speedway scene is dominated by just one tyre brand: Mitas. The company supplies every tyre used on every speedway bike throughout the UK and in a sport that makes particularly stringent demands on its rubber, the company believes this fact says a lot about the quality and consistency of its products. Having supported the sport under an exclusive arrangement with the British Speedway Promoters Association for more than 10 years, filling the void left when Dunlop pulled out of the market, Mitas says it is now the only company that manufactures tyres for Speedway, delivering a high level of commitment and support.

29th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Cash-strapped drivers delay repairs and risk safety

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has commented on a recent survey, carried out by Britannia Rescue. The IAM's director of policy and research Neil Greig said: "In 2010, poorly maintained vehicles caused 52 road deaths. eglecting maintenance only leads to bigger repair bills later on, lower second-hand values, and increased fuel consumption. There are also fines if you get caught. More frontline policing and better co-ordination between agencies such as VOSA and the DVLA will help get the worst examples off the road, but In the meantime VOSA should extend the MOT reminder scheme so that no driver can plead ignorance of their renewal date."

19th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Developing a benchmark winter product

As you can imagine safety is a key concern for tyre buying consumers all year round, but it is an even more critical influencing factor in the winter months. However, what is interesting to learn from the Michelin research behind the recent Pilot Alpin 4 launch, is that the very same consumers that actively sought out expensive cars that allow them to drive towards their performance limits and tyres that allow them to safely feel the thrill of this experience have a different view when the weather’s cold. In the summer months it seems that it is all systems go, with handling and performance (which Michelin sums up as “control”) the order of the day. In the colder months what Michelin terms “mobility” is amongst the most desired characteristics. The same consumer that was impatient to hit the limits in summer is impatient to hit the road while other drivers are stuck at home in winter.

13th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti buys out Indian brake JV partner

Continental AG has acquired the 50 per cent share of its Indian brake joint venture (Rico Hydraulic Brakes India Ltd) belonging to Rico Auto Industries Limited. In buying out Rico Auto Conti has made Rico Hydraulic Brakes into a fully owned subsidiary of Continental.

Since 2009 the plant in Gurgaon near New Delhi has been producing and supplying components for hydraulic brake systems to OEM customers in India. These include products and services consisting of calipers for front and rear axles, drum brakes, master cylinders, brake boosters and load sensing proportioning valves for all kind of passenger cars.

9th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

German motorists recommend Brembo brakes

Brembo has won hat-trick of prizes in German motoring magazines. With German motorists being known for their high standards, Brembo is keen to point out it success with magazines: Motorrad, Auto Motor und Sport and Auto Bild.

9th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Civica and GreenRoad help cut fleet costs

Civica, a provider of specialist systems and business process services that help organisations around the world to transform the way they work, and GreenRoad, the leader in driver performance and safety management, have announced a partnership to help organisations reduce maintenance costs, fuel spend and minimise accidents.

8th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Equipe Tyre & Autocare saves money with meters

A business with multiple sites located across North West England, Equipe Tyre & Autocare is now seeing the benefit of monitoring energy usage. The idea is simple. If you can save energy you can save money. However, according to the company, getting on top of energy bills across all of its sites before the installation of smart meters was difficult; poor billing was a significant problem with meters being read infrequently. This led to over-estimated and costly bills being received. Equipe wanted a solution that would enable them to monitor usage, reduce the amount of energy wasted and most importantly ensured accurate billing for all of its premises.

7th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tarox releases carbon ceramic brake range

Italian brake manufacturer Tarox has launched its carbon ceramic ultra-high performance braking range. The new discs draw on the company’s motorsport experience, which extends to Formula One. The company says the new parts are marketed as aftermarket replacements for vehicles factory fitted with carbon ceramic discs and as specialist motorsport fitments alongside Tarox callipers. The range launched with 23 fitments, covering outside diameters from 283mm to 420mm and featuring a wide range of thicknesses from 26mm to 40mm. The range starts at £2210+VAT per disc.

6th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Brakes a low motorist priority, observes Kwik-Fit

Out of sight, out of mind. Research carried out on behalf of Kwik-Fit shows 73 per cent of motorists don’t regularly check their brakes for wear. This high level of neglect is a stark contrast to the attention that owners pay to their car’s appearance – 65 per cent of motorists carry out car care activities such as washing or vacuuming at least once a month.

5th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Nokian bags German tyre test wins

Nokian claims a pair of tyre test victories for its summer products; the Nokian Z G2 scored a win in the German Volkswagen and Audi specialist magazine “Gute Fahrt”, while the Nokian H took top honours in the “Auto Zeitung”, which is also published in Germany.

2nd March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Motorsports successes mark Brembo's Golden Jubilee

Brembo, the designer and manufacturer of brake systems and high performance automotive components, celebrates 50 years in business, confirming its technological supremacy through a string of great successes in competitive motorsports during 2011.

The list of winners using Brembo products is truly staggering. Among these are 12 victories in the Formula One Championship that saw Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team successfully defending the Drivers' and Constructors' Titles won in 2010. Involved in Formula One since 1975, Brembo is able to boast 205 Grand Prix race wins, making up a total of 17 World Championship Drivers' titles and 21 World Championship Constructors' titles, achieved with the top teams.

10th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Alvis Contracting fits Michelin’s CargoXbib

North Somerset’s Alvis Contracting has fit its four new Stewart silage trailers with Michelin CargoXbib trailer tyres. The manufacturer says the decision to fit dedicated agricultural trailer tyres on the trailers mirrors a policy being adopted across the company’s fleet, with seven 10-year old silage trailers being upgraded with air brakes and a set of CargoXbibs during 2011.

5th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Changes to MoT test

New European requirements on roadworthiness testing will mean that there will be changes to the content of annual vehicle tests from January next year. From 1st January 2012, revised European legislation will introduce new requirements to annual vehicle tests to reflect advances in technology. The changes include additional checks for some of the vehicle systems already examined such as brakes, steering suspension and lighting.

28th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nokian wins German winter tyre test

Nokian’s new WR D3 winter tyre has been awarded victory in German car magazine Sport Auto’s winter tyre test 2011. The Finnish brand scored 99/100 for its snow performance and 68/70 in the dry. “Nokian is clearly ahead of the others with regard to winter properties. In the dry you can rely on it, too,” said Sport Auto. The tyre, priced at 169 euros, was the most economically priced tyre, with the most expensive tyre tested costing 57 euros more. Only premium winter tyres in the dimension 225/45-17 were tested.

28th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors