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Goodyear To Launch UHP All Season Addition to Eagle Range

Goodyear has announced the imminent release of the newest addition to its Eagle tyre range. The latest offering, the UHP Eagle F1 all season tyre, will be launched this summer, with consumer availability likely from July.

The Eagle F1 All Season has been designed build on the advantages of a traditional UHP tyre by offering improved snow and rain traction, which it achieves through a combination of tread design and sidewall construction, in addition to choice of compound. The tyre’s inner and outer sidewalls are reinforced with carbon fibre, providing sidewall stiffness that serves to maximise the area of making contact with the road during hard cornering.

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Goodyear Engineered Products Introduces New Fuel-Line Hoses

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear’s Engineered Products division has expanded its fuel-line hose lineup to include Goodyear SAE 30R9 and 30R11 high-performance and low-permeation fuel hoses for ATVs, snowmobiles, jet skis, lawn mowers, snow blowers and generators. According to the company, the hoses meet new U.S. EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission requirements that took effect January 2007.

The new fuel-line hoses are compatible with a variety of fuels, including gasoline, diesel and ethanol. In addition, the SAE 30R9 can be used for sour gas and environmentally-friendly biodiesel fuel applications. The new hoses are designed for moderate-pressure applications and help resist swelling, chemical degradation and oil and fuel permeation, according to Goodyear. Outer hose covers help resist decay from oil, heat and ozone, the company stated.

Goodyear recently introduced its Gatorback Sport continuously variable transmission (CVT) belt with carbon fibre for ATVs.

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Goodyear Introduces ‘Self-Healing’ ATV Drive Belt

(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Engineered Products division has introduced a new “self-healing” ATV drive belt that contains carbon fibre. The drive belt – called Goodyear Gatorback Sport – is the first continuously variable transmission (CVT) belt with carbon-fiber reinforcement in its body construction, according to Loren Danhauer, chief belt engineer for the Goodyear unit.

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Pentagon Honours Airless Tyre Design

The Pentagon has honoured Abraham Pannikottu and his American Engineering Group team for designing airless tyres for the Stryker armoured vehicle. Pannikottu and his team have toiled for three years to come up with the tyres, which can run without deflating even after being shot. At a function at the Pentagon, Claude M Bolton, Jr, assistant secretary of the army for acquisition, logistics and technology, presented Abraham with the 2006 Army Small Business Innovation Research award and the Small Business Technology Transfer Quality Award.

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New O•Z Wheel Based on F1 Design

In 2005 O•Z Racing celebrated successes with Fernando Alonso and Renault F1 in the constructors’ and drivers’ world championships. The start of the 2006 season has produced a strong opener to the year not only for Renault, but for O•Z Racing as well. The wheel manufacturer is once again the supplier to the World Champion team as well as to the Williams team, which also has a successful Formula One track record.

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QuickSilver Exhaust for Range Rover Sport

QuickSilver has introduced a stainless steel exhaust system for the new Range Rover Sports Supercharged, which the company says allows the speed and volume of the exhaust gas flow to be increased, thus producing a noticeable improvement in throttle response. There is a choice of two systems available; ‘Sports’ and ‘Supersports.’

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New Goodyear Tyre Has Carbon Fibre

Carbon fibre is part of the construction of the new Goodyear Eagle(R) featuring ResponsEdge Technology™, which will be available to consumers in May. With threadlike strands of carbon that are strong and flexible, carbon fibre is a substance that weighs much less than steel of similar strength. As a woven composite fabric, it is increasingly used in high-tech racecars and jet planes.

In the new Eagle featuring ResponsEdge Technology, the outboard sidewall of the tyre is reinforced with a high-tech carbon fibre insert that provides stiffness for responsive handling and steering precision. Combined with conventional tyre construction on the inboard sidewall, the ResponsEdge tyre delivers a smooth, comfortable ride.

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PerformanceAlloys.com Introduces New Advanti Designs

Performance Alloys.com has introduced three new alloy wheels designs, the SC-18, SC-22 and the SC-33. When asked about the latest alloy wheels and tyres sales manager Garry Higgins said: “We are continually asked by our customers for an ever increasing range of larger and more unique alloy wheels for their cars. Some companies would not look at supplying such high performance vehicles with after market wheels but our company is leading the way in supplying exclusive and custom wheels for the more discerning customer.”

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