Team Nexen Tire Europe drivers Alan Sinnot and Luke Fink dominated the Drift Allstars Europe season opener in Birmingham, taking the top two places. The team, which launched on the Friday before the event, runs on Nexen’s new N8000 tyres. Luis Lopez also joined the two drivers in the Nexen team, which launched on the Friday before the event.
The FTA backed campaign FairFuelUK has been recognised for its tireless work in lobbying the Government in order to stop planned fuel duty increases and fight for lower fuel prices. In the same week that the campaign sees MPs from various political parties uniting at Westminster in an urgent call to scrap the August 3p fuel duty rise, the organisation created by Peter Carroll Associates won the prestigious CIPR 2012 Excellence Award for Public Affairs which applauded the organisation's work and credited its achievements in the category which acknowledged 'a campaign designed to inform the public policy agenda or influence the legislative process.'
Pirelli’s new high performance historic rally tyre, the P7 Corsa Classic, has made its competition debut in March on the Rally de Espana Historico with a legendary name behind the wheel: two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz. Driving a Porsche 911 for the first time, Sainz won the event. The product was first launched just before the 2011 Rally Legend San Marino event, joining Pirelli’s competition tyre range and reinforcing the Italian firm’s commitment to every discipline in motorsport. Pirelli believes historic rallying is “taking off, with a huge fan base,” saying this means greater involvement is warranted from all the partners and friends of the sport. In the UK, the British Historic Rally’s decision to open up tyre supply has resulted in four tyre manufacturers entering the series from 2013, including Pirelli.
To celebrate its sponsorship of the Supercar Paddock at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Michelin has been polling its Facebook fans on their favourite supercars of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. The first two rounds of voting are over, with the Porsche 959 trouncing the Ferrari F40 and the Lamborghini Countach to take the ultimate 80s supercar crown. In the 90s poll the McLaren F1 overcame the Porsche 993 GT2 and the Bugatti EB110. The 2000s poll is underway and petrol-heads can choose from the Ascari KZ-1, the Koenigsegg CCX and the Bugatti Veyron.
Autoglass technician Steve Marelli (31) has beaten thousands of applicants from across the world to be recognised as the world's best vehicle glass replacement technician at the prestigious Best of Belron competition.
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Michelin is currently polling its Facebook followers on their favourite supercars of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, ahead of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed where it is sponsoring the Supercar Paddock. The first two rounds of voting are over, with the Porsche 959 prevailing over the Ferrari F40 and the Lamborghini Countach in the ‘80s, and the McLaren F1 overcoming the Porsche 993 GT2 and the Bugatti EB110 in the ‘90s. The 2000s bracket features the Ascari KZ-1, the Koenigsegg CCX and the Bugatti Veyron.
In order to place a greater focus upon its core businesses, Bridgestone has elected to withdraw from the electronic paper market. The company also indicates that increasing competition and rapidly declining prices in the liquid crystal panel business played a role in its decision. At present the exact timing for Bridgestone’s exit from the business has yet to be determined, however the Japanese manufacturer says it expects to conclude its production of electronic paper by the end of October 2012.
American transmission company Competition Clutch has opened a dedicated UK sales office and logistics centre. The company has partnered with Universal Automotive in Kidderminster, from whose 40,000 sq ft facility Competition Clutch products will be available to UK end-users and retailers. The manufacturer said the move will build on the sales success of its diverse race-quality clutch range in its native USA and in UK motorsport.
The Reifen 2012 show gets underway in just over a month’s time, and B&J Rocket will be there. The Switzerland-based firm reports that it will present its new hallmark ‘Quality Plus’ to trade visitors from all over the world during the exhibition. The programme was initiated by Andreas Müller, managing director of B&J Rocket, to demonstrate to partners and customers how the company achieves and maintains quality at the highest level. This process begins with the careful selection of raw materials and its suppliers.
Dunlop Motorsport general manager Jean-Felix Bazelin says that the tyre manufacturer faces “one of the biggest challenges in motorsport”, as it travels to the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Belgium’s Spa Francorchamps presents numerous challenges, with Dunlop highlighting “one of the greatest compressions seen by race tyres on any circuit as cars streak through the downhill to uphill transition from Eau Rouge to Le Raidillion, and the fickle Ardennes weather, which can mean a track with both wet and dry sectors. The six hours of racing take place on 5 May, and Dunlop tyres have been chosen by all of the bumper LMP2 class of 13 cars, with sole representatives in the LMP1 and GTE Am classes.
Pirelli will be at Donington Park this weekend (28-29 April), supporting the GT Cup Championship for the third consecutive year at its opening round. The championship has introduced GT3 homologated cars for the first time in its five-year history, and with a steadily expanding entry list, and a 23-race calendar the season is hotly anticipated. World-class brands such as McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari, Mosler, BMW, TVR and Chevron are involved, and all will roll on Pirelli’s slick DM and DH compound and wet WS and WH compound tyres. Due to the various cars appearing on the GT Cup grid, Pirelli will supply a range of different tyre sizes will be on offer to competitors.
Tyre manufacturer, Maxxis has announced three exclusive competitions in conjunction with the Premier League football team Liverpool to win official signed memorabilia. Maxxis is asking visitors to its website to identify past and present Liverpool stars whose faces have been disguised with its tyre patterns, with a signed shirt or ball up for grabs for one winner. Maxxis has a sponsorship deal with the Anfield club, which the company has called “one of our biggest successes”. The Taiwanese Maxxis brand has stepped up its sponsorship of major sporting events recently, with Major League Baseball, NBA and Australian Open tennis sponsorships joining existing Premier League football deals.
British Superbike Championship rider Chris Walker has lent his support to TyreSafe’s PACT campaign. Despite being just days away from the championship’s opening round at Brand Hatch on 6 April, Walker has found time to help promote the vitally important issue of motorbike tyre safety.
The Dyfi and Dyfnant forests in north Wales hosted the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales, supplied by Pirelli’s K6 gravel tyre, over the weekend, where local driver Tom Cave secured his maiden victory at the wheel of a Citroen DS3 R3T. Pirelli said that its K6 control tyre coped well with the unseasonably warm and dry conditions. In other Pirelli news, the company-backed Star Driver, Jukka Korhonen drove his TEG Sport prepared Skoda Fabia R2 with a “measured approach” that rewarded the Finn with his first points finish; he claimed seventh overall and second in class.
Snap-on Tools has appointed Mark Houston as its new Warrington branch manager. In his new role Mark Houston will be responsible for the successful management of Snap-on’s 75 franchisees in an area which extends from Carlisle to South of Birmingham and includes North Wales. He will be supported by a back-up team of 5 Field managers.
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