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Bridgestone to Make Final F1 Appearance at Abu Dhabi GP

After fourteen continuous seasons at the pinnacle of international motorsport, Bridgestone makes its final Formula One appearance at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. At the end of this race, Bridgestone will have contested a total of 242 Grands Prix since making its full time F1 entry at the Australian Grand Prix in 1997. There will have been 175 wins, 168 pole positions and eleven drivers’ and constructors’ championships attained with Bridgestone Potenza tyres.

9th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Celebrates 100 WTC Races in “Incredibly Busy” Motorsport Year

Motorsport

Japanese tyre manufacturer Yokohama celebrated its 100th race as official tyre supplier to the FIA World Touring Car Championship earlier this year, having supplied the control tyre to the series since 2006. Commenting on the season, Yokohama HPT’s Motorsport manager, Mark Evans, said: “We’ve seen another exceptional year of competition in the WTCC, which is a superb environment to showcase the brand’s performance.” The ADVAN wet and dry racing tyres have drawn critical acclaim from the competitors, with the manufacturer developing products that suit both the front and rear wheel drive cars competing.

5th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Shods Winners at British Ploughing Championships

News

On 9 and 10 October the British National Ploughing Championships took place at Grange de Lings near Lincoln. The winners of both the Reversible Final and the Conventional Final were using Optitrac tyres, manufactured by Goodyear, the event’s title sponsor. The Reversible Final saw Colin Bowen from Clun, Craven Arms in Shropshire win the plough-off with 19 points, retaining his title. Former World Ploughing Champion, John Hill from Hoylandswaine in Sheffield took the top spot in the Conventional Final plough-off with 21 points. Both ploughmen will represent England in the 2011 World Ploughing Contest to be held in Sweden.

26th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dezent Launch New Motion 2 Wheel

News

Alcar, purportedly the UK’s largest wheel importer and wholesaler, has released details of a new wheel from Dezent; The Motion 2. The sequel to the first Motion design, the new rim showcases a ‘Y’ spoke profile that tips its hat towards some of the great competition designs of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In fact, the wheel doesn’t just boast trackside looks, thanks to a unique heat-treating process during casting and an impressively light 6.6 kg weight on the 15-inch version, these are genuine track-ready wheels that have already been proven in the heat of battle in the Toyo Tyres Racing Saloon series.

21st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vacu-Lug Celebrates 100,000th WZY2 Remould

Retreading

Just four years since its launch, Vacu-Lug Tyres has produced its 100,000th Duramold WZY2 tyre, a product the firm describes as a premium quality remould for the municipal and waste management industry. To commemorate the achievement, Vacu-Lug organised a special 'treasure hunt' competition for its tyre distributors and their customers.

The tyre has now entered Vacu-Lug's stock and will be despatched at random to one of its nationwide network of distributors in the near future. Upon discovering the tyre bearing serial number 100,000, the distributor and the customer for whom it is destined will share a treasure trove of £500-worth of tyres. Simultaneously, the find will trigger a £500 donation to the Help for Heroes campaign.

18th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Techking Gains ISO9001 Certification

News

Techking reports that the company passed a DNV (DET NORSKE VERITAS) audit for ISO9001 certificate in July 2010, after a 6 month examination and auditing procedure. "The pass of the ISO program at Techking is a credit to the dedicated employees who strive to meet customer needs through providing innovative solutions. All the efforts like this can make us outstanding from the competition," said Rongsheng Sheng, president of Techking.

6th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Charlie Shears Seals Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship

Motorsport

With a victory and a third place finish in Rounds 12 and 13 of the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship at Mosport, Canada, Charlie Shears clinched both the Lites1 class overall championship and the Masters Class Championship with a race weekend to spare. The American tyre manufacturer-backed Championship features racing between two sports racer prototype classes, Lites 1 and Lites 2, presenting a dimension of competition as drivers must be aware of classes with distinctly different speeds, a similar challenge to that faced by the drivers of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.

28th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Mercedes Truck UK Subject to Cartel Investigation

News

The Office for Fair Trading raided Mercedes-Benz’s UK headquarters this week as part of an investigation in alleged price fixing and cartel behaviour in the commercial vehicle industry. According to a Telegraph report the OFT has also requested information from Sweden’s Scania and Germany’s MAN.

16th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

India to “Sort Out” Rubber, Tyre Duty Inequality

News

India’s government may be set to rectify the disparity between duties charged on natural rubber and imported tyres. The Press Trust of India reports that commerce secretary Dr Rahul Khullar told journalists on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry event to “give me a month's time, we are trying to sort out the problem of inverted duty structure."

14th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Shod LMP2 Makes Historic Hungarian Win

Motorsport

Michelin contributed to a motor racing milestone during the race at the Hungaroring near Budapest. For the first time since the start of the Le Mans Series in 2004, a round of the competition has been won by an LMP2 prototype. Strakka Racing's Michelin-shod HPD-ARX 01c caused a stir by claiming outright victory. All the LMP1 prototypes entered by Michelin's partners were hit by technical problems, including the Oreca-run Peugeot which was delayed by transmission trouble while leading. The collective rout of the front-runners enabled Michelin's sole LMP2 runner – the Strakka Racing HPD-ARX 01c of Watts/Leventis/Kane – to clinch outright victory.

25th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

General Tire Debuts New Grabber Street Tyre in US

News

The success of the Grabber brand has been highlighted in Continental Tire the Americas’ decision to apply this name to products in General Tire’s truck range. Yet as the name suggests, the original Grabber was a dedicated off-road tyre with an emphasis on traction – and in August 2010 a new street version that combines off and on-road use was released in the US. Parent company Continental describes the latest Grabber as an “extreme traction tyre for the street and off-road,” a product that brings General Tire’s race technology to everyday use.

19th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo “Thrilled” with Goodwood Festival of Speed Involvement

News

Collaborating with Micheldever and Protyre, Toyo Tires presented a large two-tier stand in a prime location at the Goodwood Festival of Speed; company representatives said they communicated with hundreds of visitors about Toyo, its product range and Micheldever, making it “another great year at one of Britain’s biggest celebration of motorsports and speed.”

12th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Daniel Hemric Wins Legends Million on Federal Tyres

Motorsport, Premium

Federal Tires was chosen as an official sponsor of tires for the US Legends Million held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina, over the weekend of 15-17 July. In a fierce battle, Kannapolis, N.C., native Daniel Hemric won the inaugural contest, the largest grassroots race in history, taking home $250,000 with the victory. Doug Stevens held on to finish second, followed by Steven Cantrell, David Ragan, and Tyler Green.

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28th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

8 Points Separate Top 4 Before Maxxis British Drift Championship Finale

Motorsport

Maxxis’ MA-Z1 Drift tyre has been on show this month in the third and fourth rounds of the British Drift Championship that also bears the brand’s name as title sponsor. The company said the tyre has delivered consistent performance in the changeable weather it has encountered. Through a day of alternating torrential showers and bright sunshine the MA-Z1 Drift’s performance at Lydden Hill, Kent, during round three helped Team Japspeed driver Shane Lynch take victory and with it the championship lead in the pro class. After round four, last year’s European Drift Champion Mark Luney stormed into the lead.

28th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook's Andreas Mikkelsen Gains IRC Points in Azores

Motorsport

Hankook driver Andreas Mikkelsen celebrated after an eventful finale to the Stat Rallye Acores over the weekend resulting in an impressive fourth overall. During the three day event the Hankook crew of Mikkelsen and co-driver Ole Fløene recorded their maiden IRC fastest time and challenged more experienced teams on their first visit to the island and only their second rally on gravel using the M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 on Hankook tyres.

The Norweigen rally ace was comfortably running in the top five on the IRC event until a herd of cows, that had strayed, obstructed the stage causing Mikkelsen to hit them, consequently damaging the crews Ford Fiesta S2000. When speaking about the incident Mikkelsen said: "We were flat-out in sixth-gear and 50 metres after a big crest there was eight or ten cows in the middle of the road. We had to put the car into the ditch where we hit two of the cows. It was a scary moment."

21st July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

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