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UK Fulda Challenge Team ‘Best Ever’

The 2006 Fulda Challenge UK team is heading back to Britain after its best Arctic performance yet. Kate Balchin (26) and Martin Yardley (38) travelled to the breathtaking Yukon Territory at the end of January to take part in the annual extreme sports adventure. The UK team finished in fourth place, 30 points behind the winning team. Kate finished third overall in a field of world-class female athletes and was presented with a cheque for $1,000 (Canadian).

Belgium’s Liesbeth Buytart and Germany’s Martin Hollerbach were the top performing woman and man respectively and they received a cheque for $3,000 (Canadian) each. The final results meant that the German Lowa team won the 2006 Fulda Challenge after leading the event from start to finish. They were awarded a Klondike gold nugget each.

7th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Victory For UK Fulda Challenge Team

The UK Fulda Challenge team pumped up its points total by winning two events. Kate Balchin won the mountain biking while Martin Yardley was victorious at car pulling. The UK team is currently fourth overall.

The tough 55km mountain bike course was been designed to test the competitors stamina and determination to the absolute limit. The freezing temperatures (-20°C) and extreme road conditions made the competition hard work for even the toughest of the 20 world-class competitors. Their challenge was made all the more arduous by oncoming vehicles creating complete white-outs for up to three seconds at a time.

2nd February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

The Challenge Begins

Today marks the beginning of the gruelling eight-day 2006 Fulda Challenge. For the UK team, Kate Balchin (from Bagshot in Surrey) and Martin Yardley (from Portsmouth), this means battling the elements in an extreme sports competition in Canada’s Yukon Territory.

The female Metropolitan Police Officer and the Royal Marine PTI travelled to Canada last Friday to begin preparations for the event. They will compete against nine other countries – including Germany, Belgium, Austria and Canada – to win two Klondike gold nuggets and the title of 2006 Fulda Challenge champions. The punishing schedule allows no break for the team as they compete in a wide range of sporting events in temperatures as low as –50ºC.

30th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Superior To Sell Suspension Components Business

Superior Industries International, Inc has announced that its board of directors has authorised management to engage an investment banker and/or other advisors to explore options for disposal of the company’s suspension components business.

17th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

High Performance Competition from Viking International

Customers purchasing Millennium Tyres from the new ultra high performance range could win an exclusive, all-expenses-paid motorsport day out, courtesy of Viking International.

12th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Citroen C4 Named Semperit Irish Van Of The Year

The Citroen C4 has been named Semperit Irish Van of the year 2006, in what the Transport News Network has described as “one of the closest fought battles in the history of the competition.”

5th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Trades Land in Brownsville Suit Deal

(Akron/Tire Review) Tire and wheel maker Titan International Inc has settled a dispute with the City of Brownsville, Texas, home of its now closed tyre plant, agreeing to give the city 73.5 acres of land. The agreement ends a two-year lawsuit filed by Brownsville in the wake of Titan’s sudden closing of the plant in 2003.

5th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Leave Formula One After 2006

Michelin is to end its Formula One involvement after the 2006 season, the French manufacturer has reported. Explaining its decision, Michelin said it would not supply a single supplier Formula 1 series and was not happy with F1’s new direction, but did not rule out rejoining the series, if the rules were modified.

For many motorsport observers this is a somewhat understated way of describing the rift that has emerged between the manufacturer and the sport’s governing bodies. The manufacturer also complained of “constant changes to racing regulations without warning.” Following a disastrous US Grand Prix, and public disagreements with the FIA chief, Max Mosely, Michelin have obvious decided to leave the Formula 1 circus to the only other act on the scene – Bridgestone.

14th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Announces Autosport International Plans

Hankook is set to unveil a raft of motorsport plans at Autosport International in January, building on its successful rallying programme this year. Motorsport manager Mike Patterson said the company, which has its UK headquarters in Daventry, is currently finalising plans to support both race and rally programmes for 2006.

12th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz 3Q Sales Up 11 per cent

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc today reported that sales for the fiscal third quarter ended 31 October 2005, rose 11 per cent to $604.0 million from $545.9 million for the same period last year. However Hayes Lemmerz reported net losses of $13.3 million, compared with $5.3 million in the same period last year, and issued revised guidance for 2005.

8th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Disqualification Gives Pirelli Victory in Bahrain

In the final FIA GT Championship event, held at Sakhir, Bahrain, in late November, the Ferrari 550 Maranello driven by Gabriele Gardel has been excluded from the final results because the vehicle did not contain the required minimum of three litres of fuel in its tank at the end of the race.

The disqualification (which is being appealed) cancels the points earned by Gardel, so that the FIA GT Drivers’ Championship goes to Michael Bartels and Timo Scheider in the Pirelli P Zero Racing-shod Maserati MC12 of the Vitaphone Racing Team.

30th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Car of the Year Runs on Bridgestone OE

The new Renault Clio, which uses Bridgestone B250 tyres as original equipment, has been named Car of the Year 2006, beating-off stiff competition to win the prestigious title. The supermini has been redesigned with the striking new shape, a range of responsive engines and the comfortable, spacious and stylish interior clearly impressing the Europe-wide panel of judges.

25th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

First Prize for Omitec in Las Vegas

Omitec has been awarded 1st prize at the prestigious AAPEX Automotive Show in Las Vegas for its latest product, OmiSonic, in the “Fix it Right First Time” section.

The OmiSonic is a hand-held tester that uses ultrasound technology to identify a wide range of vehicle-related problems. These include finding leaks in door and window seals, deteriorating bearings before significant damage is caused, electrical arcing, and leaks in air conditioning, air braking and EVAP systems.

24th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Fast-Fit Manager Wins Michelin Competition

Fast-fit workshop manager Andy Smedley (38) has beaten 500 other entrants across the UK, displaying outstanding tyre knowledge.

Andy Smedley, the workshop manager for Fast-Fit in Norwich, entered the Michelin Certified Programme competition after being put forward by his area manager. He answered all 47 questions on tyre technology correctly, securing him a place in the top ten for the semi finals.

24th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Block Exemption Drives Factoring Increase

All-makes parts supplier Motaquip suggests that more independent garages are setting up motor factor operations to support their core business and the driving force behind this trend is the changes in Block Exemption.

Motaquip says that new business start-up enquiries to its Partnership Programme from garage owners have more than doubled as garages are looking to enter the parts distribution chain. This contrasts with 2003, when only one in 10 of Motaquip’s enquiries came from independent garage owners. Block Exemption has been cited as the major contributory factor in this growth, which has left many garages needing a good source of quality parts.

23rd November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors