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Dunlop to Supply Britcar GT Championship

Dunlop signed a contract to supply the Britcar GT and Production Championships for a further four seasons at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s NEC today (14 January 2010. The Britcar GT Championship is said to be the biggest championship of its type in the UK. Bringing endurance racing to circuits all over the UK, Britcar has become the country’s fastest and most popular National GT Championship. 2010 will see the return of the Britcar 24 hour race, Britain’s ‘blue-riband’ endurance racing event at Silverstone on 2 – 3 October.

14th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone OE on Ferrari 458

Any niggling doubts you might hold as to whether there is space in your driveway for the Ferrari 458 Italia may be put to rest by Bridgestone’s announced supply of its new Potenza S-001 UHP tyre as original equipment on the recently released Italian supercar.

7th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin NA to Join Sebring Hall of Fame

Michelin North America will become the first tyre maker and just the fourth company honoured with induction into the Florida based Sebring Hall of Fame. The distinction was announced on December 3 by the Sebring Sports Car Racing Hall of Fame board of directors, and acknowledges Michelin’s unprecedented 11 consecutive overall wins and 31 class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race.

3rd December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

BA Bush F1 Promotion Raises £700 for Parkinson’s Disease Society

Shoppers in Spalding helped raise almost £700 for the Parkinson’s Disease Society by paying to have their picture taken next to Bridgestone’s replica Ferrari F1 car at an event that marked the opening of BA Bush & Son’s latest tyre depot on Fulney Lane North. The money was raised at a F1 event at Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens, where local people were invited to have their picture taken alongside the car in exchange for a small donation to the charity.

23rd November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Britannia Tyres Unveils Coventry Centre Makeover

Britannia Tyres, part of Bridgestone’s First Stop tyre service network, has refurbished the reception of its Coventry Centre. Following significant investment, the company says that the reception area gives customers a modern, comfortable environment. The group’s Nuneaton, Hinckley and Derby centres have just taken the top three places in First Stop’s Elite Business Development Programme, designed to help First Stop dealers deliver the highest possible levels of service. Centres are rated by mystery shoppers, monthly mystery phone calls and a detailed audit from a Business Development Manager.

19th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Jones Brothers Clinch Avon Tyres British GT Title

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT Championship was decided by a single point in a title fight that went down to the very last lap of the 14-race season. Identical twin brothers David and Godfrey Jones clinched the honours, sharing the driving of an Ascari KZ1R in the series they first entered nine years ago.

5th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Brings F1 Glamour to BA Bush Store Opening

Bridgestone will help its partner, tyre retail group BA Bush & Son celebrate the opening of its latest depot with a weekend of events designed to entertain the whole family. BA Bush will be showcasing a replica Ferrari Formula One car – supplied by F1 tyre supplier, Bridgestone – this weekend (3 and 4 October) at Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Visitors will be able to have their picture taken next to the F1 car in exchange for a small donation to local charities.

2nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Alonso Signs for Ferrari

In a season full of surprises and controversy, the signing of Fernando Alonso by Ferrari – completed today in a deal that will see the Spaniard racing with the flashiest of constructors from 2010 to 2012 – does not rank highly in terms of shock factor. However, the Spanish driver’s defection from Renault is sure to add to the list of potential world champions next season; a season for which Ferrari says it is already planning, following a year in which the team has looked decidedly off the pace. Kimi Raikkonen will make way, with Felipe Massa joining Alonso on the grid to complete a team that has much to prove, especially if Alonso’s ambition to follow in Michael Schumacher’s footsteps (detailed on the BBC’s website) is to be realised.

1st October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon equips Italian GT Hillclimb Championship Winner

Avon Tyres has added the Italian GT Hillclimb title to its impressive array of European championships. Italian Ferrari 430 GT2 driver Denny Zardo, 32, clinched the title with a round still to go, by winning the GT class of last weekend’s round at Pedavena-Croce D’Aune. He was tenth overall, four seconds ahead of chief rival and fellow Ferrari driver, Leonardo Isolani.

24th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Barichello to Push Button for Championship following Monza Victory

The leader of Formula One’s Drivers Championship since the beginning of the season, Jensen Button looks to be in for a fight to stay at the top of the rankings until the season is over, following victory for his Brawn GP teammate, Rubens Barrichello at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

14th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Issues Global PZero Corsa Recall

Pirelli has initiated a recall of any 285/35 ZR19 PZero Corsa tyres manufactured from May 2007 to July 2009. The tyres in question equip the Ferrari 430 Scuderia and 430 Scuderia Spider 16M. Company representatives explained that owners of these cars have been contacted any that have rear tyres marked with the "XB" identification mark are advised that these may need substituting. Only the rear tyres on these specified models are affected.

4th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Team Farnbacher Ready for Le Mans Series at the Nürburgring

Hankook Team Farnbacher drivers Pierre Kaffer – this year’s class winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours – and Allan Simonsen in the GT2 class will be on the starting line for the 1000 kilometre race of the Le Mans Series, which is to be held at the Nürburgring on August 23. The Team will be driving a Ferrari F430 GT fitted with Hankook Ventus racing tyres.

19th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

McConenchy’s Bridgestone F1 Day Raises £1,000 for Charity

McConechy’s Tyre and Exhaust Centres and Bridgestone raised almost £1,000 for Diabetes UK at the Glasgow River Festival. Visitors to the festival got a close up look at Bridgestone’s replica Ferrari F1 car and tested their racing skills on a F1 simulator in exchange for a small donation to Diabetes UK. These fantastic donations raised a whopping £970 as Donald Carmichael, managing director of McConechy’s, said:

“Thanks to the weather and the huge generosity of the festival goers we managed to raise a fantastic amount for Diabetes UK. With the 2009 championship in full swing, F1 fans young and old made the most of the exclusive opportunity to take the driving seat in the F1 car and simulator. The event was a huge success and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2010!”

28th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

“There Will Be No Split”: Mosley Claims F1 Agreement Reached

Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, has claimed that the disagreement between Formula One’s administrative body and FOTA – an association of teams most notably including Ferrari – is over. Eight of the ten F1 teams had threatened to form a breakaway series in 2010 if rules restricting their budgets had been introduced.

It seems that Mosley has been forced to back down from his argument that F1 teams would have to reduce spending significantly next year; now, he told journalists at a press conference today (24 June, 2009), “There will be one F1 championship but the objective is to get back to the spending levels of the early 90s within two years.”

24th June 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli OE on 8C Spider, Ferrari 599 and Aston Martin V12 Vantage

The latest run of supercars to hit the tarmac – the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, Ferrari 599 HGTE, Aston Martin V12 Vantage – will all be launched with Pirelli P Zero tyres, according to the Italian UHP tyre manufacturer. Initially presented at the Geneva motor show, the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider is scheduled for an official launch at Balocco end of June where it will be fitted with P Zero tyres (245/35 ZR20 and 285/35 ZR20). According to the company, the P Zero represents the latest evolution in tyre design from the Pirelli research team and is covered by five patents.

For the Ferrari 599 P Zero developers modified the tyre’s compound for improved sportiness, so it has become something like the P Zero Corsa in sizes (245/35ZR20 and 305/35ZR20), while the British super-sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage went straight for the P Zero Corsa sports tyres (255/35ZR19 and 295/30ZR19).

16th June 2009/by Tyrepress Editors