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Falken-Shod Tajima Retains Title at Pikes Peak

Veteran Pikes Peak International hill Climb winner Nobuhira Tajima has secured a fifth consecutive victory at this year’s 88th running of the Colorado mountain race. Although he did not set a new record with his latest win, achieved one day before his 60th birthday, Tajima continues to hold the current overall record for reaching the peak, beating hill climb veterans Paul Dallenbach and Rhys Millen in the Unlimited Class. Tajima drove his new car, a 910-hp Monster Sport SX4 Hill Climb Special fitted with Falken WildPeak A/T tyres, a new of all-terrain, all-season range Falken launched in April, and finished with the time of 10:11.49, a few seconds faster than his winning time last year.

1st July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

GP3 Debut for Soft Compound PZero Tyre

Pirelli’s new 13-inch PZero soft compound GP3 tyre made its debut at last weekend’s Valencia street circuit for round three of the all-new series. The tyre, designed to deliberately degrade and slide, remained on the shelf during the first two rounds in Barcelona and Istanbul Park, as the medium compound tyre instead saw action at these venues.

1st July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Compounds Perform “Strongly” in Valencia

Sebastian Vettel produced a disciplined display to win the European Grand Prix at Valencia’s street circuit, using a super soft-medium tyre strategy. Bridgestone Motorsport declared the performance of both compounds “strong”, with track conditions improving over the course of the race as the streets took on more rubber. Vettel crossed the line ahead of the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, following a lengthy safety car period early in the race after a dramatic exit for Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing). Nine cars, including third place finishing Jenson Button, were being investigated after the race for their pace under the safety car, while Hamilton incurred a drive through penalty after an ambiguous move as the safety car arrived. The British driver hesitated when he saw the vehicle pulling out of the pit lane, only to overtake it when it joined the track. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso – a veteran of a tumultuous season as Hamilton’s team-mate – was angered by the Briton’s actions, suggesting the penalty was not great enough.

28th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Comma Painting Aided by Avon-Shod Caterham, F2 Car

Using the tyres of a 6-tonne racing truck, an Avon-shod Formula Two single seater, race bike and a Caterham as his paintbrushes, artist Ian Cook – famous for using radio controlled cars in much the same style – has created a unique 50 square metre work of art. The painting was commissioned by oil and car care company, Comma, to launch a £2 million motorsport giveaway at the company’s website.

24th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

F1 Tyre Supply to Have “Zero” Impact on Pirelli’s Budget

The cat’s been out of the bag for a couple of weeks, but now it is official – as of next year, Pirelli will serve as official exclusive tyre supplier to the Formula One championship. The Italian manufacturer will supply all F1 teams from 2011 to 2013, and no additional funds are required in order to do so.

24th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis/Japspeed British Drift Championship Completes Third Round

As reported before in these pages, Maxxis is the title sponsor – alongside Japspeed – of the British Drift Championship, which completed 2010’s third round recently. The manufacturer says Lydden Hill, which staged Round Three, is one of the most exciting tracks in the British Drift Championship calendar, and remains a firm favourite with the drivers. The challenge was increased with the typical British summer contributing torrential rain followed by bright sunshine and then more wet conditions.

24th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Confirmed – Pirelli to Supply F1

The cat’s been out of the bag for a couple of weeks, but now it is official – as of next year, Pirelli will serve as official exclusive tyre supplier to the Formula One championship. The Italian manufacturer will supply all F1 teams from 2011 to 2013 and supply six types of tyre: four for dry weather, one for rain and one intermediate tyre.

24th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Previews Dutch TT MotoGP Meeting

Bridgestone will be present at the Assen circuit this weekend, which hosts the 80th Assen TT, and features a slight change to the circuit layout at the Ruskenhoek kink. For 2010, the kink has been smoothed which should allow riders to carry more speed through this section of the circuit. It also serves to slightly reduce the circuit’s lap length, but only by 13 metres. Hiroshi Yamada – manager, Bridgestone Motorsport Department says: “The TT Assen weekend is always good with many fans and great excitement, so I am looking forward to the Grand Prix.

23rd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Tipped to Receive F1 Confirmation Today

The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council meeting in Geneva today could yield confirmation – finally – of Formula One’s reported deal with Pirelli to supply tyres to the series from next year. Motorsport website motorsport.com suggests that FOTA, the association for the sport’s teams, have signed a letter of intent and that contracts with Bernie Ecclestone are also in the bag.

23rd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Ties in With Crackdown 2 Video Game Launch

Pirelli Tire North America has teamed-up with DUB, Ford, Microsoft and Roush Industries for the customized Crackdown 2 version of the 2011 DUB Edition Ford Mustang V6, reports Tire Review. The customized car, tied in with the launch of the XBox 360 Crackdown 2 video game, will be given away in a sweepstakes.

22nd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Lorenzo Completes Third Win on Bridgestone’s Medium Slick Tyres at Silverstone

The Great Britain GP at Silverstone on Sunday 20 June 2010 saw Jorge Lorenzo take a commanding victory for the Fiat Yamaha Team; his third of the MotoGP season. With the hottest track temperature of the weekend, Lorenzo used his softer option front and rear slicks to good effect, setting a fast and consistent pace throughout and the fastest lap of the race which becomes a new lap record at this new circuit. Behind Lorenzo the battle for the podium was intense as Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso pushed hard on his softer slicks to stay ahead of Ben Spies of Monster Yamaha Tech3, who scored his first MotoGP podium, and the Ducati Team duo of Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner. The four were split by less than a second entering the final lap.

21st June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Motorsport Announces Tyre Specs for 5 More GPs

Having been praised in many quarters for its policy of providing a greater difference in tyre compounds, leading to an engrossing tactical battle as drivers found the best way to utilise wearing rubber, Bridgestone has announced the compound allocations of Potenza tyres for five more rounds of the 2010 Formula One World Championship will remain at least two steps apart. The German Grand Prix is the anomaly, as it will feature the hard and super soft compounds, meaning the allocated tyres will be three steps apart, perhaps making for a more intense technical challenge for drivers.

21st June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Brings F1 Personalities to 2010 Eco-Rally

Bridgestone’s Eco-Rally 2010 will feature appearances from Ross Brawn, Patrick Head and Nico Hulkenberg with more names to be announced. Now in its fourth year, the Bridgestone Eco-Rally takes place on Wednesday 7 July and will showcase all the latest in low and zero emission vehicle technology in a convoy from Brighton’s seafront to London’s Hyde Park. At the finish line, it will join the UK’s largest sustainable transport exhibition, free to attend, at the Royal Albert Memorial.

18th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Pikes Peak Entry to Race on Eco Tyres

Yokohama Tire Corporation has provided further details of the tyre Team Yokohama will use in its conquest of Pikes Peak in an electric vehicle on June 27. The lithium-ion battery powered vehicle will be fitted with Advan ENV-R2 orange oil infused race tyres, a product that Yokohama says cuts petroleum use in the manufacturing process by 20 per cent by utilising sustainable resources such as orange oil and natural rubber.

17th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Le Mans Results a Victory for Tyre Makers

Tyre makers whose products performed well in the 24 Hours of Le Mans have expressed delight with the results obtained. First amongst this group, naturally, is Michelin, following a one-two-three Audi finish. Following the successive eliminations of its four main Peugeot rivals, the Michelin shod Audi team was able to secure a fourth hat-trick at Le Mans. In addition to monopolising the top three places in the overall standings, Michelin runners took the top prize in each of the four classes for the third straight year.

17th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors